When you find yourself worrying about tooth decay, you may start to feel a little bit hopeless. It might seem like a monster you can’t predict and that you can’t avoid. Fortunately, this is not the case at all. This feeling is just the result of being without some important information you need, so you can feel confident in preventing decay from forming. By taking our advice through the use of some helpful hints, you can keep decay at bay for the rest of your life.
Hint #1: Remember The Consequences
One of the most important tools when it comes to tooth decay? Remembering that the consequences can become severe. Of course, you don’t want to operate out of fear! However, you want to maintain a realistic understanding that your attention to prevention is extremely important (since it also helps you to avoid spending extra money, dealing with restorations, and potentially experiencing additional oral health issues like infection).
Hint #2: Get Real When It Comes To Care
Prevention against tooth decay relies primarily on your dental care. This includes the care that you experience when you come to our practice as well as the care that you’re practicing on your own when you’re at home (or even on the go). Get serious and decay will not become an issue. The simple details include: Make sure you brush and floss daily as we suggest; make sure you see us for your cleanings (and checkups) as we suggest, usually once every six months.
