A comprehensive dental exam is critical to your ongoing dental health and can only be performed by your dentist. At your initial dental appointment, we ask that you arrive 15 minutes early and plan to spend 60-90 minutes in our office. Your first appointment will include a comprehensive oral examination as well as dental X-rays to help assess your oral health.
A dental exam can catch problems before you see or feel them. Identifying problems early makes them easier and less expensive to treat.
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A professional dental cleaning must be done at least twice a year as it can improve your oral health. Our dental cleaning reinforces good oral hygiene. People who regularly practice good oral hygiene with a home-care oral health regime of flossing and brushing techniques tend to have fewer problems in the future.
Before we get started with the dental cleaning procedure, we use a topical anesthetic to alleviate any discomfort. Through dental scaling and root planning, we guarantee our patients provide good oral hygiene.
Dental Scaling:
It is a technique for removing plaque, tartar (calculus), and biofilm from teeth with manual hand instruments, ultrasonic instruments, or both. A manual instrument is used to remove the remainder from the surface of the teeth.
Root Planning:
It is a technique to smooth the root surfaces to make it more difficult for plaque to accumulate. It involves detailed scaling of the root surface to decrease inflammation of the gum tissue. This procedure typically follows scaling to treat periodontal disease and is performed under local anesthesia.
Polishing:
This procedure is performed as a final step to render the surface of the tooth smooth so that future plaque/calculus accumulations are minimal.
We recommend that everyone should go for a professional dental cleaning twice a year for good oral health.
To book an appointment with us, feel free to call us today.
