{"id":278,"date":"2022-06-11T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/?p=278"},"modified":"2022-07-14T21:48:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T21:48:16","slug":"prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Tips for Avoiding Dental Emergencies During Your Summer Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697.jpg\" alt=\"Woman on summer vacation listening to music\" class=\"wp-image-279\" width=\"308\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve been looking forward to your family\u2019s annual summer outing all year, and now the time has finally arrived! But just because you\u2019re on vacation doesn\u2019t mean that you can be lax when it comes to your oral health. A toothache or a broken tooth could put a quick stop to your fun in the sun, so it\u2019s important to take whatever steps you can to protect your smile during your trip. Below are 4 tips that will help you prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/emergency-dentistry.html\">dental emergencies<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Take Care of Any Dental Issues Before You Leave<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some oral health problems, such as sensitive teeth or minor pain in your jaw, that might seem like they can wait until you get back from your summer excursion. Unfortunately, untreated dental issues have a tendency to get worse over time, and there\u2019s no guarantee that they won\u2019t escalate while you\u2019re away from home and unable to get dental care easily. Play it safe by scheduling an appointment with your dentist before your trip so that any existing issues can be taken care of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Pack Plenty of Healthy Snack Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer is the perfect time to enjoy a delicious ice cream cone or a refreshing soda, but be careful not to overdo it. Too much exposure to sugary or acidic foods and beverages can take a significant toll on your teeth. When packing snacks for the big trip, focus on smile-friendly options such as crunchy fruits and vegetables that can help clean your teeth while you chew them. You should also make sure that you have plenty of water; not only will it keep you hydrated, but it will give you an easy way to rinse bacteria and harmful substances off your teeth throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Practice Proper Swimming Safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick dip in the hotel pool can be refreshing, but you need to be careful. Accidents in the pool such as bumping into others while resurfacing or diving into shallow water can easily lead to dental emergencies. Make sure that you and your family are aware of the rules of pool safety and follow them carefully to avoid any dental mishaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Pack an Emergency Kit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, dental emergencies can still happen even if you do everything right. That\u2019s why it pays to be prepared by packing a dental emergency kit. Your kit should contain basic necessities such as gauze for stopping oral bleeding, ibuprofen for relieving pain, and a small container and saline solution for preserving knocked-out teeth. You should also include a card with your dentist\u2019s phone number so that you can get in touch with them right away if you need to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these tips, you and your loved ones can enjoy your vacation to the fullest without having to worry about oral health. If you get in touch with your dentist today, they can give you additional advice for protecting your grin during the eventful summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Reintjes has spent over three decades giving people healthier, more dazzling smiles. He\u2019s been trained in many areas of dentistry, and he offers emergency care to patients who suddenly find themselves suffering from toothaches and other urgent dental problems. If you need to schedule a summer appointment or have a question about avoiding emergencies, visit Dr. Reintjes\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/contact.html\">website<\/a> or call (559) 438-6684.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve been looking forward to your family\u2019s annual summer outing all year, and now the time has finally arrived! But just because you\u2019re on vacation doesn\u2019t mean that you can be lax when it comes to your oral health. A toothache or a broken tooth could put a quick stop to your fun in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dental Emergencies Fresno | Summer | Byron L. Reintjes DDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A dental emergency can put a quick stop to your summer fun. Keep your smile safe while on vacation with these 4 handy tips.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dental Emergencies Fresno | Summer | Byron L. Reintjes DDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A dental emergency can put a quick stop to your summer fun. Keep your smile safe while on vacation with these 4 handy tips.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fresno Family Dental\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-11T21:35:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-14T21:48:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"fresnofamilydental\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"fresnofamilydental\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/\",\"name\":\"Dental Emergencies Fresno | Summer | Byron L. Reintjes DDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-11T21:35:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-14T21:48:16+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/32aceb463f36ac9015b419786814dd2b\"},\"description\":\"A dental emergency can put a quick stop to your summer fun. Keep your smile safe while on vacation with these 4 handy tips.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":533},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"4 Tips for Avoiding Dental Emergencies During Your Summer Vacation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Fresno Family Dental\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/32aceb463f36ac9015b419786814dd2b\",\"name\":\"fresnofamilydental\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f04a6291b5fba31963a3ba9f39a3c367?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f04a6291b5fba31963a3ba9f39a3c367?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"fresnofamilydental\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/author\/fresnofamilydental\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Dental Emergencies Fresno | Summer | Byron L. Reintjes DDS","description":"A dental emergency can put a quick stop to your summer fun. Keep your smile safe while on vacation with these 4 handy tips.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Dental Emergencies Fresno | Summer | Byron L. Reintjes DDS","og_description":"A dental emergency can put a quick stop to your summer fun. Keep your smile safe while on vacation with these 4 handy tips.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/","og_site_name":"Fresno Family Dental","article_published_time":"2022-06-11T21:35:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-07-14T21:48:16+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"fresnofamilydental","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"fresnofamilydental","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/","name":"Dental Emergencies Fresno | Summer | Byron L. Reintjes DDS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697.jpg","datePublished":"2022-06-11T21:35:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-14T21:48:16+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/32aceb463f36ac9015b419786814dd2b"},"description":"A dental emergency can put a quick stop to your summer fun. Keep your smile safe while on vacation with these 4 handy tips.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_264643683__1657835256_22697.jpg","width":800,"height":533},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/prevent-dental-emergencies-during-summer\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"4 Tips for Avoiding Dental Emergencies During Your Summer Vacation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/","name":"Fresno Family Dental","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/32aceb463f36ac9015b419786814dd2b","name":"fresnofamilydental","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f04a6291b5fba31963a3ba9f39a3c367?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f04a6291b5fba31963a3ba9f39a3c367?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"fresnofamilydental"},"url":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/author\/fresnofamilydental\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280,"href":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions\/280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fresnofamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}