When you see our team for a checkup and cleaning, this can help protect your smile against issues like tooth decay and periodontal disease. Preventive dental care can help smiles stay healthy and strong, and there is still time to see us. In today’s blog, your Prairie Village, KS, dentist talks about how checkups and cleanings safeguard your smile.
Your Dental Checkup
The checkup should happen every six months, and this includes kids as well as adults. With the dental checkup, our team will take a close look at your smile with advanced imaging technology, including digital x-rays and intraoral cameras. With this technology, we can identify any negative changes to your oral health and address these concerns, often before you experience discomfort. For kids, this is also a chance for them to become accustomed to the dentist so they don’t have dental anxiety. In the same visit, we will also help protect your smile with a dental cleaning.
Dental Cleanings
As the name implies, this involves thoroughly cleaning your teeth to remove harmful layers of plaque and tartar. These occur when harmful oral bacteria consume particles of sugar and starch caught between your teeth. In the process, this raises the level of oral acidity and then coats the teeth in sticky layers of plaque, which harden into tartar with time. These layers are linked to bad breath, teeth stains, cavities, and even gum disease. But we can use an ultrasonic scaling and root planing tool to thoroughly remove these layers from the teeth. We then polish the teeth so they are brighter and plaque and tartar are less likely to build up before the next cleaning visit.
Safeguard Your Smile at Home
Our team also wants to take time to protect your smile from home. With the holiday season coming up, you are going to be inundated with foods and drinks high in sugar and starch. These can help promote plaque and cavities, as well as periodontal concerns. But if you take time to brush for two minutes when you wake up and go to bed, and floss every evening, you can enjoy better oral health and safeguard your smile. If you have any questions about how we protect your smile from our office or how you can boost your oral hygiene, then contact our team today. You still have time to see us before the holidays are here, and before your 2024 dental benefits expire at the end of the year.
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY?
We want to help you enjoy healthy teeth and gums with preventive dental care. To find out more about safeguarding your oral health, you can call Dr. Browne in Prairie Village, KS, at 913-901-8585.
