Good oral health comes as one of those things we underappreciate until they are gone. It is irresponsible to take your healthy teeth for granted just because they haven’t caused you problems.
By paying your dentist a visit every six months for an exam and professional dental cleanings, you are increasing your teeth’s shelf-life and preventing other health problems in the future.
If you’re still unsure of whether or not to start scheduling teeth cleaning appointments, read on for an insight into what exactly you are missing.
- A healthy future: Dental exams and professional dental cleanings can be categorized under preventive dentistry as they help keep your oral health status monitoring. Your dentist, during the exam, checks for signs of gum disease and other infections and develops a treatment plan for you if necessary. Teeth cleaning, on the other hand, helps dislodge layers of plaque and tartar together with any bacteria they may be harboring from the surface of your teeth and under the gum line.
- Affordable dental care: Preventive dentistry is meant to help you ward off tooth decay, gum disease, and other foreseeable oral health problems. This helps you save significant amounts of money as damaged teeth generally require less work than with restorative dentistry.
- Better Overall Health: Dentists can detect diseases such as heart disease and diabetes by just examining your mouth. For instance, diabetes sufferers are more likely to develop cavities than healthy people. Your dentist may also be able to detect oral cancer during the dental examination.
Our oral care professionals at Copper Canyon Dentistry are focused on helping you achieve your dream smile.
