{"id":356,"date":"2013-07-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/\/template2\/dental-care-blog\/4-ways-laughter-and-a-confident-smile-are-life-changing\/"},"modified":"2013-07-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T00:00:00","slug":"4-ways-laughter-and-a-confident-smile-are-life-changing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/dental-care-blog\/4-ways-laughter-and-a-confident-smile-are-life-changing\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways Laughter And A Confident Smile Are Life Changing"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.johnjhermanddsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/PowerOfSmiling5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"543\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-545405\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p> <strong>BECAUSE IT USUALLY HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY,<\/strong>\u00a0we don\u2019t often think about smiling or laughing. However, they both <strong>really do<\/strong> make us feel better\u2014and, studies continue to reveal more of their many benefits. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Smiling Evokes Trust<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0167487001000599\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>study<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published in the\u00a0Journal of Economic Psychology\u00a0suggests that people may be as much as 10% more willing to trust someone who smiles. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Smiling Could Increase Your Net Worth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Some economists suggest that smiles may have real, monetary value! Another <a href=\"http:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/psycinfo\/1979-28605-001\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>study<\/strong><\/a> found that <strong>smiling waitresses earn more tips\u00a0<\/strong>(makes sense, right?). <\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Smiling Lifts Your Spirit And Those Around You<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Life is full of ups and downs. Smiling can reduce distressing emotions and be\u00a0an invaluable tool in moving forward with our heads held high. And equally important, grins and chuckles\u00a0<strong>can calm and comfort those around us<\/strong>. Here\u2019s an example of how someone else\u2019s smile (laugh) can lift YOUR day&#8230; <strong>We dare you<\/strong> to watch this video without smiling: <\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Smiling May Help You Look Younger!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> That elusive fountain of youth may not be found in surgeries or potions\u2014rather, a study <a href=\"http:\/\/www.today.com\/id\/45196801\/ns\/today-today_health\/t\/smile-youll-look-younger-study-suggests\/#.UdHEa7-0ymR\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>suggests<\/strong><\/a> that the path to looking younger may be found through our smiles. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Let\u2019s Get You Smiling And Laughing More <\/strong>(or again)<strong>!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> As your lifelong health partner, we\u2019re concerned about your total health. <strong>We know that some people don\u2019t reap the benefits of smiling and laughing because they\u2019re embarrassed or self-conscious about their teeth.<\/strong> Are you one of those people? We\u2019d like to help. We love visiting with our patients about their smiles. <strong>We want you to smile confidently!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<h4>Thanks for sharing our practice (and our blog) with your friends, neighbors, and coworkers. We appreciate your kind referrals!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BECAUSE IT USUALLY HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY,<\/strong>\u00a0we don\u2019t often think about&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[176],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-176","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}