Just like a regular physical exam and a regular oral exam helps to keep your entire body healthy and happy. It helps you to maximize good oral hygiene and minimize future dental problems. Regular exams also identify any existing dental issues and diseases early on, preventing bigger problems down the line.
Those bigger problems—infections and gum disease—don’t just impact your mouth. Your body is the sum of its parts, and disease in one area typically affects other organs and/or systems. Studies have linked gum disease with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and more.
X-Ray
X-rays are an integral part of oral exams because they help detect any problems not visible during an external examination. They can show how deep a cavity penetrates, if the root of a tooth is infected, and whether there is any bone loss. Not all people need x-rays during every oral exam.
Dental Cleaning
Every day our mouths are full of sugary, sticky food. Bacteria from that food causes a bio-film called plaque. If not removed from the teeth, plaque hardens into dental calculus (also called tartar). Calculus builds up between teeth and between your teeth and gums, and can cause gums to become inflamed or infected.
Dental Filling
Fillings are one of the most common dental procedures—and one of the most important. By removing a cavity and restoring your tooth surface loss with a composite material, we are saving that tooth, its root, and its nerves. If you forgo a filling, the cavity may grow so deep that or a root canal, crown, or tooth extraction is required.
Dental Crown
A crown (also called a “cap”) helps keep what’s left of a damaged tooth and maintains bone health and nerve function. Crowns are most often used to; restore broken teeth, rebuild a tooth after a root canal, correct a bite, improve the appearance of a discolored tooth, cover a dental implant and provide support bridgework.
Dental Bridge
Gaps from missing teeth can impact your bite, your appearance, and your speech. Remaining teeth can shift, causing further disruption, pain and an increased likelihood of gum disease. A dental bridge solves these problems by filling the space with an artificial tooth that is anchored to your natural teeth.
Implant
Dental implants are metal pins implanted into the jawbone that replace teeth roots and act as an anchor for crowns. They can prevent further bone loss by providing a strong foundation for replacement teeth. Good candidates for dental implants have healthy bones and gums, and usually only need a few teeth replaced.
Orthodontics
Your smile is more than an expression. Your smile is an expression of health. A beautiful, straight smile is probably the first thing that comes to mind when you think about braces. Orthodontics can give you the straight teeth and proper bite that will help you chew better, smile more often and keep your teeth longer.
