What’s
in a Smile?
What does
your grin actually mean and how can you look after it?
Smiles may symbolize many things to people. But the most
important thing is the feeling it leaves behind afterwards. A light and
cheerful aftertaste of the smile makes most people feel lifted from a bad mood
or just heightens their good mood. So what exactly is the psychology of this?
Technically it is just the flexing of face muscles. Humans have the ability to
flex so many other muscles in their body, so why is it that this one gives us a
special effect? This excerpt is the basis of why PS Dental takes so much pride
and care in creating beautiful smiles.
[i]In
1989, a psychologist named Robert Zajonc published one of the most significant
studies on the emotional effect of producing a smile. He asked his subjects to
make two different sounds with their mouths; a long ‘e’ sound which stretches
the mouth into a smile and a ‘u’ sound which makes the mouth rather pouty.
Subjects felt considerably better to make the ‘e’ sound than the ‘u’ sound
which provided breakthrough results that smiling really does produce feelings
of happiness and cheer which impacts a person wholly.
There are many explanations for why smiling makes one
feel better and one of the main reasons is smiling is a good tool to sculpt
self esteem. Everyone has complexes about various areas of themselves, but a
smile gives them a confidence boost, and overshadows complexes. This is one of
the reasons it is so important to look after your smile carefully, since it is
a tool to overcome many obstacles in life.The actual scientific explanation of why smiling helps
one feel better lies with the concept of hormones being released and different
body temperatures. Many scientists claim that smiles release a special hormone
that reacts in the body that make the brain feel happy. Another explanation
roots from the varying body temperatures produced with flexing your muscles. A
cooler brain results in a happier frame of mind, and essentially, smiling
produces a slight drop in temperature.[ii]Many
have presented a range of evidence to demonstrate how people who smile more are
not only viewed more positively but also live happier, longer lives. A study of
pre-1950 major league baseball players revealed that facial expressions on baseball
cards correlated to life expectancy. Players who did not smile lived
around 72 years, while those who smiled lived on average 8 years longer. This
may be because smiling boosts mental and physical health by reducing stress
hormones and blood pressure and increasing endorphin. Studies also show that employees who smile frequently are more likable and even viewed as more
competent at work.Smiles are the usually the first impression you give someone
and making it count is very important.
It is easy to distill that oral hygiene plays a huge
factor in one’s well being, and it is often taken for granted and not enough
importance is given to how having a beautiful smile may impact you. Overall,
oral hygiene is an essential component of one’s health. Often it is mistaken
that a dentists visit is only required when oral hygiene levels are at rock
bottom, or there is some grave injury to the pearl whites, but contrary to this
belief it is important to make regular visits as frequent as twice a year,
since this may aid quick diagnosis of oncoming imperfections, or help you
maintain the uphill streak your teeth may be having. PS Dental offers various
packages especially catering to light monthly cleanups to performing life
changing procedures with state of the art equipment.
[iii]At a
recent American Heart
Association research meeting, researchers shared
findings that professional dental care can reduce the risk of heart attack and
stroke. The team tracked more than 100,000 people for an average of 7 years
in Taiwan.
They found that those who had their teeth professionally cleaned at least once
every two years were 24 percent less likely to have a heart attack and 13
percent less likely to have a stroke.
So after viewing such a large number of benefits being
derived from smiling is it important to make sure that the utmost care is given
to your smile, and the correct dental care is the perfect way to ensure such
stability.
Looking after your smile is an essential part of one’s well being. PS Dental knows that personalized care is the most important element to catering to unique smiles. Here at PS Dental, we understand how precious this gift is and we do well to protect the beauty and purity of the smile, which in turn impacts so largely on one’s well being, so in effect producing a way to give the customer well being on a psychological level rather than just superficial beauty. So the next time you drop into PS Dental Centre for a teeth cleaning, think of it as more of a soul cleaning, which leaves you feeling light and fresh!
So, keep smiling and reap the benefits that a good smile can give you!FOR MORE DETAIL, CHECK OUT THESE REFERENCES;
[i] http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/smiling-happy1.htm
[ii] http://www.zesty.co.uk/blog/the-psychology-of-smiling-around-the-world/
[iii] http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/03/28/dental-hygiene-important-for-whole-body-not-just-your-smile/
Looking after your smile is an essential part of one’s well being. PS Dental knows that personalized care is the most important element to catering to unique smiles. Here at PS Dental, we understand how precious this gift is and we do well to protect the beauty and purity of the smile, which in turn impacts so largely on one’s well being, so in effect producing a way to give the customer well being on a psychological level rather than just superficial beauty. So the next time you drop into PS Dental Centre for a teeth cleaning, think of it as more of a soul cleaning, which leaves you feeling light and fresh!
So, keep smiling and reap the benefits that a good smile can give you!FOR MORE DETAIL, CHECK OUT THESE REFERENCES;
[i] http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/smiling-happy1.htm
[ii] http://www.zesty.co.uk/blog/the-psychology-of-smiling-around-the-world/
[iii] http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/03/28/dental-hygiene-important-for-whole-body-not-just-your-smile/
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