Can we be honest with you? We want more than to be "the dentists Natick MA uses to pull teeth." We are not satisfied as "a dentist Framingham MA goes to for a tooth ache." No, we want to help people smile. One of the things we love most about being dentists is helping people smile. Yes, we know, you probably assumed we did dentistry for the fame and prestige, but truly we love seeing people smile.
You see, smiling has been studied repeatedly and it has amazing effects on both the person smiling and the person being smiled at. Of course, the smile has to be real and not the one we use when Aunt Trudy wants a family picture at the most awkward moment of the holiday. When the smile is truly a sign of happiness and joy, studies reveal our brains change. Our brain produces chemicals which fight stress and chemicals like dopamine and serotonin which generate a rush of pleasure through our bodies. If dopamine sounds familiar, you might already know that it is a natural pain reliever. That's right, mom told you the truth: a smile really does relieve pain.
Aside from these personal effects, there is the effect on how a person is perceived when they smile. Want others to think your more attractive? There are studies where people look at the same person with or without a smile and rate how attractive they find the person. Care to guess which image rates more attractive? If you guessed the one who was smiling, you are right.
What about people who think their smile is not pretty enough? We clean, straighten, or whiten their teeth to help them like their own smile.
What about people who feel fine about their smile normally, but their teeth, jaw, or gums hurt and the desire to smile just doesn't exist at the moment? We have the knowledge and experience gained by education and practice to find solutions and return their smiles.
At the end of the day, we would rather be "the dentists Natick MA gets their smiles from" or "the dentist Framingham MA visits to rejuvenate their smiles."
Want to know more? Here's where part of the information came from:
R.D. (2000). Neural Correlates of Conscious Emotional Experience. In R.D. Lane & L. Nadel (Eds.), Cognitive neuroscience of emotion (pp. 345âEUR"370). New York: Oxford University Press.
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You see, smiling has been studied repeatedly and it has amazing effects on both the person smiling and the person being smiled at. Of course, the smile has to be real and not the one we use when Aunt Trudy wants a family picture at the most awkward moment of the holiday. When the smile is truly a sign of happiness and joy, studies reveal our brains change. Our brain produces chemicals which fight stress and chemicals like dopamine and serotonin which generate a rush of pleasure through our bodies. If dopamine sounds familiar, you might already know that it is a natural pain reliever. That's right, mom told you the truth: a smile really does relieve pain.
Aside from these personal effects, there is the effect on how a person is perceived when they smile. Want others to think your more attractive? There are studies where people look at the same person with or without a smile and rate how attractive they find the person. Care to guess which image rates more attractive? If you guessed the one who was smiling, you are right.
What about people who think their smile is not pretty enough? We clean, straighten, or whiten their teeth to help them like their own smile.
What about people who feel fine about their smile normally, but their teeth, jaw, or gums hurt and the desire to smile just doesn't exist at the moment? We have the knowledge and experience gained by education and practice to find solutions and return their smiles.
At the end of the day, we would rather be "the dentists Natick MA gets their smiles from" or "the dentist Framingham MA visits to rejuvenate their smiles."
Want to know more? Here's where part of the information came from:
R.D. (2000). Neural Correlates of Conscious Emotional Experience. In R.D. Lane & L. Nadel (Eds.), Cognitive neuroscience of emotion (pp. 345âEUR"370). New York: Oxford University Press.
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