Ditch the Danger and Plan Family-Friendly Fun 3 SAFE APRIL FOOLS’ PRANKS YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE Every year, a prankster makes headlines on April Fools’ Day for taking their joke too far. In 2001, a DJ in England famously broadcast that he’d spotted a replica of the Titanic floating off the coast. Hundreds of people scrambled to the spot, and their combined weight actually caused a cliff to collapse into the ocean! Luckily no one was hurt, but a Montana man who played a different joke years later wasn’t so lucky. He donned a Sasquatch outfit and leapt from the forest to scare travelers. Unfortunately, he traumatized two teens so much that they lost control of their car and ran him over. If you’re a prankster, you can probably understand what drove the radio DJ and Sasquatch to their doom. It’s easy to go down the April Fools’ rabbit hole and plan a prank that’s too elaborate for adults, let alone your kids. But don’t worry — the internet is full of funny ways to introduce your little ones to the holiday safely. Instead of concocting a potentially harmful prank, try one of these harmless jokes instead, courtesy of Parenting magazine. 1. The Undrinkable Juice You know what looks a lot like grape juice? Grape jello! To baffle your toddler (or even your 10-year-old), make a batch of jello and let it set in a juice glass. When they try to drink it later, enjoy the hilarity that ensues. 2. Rocks — It’s What’s for Dinner! If you want to confuse and horrify your kids, scatter chocolate rock candy (treats that look like real rocks) in the backyard before dinner. Then, when it’s time to eat, head outside and chow down on a handful of “rocks.” Your kids’ faces will be priceless! (Visit Nuts.com to score this candy for $8.99 per pound.) 3. Stinky Caramel ‘Apples’ Everyone loves caramel apples, but caramel- covered onions … not so much. This April Fools’ Day, swap the tasty fruit for its smelly vegetable counterpart and watch as everyone in the house falls for your trick! These are just a few pranks you can have up your sleeve for April Fools’ — or any day of the week. For even more hilarious ideas, check out the book “Pranklopedia: The Funniest, Grossest, Craziest, Not-Mean Pranks on the Planet!” from your local library.
WhyThey Are the Best Option for Replacing Missing Teeth An Introduction to Implants Our teeth play a critical role in our daily lives. Healthy, properly functioning teeth aid in speech, digestion, improved confidence, and protection from facial degeneration. It’s vital that patients seek treatment for any missing teeth because without treatment, these spaces could cause damage to the facial structure and diminish oral function. Previously, the “gold standard” was to place a bridge. A bridge is several crowns attached together with an anchor tooth/teeth on each side of the space where the tooth/teeth is missing. Oftentimes, this involved cutting down the adjacent healthy teeth. Today, dental implants have become the premier option for fixing gaps and protecting the healthy teeth, jawbone, and gums around it. Dental implants are designed to look and function like your real teeth and are attached to your jawbone using materials that are not foreign to the medical world. Dental implants rely on titanium posts, which are placed in the jawbone. The bone and the post fuse together — or integrate — to create one functioning mechanism. This stabilizes the implant and is not unlike the process for a hip or knee replacement. In fact, dental implants rely on the same material! Furthermore, the placement of an implant does not require drilling the adjacent teeth like the bridge does.
After 3–4 months, once the implant has integrated into the bone, a dentist can then place a crown on top of it. This is the patient’s new “tooth.”
Once secured, the patient’s smile looks healthy and natural. No one will be able to tell your teeth include implants — unless they look at an X-ray — and you will be able to enjoy foods like apples, popcorn, and sticky candy (in moderation, of course) without worrying about displacing or destroying your implant. Just care for your implants like you would any natural tooth: Brush your teeth at least twice each day and floss every day. Ready for the smile of your dreams? Learn more about dental implants and your options for a better, healthier smile by calling Dr. Jelinek and his team at 703-584-5996.
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