Dr. Victor Siegel - Blog

One more item we can add to the list of certainties, along with death and taxes, is that people like to save money. Not everyone, but as a whole, it's a natural instinct to want to do the best job you can and that includes procuring goods and services for ourselves and our families. This topic has so many leads to it, that's it difficult to find a starting point. We'll begin with the easiest, most common sense rules first. Many places and vendors give monetary breaks to students, people actively in the military, senior citizens and children or people purchasing in volume. Some places even recognize you being a woman (if you happen to be one) as a reason to give you discount. The best example of this is your local ladies' night happy hour and I'

Did you know... A baby's first tooth may start to come in between 3-16 months with the average at around 6 months. The actual timeline per individual is heavily swayed by genetics. Bottom front teeth typically are first to arrive with few exceptions. The four upper teeth follow suit within 4-8 weeks. There are essentially twenty primary teeth to look out for before the age of three. New teeth inherently come in waves, about every four months. Enter the Tooth Fairy... Shedding baby teeth normally begins around the sixth or seventh year. With the loss of the second molars, at roughly eleven to thirteen years old, this course of development concludes. Around the same age of the beginning of the shedding process, you should start to

Make the most out of what you have and then subtract!

• Paint your walls in neutral or lighter shades. (Neutral meaning off-white, light gray, beige, taupe and dare we say plain white.) The lighter the colors, the larger the room will appear. Also, if your purpose is to make it more pleasing for a buyer, it will help them visualize their floor plan easier!
• Make sure your woodwork and trim are the same color and shade as the walls and use a higher-gloss finish on them for an added touch. Contrasting

You may have noticed a theme beginning to appear here. It is our hope and privilege to entertain you while hopefully presenting a bit of helpful knowledge laced with common sense and topped off with a smidgen of humor. We hope you enjoy yourself while here with us and we welcome your feedback, whether in the form of comments or criticism. Your responses will always be welcomed. Dental Health, Of Course We highly recommend that you brush your teeth at least twice a day. If possible, it's best to brush immediately after every meal, to get rid of trapped food particles that will later cause bad breath or even worse, dental caries which is a fancy name for cavities. If you can't brush post-meals, use dental floss or a tooth pick to release the unwanted leftovers.