Apples — Your Dentures’ Worst Enemy?
3 Safe April Fools’ Pranks Your Kids Will Love
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Apples and other similar foods have long been known as the enemy of dentures and the bane of bicuspids. But that’s an old story — and one that’s pretty out of date in today’s world. Bite into some facts about modern dental prosthetics and see why getting back your smile doesn’t mean giving up your favorite foods! As you go through life, it is common to need to replace missing teeth. It can be done in a number of ways, and most dentures or other prosthetics are not actually full sets of teeth, just replacements for the ones you need! Dentures require a relatively short amount of time to prepare, whereas permanent implant teeth can take longer. Of course, implants will feel more like your natural teeth and power through those tricky foods with ease. However, loose-fitting dentures are a myth of the past if you are working with a trusted dentist. And if you end up with partial dentures, some of your natural teeth will remain to help ease things along. One perk of dentures versus implants is cleaning, which is something many don’t consider. Even folks without prosthetics can sympathize with the aftermath of eating corn on the cob, which can drive you crazy! Popping out dentures to easily clean them is a true benefit. It’s usually faster and certainly easier to see what you’re doing! With an implant, cleaning is not always as easy, and it can even mean a trip to the dentist! The solution, for many people, is a mix of both options: implant-stabilized dentures. Instead of doing a whole mouthful of single-tooth implants — which can have financial drawbacks and requires a lot of time in the dental chair — a dentist will install several implants, then use those to keep dentures in place. It’s a great way to affordably get a very similar result, and we’re happy to report great things when it comes to tricky foods and implant- stabilized dentures. Apples beware!
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.
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