Science Confirms Smiling is Healthy. Make the Most of Your Smile With a Great Dentist

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - June 30, 2018 - PRLog -- There have been many studies cited lately about the way that a beautiful smile can change society's perception of you--mostly, leading others to believe that those with perfect smiles are more successful, nicer people. This, of course, leads to much better social standing, job promotions, and a better social life. However, there is another important aspect to smiling that has come to light--the way the very act of smiling affects the person doing it!

Smiling and Physical Health

The act of smiling, even if it is a bit forced at first, can transform the processes going on inside someone's body. When a person smiles, their system is flooded with dopamine, the happy hormone--and also with serotonin release, which lowers stress. Smiling thus lowers blood pressure, decreases heart rate, and generally produces a very balanced effect on the body that promotes relaxation and better immune function.

Smiling As a Stress Mitigator

A study done amongst people who lost  a partner and were asked to speak about them showed that those who smiled when reminiscing of old times with the deceased were much more mentally adjusted. Smiling helped people process very difficult situations, like death, raising children, very stressful work environment--with more grace, patience, and wherewithal, because stress responses are dulled and a feeling of mental well-being is promoted by the very act of smiling.

Life Satisfaction and Smiling

People who smile tend to demonstrate more life enjoyment and satisfaction from their marriages and careers than those who do not display a smiley appearance. This is based on large-scale surveys of people who smiled and did not smile on their yearbook pictures, and a follow-up interview with these same people decades later. It seems that smiling is a great predictor for long-term satisfaction and happiness. This makes sense, as people whose default is to smile tend to let difficult conflicts roll off their backs instead of engaging in fights, and they also tend to keep their physical stress responses to a minimum. This keeps one's mood and life satisfaction at an even keel.

Willingness to Smile Dependant on the Look of One's Smile

Smiling has proven to have tremendous benefits. The truth is--nobody wants to smile too broadly when they are embarrassed of their teeth. This is why an aesthetic approach to teeth correction is so important in helping a patient leverage the positive effects of smiling. Dr. Aly Kanani offers braces, Invisalign, and other options to people wishing to make the most of their smiles. Contact (https://www.vancouverorthodontics.com/site/contact-vancou...)  us today at our Vancouver office to schedule an appointment.