Checkups And Cleanings Protect Your Smile

Checkups and cleanings protect your smile, helping you avoid the onset of tooth decay and gum disease. These visits should happen every six months, and can protect smiles of all ages. In today’s blog, your team at Gentle Smiles Family Dentistry in Dallas, TX, talks about how we protect smiles with checkups and cleanings.

Protecting Your Smile with an Exam

A dental checkup protects your smile, allowing us to identify and address issues early, before they can threaten smile stability. Our team will ask you about your oral hygiene habits and any symptoms you may be experiencing. We then take a close look at your teeth, gums, and more with digital x-rays and intraoral cameras. These systems use less radiation and provide high-definition images instantly chairside, so we can walk you through the diagnostic process and create a treatment plan. This is help for all ages, from kids to adults, so be sure to see our team for a checkup to protect your smile!

Cleaning Your Teeth

A key part of your dental exam visit is a cleaning. The procedure may seem simple, but this is essential for protecting your smile. With this procedure, we will use an ultrasonic scaling device and a manual tool to gently break up and remove all plaque and tartar from the surfaces of your smile. The process only takes a few minutes, and we complete the process by polishing the teeth, which makes it harder for plaque and tartar to build up before we see you again. This also offers a brighter smile! The procedure fights tooth decay, gum disease, and even bad breath and teeth stains.

Children’s Dentistry

A checkup and cleaning can also protect your child’s smile! We can examine the smile, clean the teeth just as we do for adults. But we can also apply fluoride to the teeth to help keep outer enamel strong and less likely to develop cavities in the months to come. We can also coat the rear teeth in dental sealants, which prevents cavities from morning between the hard-to-reach rear teeth! Once in place, sealants can actually stay there for years to come, protecting little smiles from cavities where they have trouble brushing and flossing thoroughly.

If you have any questions about how we use checkups and cleanings to protect your smile, or if you would like to schedule one today. Then contact our office to learn more and get started. We want to help your whole family enjoy your best smiles, so see us soon!

Schedule An Exam At Gentle Smiles

We want to help protect your smile with an exam. To find out more about our office or to schedule a visit, call Gentle Smiles Family Dentistry at 972-329-7645 today.