Start Your New Year Off with a Beautiful, Healthy Smile!

Your Periodical Dental Cleaning and Exam is Anything But Routine

The dental profession refers to the dental cleaning appointment as a dental prophylaxis, or prophy. It's most significant functions are prevention of dental disease and patient education. It is likely the most important and valuable visit a patient may ever make to the dentist.

Your Periodical Dental Cleaning and Exam Includes:
-- Personal oral hygiene evaluation, home care review and recommendations.
-- Toothbrushing and flossing instructions.
-- Supra gingival (above the gum) scaling to remove plaque and tartar from all visible tooth surfaces. 
-- Debridement of tartar beneath the gum, as conditions warrant.
-- Topical fluoride treatment

-- Polishing the teeth.
-- Nutrition assessment, if needed
-- Periodontal charting, and scheduling of additional periodontal care as indicated.
-- The dental prophylaxis is the cornerstone for a lifetime of dental health.
-- Ultrasonic and Hand Scaling

Plaque is the colonization of natural oral bacteria on food debris that remains on the surface and in the crevices of the teeth and gums. Combing with minerals in the saliva, it ultimately forms a hard, rough sediment known as dental tartar or calculus which attracts further plaque buildup. Calculus must be removed by a dental professional for the prevention of periodontal disease.  

Patients should schedule their recall appointments on a regular basis for the early diagnoses of dental disease The hygienist or dentist may recommend a prophylaxis visit every two to six months Even if your dental insurance plan only covers the procedure twice a year, its money well spent. Recall frequency depends on many factors and should be determined on an individual basis. Some people tend to have more buildup of calculus than others and some may be more prone to periodontal inflammation or the development of tooth decay. Patients with inadequate oral hygiene practices will require more frequent cleanings.  Prevention is the key to keeping your teeth healthy for a lifetime.

Smile with More Confidence!

If you have ever wondered about improving your smile,  we would be happy to tell you about many of the options available to improve any smile.  Teeth can be straightened, whitened, gaps can be closed, chips can be filled, etc.  Being proud of your smile really helps to increase self-confidence!  Some of the options that can improve smiles are:

• Traditional Braces
• Short Term Braces (clear braces, treatment time is 4-9 months)
• Bonding (an affordable way to close gaps or fill chipped teeth)
• Whitening
• Minimal-Prep Veneers

We offer complementary consultations.  Please call us to schedule a consultation and find out how we can help you to have a smile that you can be proud of.

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