How to Handle Tooth Trauma

As kids head back to school, it is essential to remember that dental traumata can occur anytime, anywhere. 1 out of 10 children of 10- 11 years have a tooth emergency such as broken tooth, cracked tooth or a loosened tooth at home or at school.

A knocked-out tooth is a real dental emergency, and there’s a chance it can be protected if you know what to do correctly and quickly. The most significant apprehension should be taking the child for a kids dentist visit. Time is crucial and if you want the dentist to be able to reinsert and save the natural tooth. Ideally, a child needs to be taken to the dentist within 30 minutes of the mishap. 

When a tooth is knocked out, here are some steps recommended by Excel dental studio to make sure it is protected – or at least kept in the best condition – by the time the child see the dentist. 

·         Firstly, check to ensure the child doesn’t have a severe head, neck or other orofacial wounds.

·         Don’t worry about substituting a displaced baby tooth. Trying to reinsert it could harm the permanent shining white coming in after it.

·         To avoid germs entering the tooth, it should be held at the top, not the root. As per Dr. Bahl at Excel Dental Studio inMerrillville, the crown is the part of the tooth that is noticeable to the naked eye. Touching the root with bare hands could pass germs.

·         Clean debris from the tooth with the help of room temperature water. Don’t brush the root! Once the tooth is free from dirt, try to reinsert it again.

·         If the tooth is not reinserted successfully, it needs to stay moist until the child visits a dentist. Store the tooth in a clean bowl and cover it with milk to prevent it from exposure to air. 

According to Excel dental studio, tooth damages are not life threatening. But they have long-term effects on the child’s appearance and self-possession, so it is significant to act fast in the event of a dental crisis. 

Help Children Brush Up on Oral Hygiene Habits

The foundation of healthy teeth in kids is laid during the early years of life. When you inculcate good oral habits in early childhood days, it aids in maintaining the healthy oral routines for the rest of their lives. It is also the perfect time to help your children “brush up” on their oral hygiene if you do stuff like brushing and flossing your teeth with your kids, playing fun games that teach the importance of good oral health and reading books together that cover flossing, brushing and seeing the dentist frequently for examinations.   

Oral Health Tips: 

Here are a few tips to keep your child's teeth healthy:

·         Follow the 2-2-2 rule. Ensure that each member of the family is following the 2-2-2 rule: brush your teeth twice a day for two minutes every time and visit Merrillville dentist twice a year for an examination and teeth cleaning. 

·         Offer your child healthy diets and limit the consumption of sugary snacks and carbonated beverages.

·         Ensure your child flosses, at least, one time in a day, preferably at night to get rid of food debris between teeth. 

·         Schedule dental appointments with Excel dentalstudio every six months for examinations and cleanings.

·         Ask Dr. Bahl about fluoride treatment to keep your child's teeth healthy and strong.

Excel Dental Studio are always here to reply you so, please don't vacillate to contact our Merrillville dental office. If any dentist has not seen your child since six months, we inspire you to call us to book an appointment so Dr. Bahl and his staff can provide your child with full examination to help maintain his or her good oral health. Amazing staff that is ready to assist in your care.

Top 4 Reasons Why Early Dental Visits are Important

As a mother, you might have plenty of queries about your child’s health. One we hear quite frequently is when dental care should begin for a child.

The answer is when their first tooth originates, generally at six months to a year of age: that’s when you should start brushing. But there’s also the concern of when to start your child’s regular dental visits? Excel Dental Studio recommends that the first appointment should be around the first birthday. Here are four reasons why this is the perfect time to start: 

·         Prevention: Starting dental visits at age one gives your child the best start to prevent tooth decay through cleaning or sealants. Care for primary teeth may not appear that important as they’ll ultimately give way to the permanent teeth. But primary teeth serve as guides for the next teeth’s position in the mouth. If a primary tooth is lost early, it could affect child’s bite in future years.   

·         Development: Early dental visits give a chance to take care of the bite and mouth development. If you notice a bad bite developing you should visit Dr. Bahl at Excel Dental Studio inMerrillville for interventional treatment to decrease the probability of future treatment. 

·         Support: Your child’s dental visits can also aid you as a parent. Dr. Bahl at Excel Dental Studio in Merrillville guides you on all aspects of dental upkeep, including brushing and flossing methods, nourishment dos and don’ts, and how to handle conditions like late thumb sucking.

·         Familiarization: Dental appointments beginning at age one helps your child to become aware and comfortable with visiting the dentist that might be more problematic to attain if they’re grown up. Dental visit nervousness is the main cause why many individuals don’t maintain regular visits in future. Kids who realize that dental visits are a normal practice are more likely to continue the practice in later life.

Caring for your child’s teeth is as vital as other aspects of their well-being. Getting an initial start can prevent you from developing problems now and set the course for healthy gums and teeth tomorrow.  

Celebrate with a Smile – National Children’s Dental Health Month

National Children’s Dental Health Month is celebrated in February to raise awareness about children’s dental health. Handling your kids’ oral health are at times confusing as well as scary for both you and your child. Here are some of the guidelines given by Dr. Bahl at ExcelDental Studio Merrillville kids Dentist that will help you to take out your kid’s dental fear, inspire routine oral health practices, and help you to keep your little ones smiling all through their life.

·         Excel Dental Studio is a kid-friendly office. We understand that a new experience is exciting as well as frightening, so we inspire our little patient’s concierges to stay optimistic when they come to see us. We help you out with this by having dolls and distractions in the sitting area to entertain our little patients.  

·         During your appointment, we’ll do a dental examination to discover any signs of tooth decay, and check your child’s oral health. We are also open to any queries about how to care for your child’s teeth.

·         Don’t miss dental appointments. Regular visits to Excel Dental Studio help you to protect against pain and fear of the dentist. Visit Dr. Bahl at ExcelDental Studio in Merrillville every six months, even if there’s no problem.

·         As kids make them understand that taking care of their teeth helps them to look good and feel good, they will then actually start looking forward to visiting the dentist! 

Celebrate National Children’s Dental Health month with Excel Dental Studio and visit us for your little one’s oral care.

Ways to stay in shape during the cold weather season

Individuals tend to avoid going outside and frequently miss the gym when there’s a chill in the air. But don’t let cold weather outplay your wish to stay in shape this winter. Instead, arm yourself with some strategies. While everybody is scrambling to stick to their New Year’s resolutions, you’ll be coasting along, questioning why everybody is emphasizing about warmer weather and shorts season.

Here are some simple health strategies by Excel Dental Studio to get you through the winter months: 

·        Walking and Stair Climbing: If you need a low-impact workout but don't want to go for a treadmill, look for other resources like shopping malls or tall buildings. Many shopping malls open early and let walkers in. If you reside in a building with lots of stairs, consider climbing stairs for 20 minutes or more instead of taking a lift. This strenuous exercise will pump up your cardiovascular capability and give you strong legs without affecting your joints.

·        Trampolines and Jumping Rope: Most of us have loving memories of jumping rope as a child, and it's still a fun, cheap method to burn calories while increasing your agility, steadiness, and strength. Jumping on the trampoline also burns calories and will make you feel like a child again. These practices have a greater impact on your joints, so consider your knee and ankle strength before beginning with a jumping routine.  

·        Dance Classes: Whether it's jazz, hip-hop or ballroom dancing, you will burn calories, strengthen your sense of balance and learn a skill that you can use at your next get-together. Ask your local dance studio for its group class program to get your score on. 

·         Indoor Athletic Leagues: If you are already active and in abstemiously good shape then hunt for tennis, volleyball, or basketball leagues in your area. Sporting leagues keep you in shape and wake up your approachable, competitive spirit. There's typically a small fee to cover the costs.

·        Workout DVDs: Following a workout DVD is another method to exercise while stuck inside due to a cold climate. There are several DVDs to select from body shaping for your legs, hips, and abs, to yoga and for your balance and flexibility. Choose from several DVDs and rotate them to prevent monotony. 

These are some of the options you have, so choose one and enjoy this season! Our Merrillville Dentist wish you excellent winter months!! 

Be thankful for your lovely teeth this Thanksgiving

It’s less than a week for the Thanksgiving! A time to be thankful and enjoy a great meal on the big day with your beloved ones at Merrillville. Before you start to munch on your favorite dishes remember to keep your teeth safe from decay and take proper care of them. On a special thanksgiving meal, you have the most mouth-watering and delicious dishes placed just in front of you. From the classic sides like buttery mashed potatoes and green bean casserole to pumpkin pie, these dishes could leave a lot of chances to make you visit a Merrillville dentist soon if you don’t take dental care.

Here are a few tips that could prove to be helpful for you to care of your lovely smile:

1.      Maintain Balance in your food: Watch over the food you eat as a lot of these food items contain high amounts of sugar and carbohydrates which are not good for the teeth. Consider eating items loaded with proteins instead as protein contains phosphorous which is a vital component in improving the strength of your teeth and jaw.

2.      Keep away from sticky stuff: Sticky stuff such as toffee puddings and sausages topped with fried onions should be mostly avoided or eaten in a lesser amount. Such stuff sticks to the teeth and it is often difficult to get rid of those sticky parts. The best you can do is to rinse your mouth after you’re done with the meal.

3.      Brush your teeth: DO NOT skip brushing your teeth after the thanksgiving meal. While brushing is vital after every meal it is more important after a thanksgiving meal. If it’s not possible to brush after the meal, at the most rinse your mouth to remove all the acid and leftover food.

4.       Avoid eating all day: As there are already a lot of delicious and mouth-watering dishes you cannot resist the temptation to keep hogging all day. Since you have a big meal to eat avoid eating stuff at the other time of the day which could only increase the take-in of sugar and carbohydrates.

This thanksgiving promise yourself a happy smile and have fun without worrying about your next visit to the dentist!

Happy Thanksgiving from Excel dental studio, Merrillville!

A schedule of the Merrillville high school games

Merrillville High School is a public school and one of its size in Indiana, United States for students from grade nine to grade twelve. It’s the only high school in the Merrillville community school corporation. The school is located at 276 East 68^th place, that is 20 minutes walking and 5 minutes by car from excel dental studio, Merrillville dentist. Merrillville High School added the new facility of Freshman Wing to the school the new facility comprises of four state of art computer labs, a lecture hall to accommodate community events and a fully functioning cafeteria.

Merrillville Pirates is the name of the team of Merrillville High School. They compete in the Duneland Athletic Conference. The school colors are purple, black and white. The following are the sports that the school offers: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling etc.

2015 Football Game Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time	Place	Result
August 21	Andrean	7.00	Merrillville	L 12-15
August 28	Penn	6.30	Penn	L 12-31
September 4	Crown Point	7.00	Crown Point	W 40-0
September 11	Portage	7.00	Merrillville	W 42-22
September 18	Michigan City	7.00	Michigan City
September 25	Laporte	7.00	Merrillville
October 2	Valparaiso	7.00	Valparaiso
October 9	Lake Central	7.00	Lake Central
October 16	Chesterton	7.00	Merrillville

So football season is here gear up yourself to feel the heat pump the beat and rise as one team to consummate and wangle the victory you want to achieve.

Football season is around the corner folks and Coach Brad Seiss led the first practice on Monday at Merrillville High school. This is first season for the Merrillville Football coach. Go Pirates!

Brad Seiss blew his whistle as Merrillville's football team completed a drill.

"Nice punt," Seiss said.

The next play started prematurely.

"Whoa," Seiss said. "Can't snap until he says, 'Set.'"

The Pirates were more than ready to go for the first practice of the fall on Monday at Merrillville High School. Even the mistakes were made out of eagerness.

Monday also marked the next chapter in Seiss' coaching career. He is in his first season at Merrillville.

"The kids have done a good job," Seiss said. "As long as all the paperwork is in and the administrative end is taken care of on the first day, that's your No. 1 goal you want to accomplish.

Seiss spent three seasons at Muncie Central, where he went 13-17. He takes over for Zac Wells, who is now the defensive coordinator at 2014 Illinois Class 8A state runner-up Homewood-Flossmoor.

"The best part of the first day is knowing you're going to have multiple days in a row," Seiss said. "In the summer, you want the kids to still have a summer. You have a few days off here and there. And then you get your moratorium weeks.

"Just the fact that we're going to have these guys for, hopefully through November, is what the goal is. School is getting ready to start and there is excitement with the first game coming up.

"One thing that's really good is that we established a good foundation here. That's been in place for a really long time."

Merrillville announced Seiss' hiring in April. He played college football at Ball State.

"I really like him," said senior defensive tackle Shawn Streck. "He's a good guy. He runs his practice similar to coach Wells, which is the way I like to run practice.

"… Everybody is buying in and believing that we can do something special in his first year and our last year."

Seiss said the first few practices go beyond fine-tuning plays.

"One thing that I really preach to our guys is that this is the seniors' team," he said. "They have to be leaders and they have to be guys that really lead everybody that is younger than them.

"Establishing how things are going to be, who the leaders are and figuring out the guys you can count on, that's the big part of the first few days."

The seniors have embraced the message.

"Just make sure we go hard every play so the young guys can see what they need to be like," senior running back Isaiah Thornton said. "Don't goof around. You don't have time for that. Make sure you lead by example."

That attitude has helped the transition.

"The thing I'm most impressed with is the kids have a great worth ethic," Seiss said. "They are eager to learn, eager to play football. They want to be good. And that's great. As a coach, when you have guys that want to do what it takes to be successful, that's always a good thing. And that's a big thanks to coach Wells, all the assistant coaches, everybody that's been here before. We have a lot of good things in place.

"The kids want to be good and expect to be good."

Football 2015

Key dates

Monday: Practice began.

Friday-Saturday, Aug. 14-15: Scrimmages.

Friday, Aug. 21: Opening night.

Sunday, Oct. 11: Sectional draw.

Friday, Oct. 23: Sectionals begin.

Friday-Saturday, Nov. 27-28: State finals.

Its never to late to get that checkup in at Excel DentalStudio, Call our office today to schedule your appointment!

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Cabin getaways for 4th of July weekend

4th of July, the day of happiness, prosperity and INDEPENDENCE! Fire up your grills, let the picnics and fireworks begin. Enjoy the entire weekend thoroughly. And if you are thinking of having real fun, just go ahead and have a cabin getaway!

Cabin getaways is one of the best ways of spending a beautiful weekend with your dear ones. It offers a perfect vacation mix, allowing you to be outdoors all day, a cozy place to nestle at night and to enjoy the fireworks from your cabin!

Cabin getaways are a great starting point for a fun weekend. You can rent a cabin in Indiana especially near Patoka Lake. You can pick your choice from the variety of cabins available.

1.  Traditional cabins: They are more like your home - bedroom, living room and kitchen. So, you feel at home even while vacationing.

2.   Floating Cabins: If you wish to go fishing on the 4^th of July weekend, then floating cabins can be your best choice. You can stay in the place that you love and get access to the boats too.

3.  Camping Cabins: They are smaller in size and will need camping gear, except for the tent. It will be a good adventurous change for you and your family. You can just enjoy your camp, adventure, nature and all the fireworks with your beloved ones.

4.  Houseboat: Best of both worlds! Comfortable cabins and they’re boats! One can go for fishing and swimming and also can have the finest view of the sky.

These cabins can also flaunt hot-tubs, find relief to your entire years’ worth of stress and at night enjoy your very own barbequed delicacies, as you cuddle up with your loved ones.

Merrillville Dentists wish you to have the best 4th of July weekend!!

Don’t forget to get those school checkups done early before the rush!” Visit our office Excel Dental Studio or call us today for an appointment.