How much information about your smile do you really need? Why is it a good idea to see your dentist for routine dental care when you have no symptoms of poor oral health? Without regular checkups, it will be difficult for you to know just how healthy or unhealthy your smile is. You may go… Read more »
Category: Preventive Dentistry
Your Kids Can Feel Comfortable In Our Dental Office!
For children, the right experience in the dentist’s office is about more than just protection from cavities and gum disease. For younger kids especially, it is important to make them feel welcomed and safe in their surroundings. Positive early experiences with pediatric dental care, can make return trips easier for children, and make them more… Read more »
A General Dentist Can Deal With More Than Just Cavities
Your routine dental appointments give you important feedback about the state of your smile. Your dentist is certainly concerned about the possible formation of a cavity, or cavities, since your last appointment. With that said, dental decay is not the only issue that can be pointed out and addressed. Patients who come to Sunny Smiles… Read more »
How Long Has It Been Since Your Last Dental Cleaning?
In the course of a dental cleaning, your hygienist can clear away tartar and plaque, identify areas of your smile that could benefit from more care, and help you avoid future oral health problems. Unfortunately, some people believe that their daily oral care routine can replace these visits, and that they only need to see… Read more »
Why We Discuss Periodontal Care During Dental Checkups
As important as it is to keep your teeth in good condition, their health is not your dentist’s only concern during a routine dental checkup. These visits also focus on your periodontal health. By doing so, we are able to watch for any worrying signs of infection that should be addressed. If you show signs… Read more »
3 Suggestions To Help With Cavity Prevention
Whether you have recently undergone restorative dental work, or just want to make sure you keep your smile cavity-free, taking time to think about your current oral hygiene routine can be beneficial. Because oral care is such a familiar routine, people sometimes overlook small changes in their habits that may have made them more susceptible… Read more »
What Problems Can You Face When You Skip Dental Checkups?
It is important that you stick with an effective oral hygiene routine. In a short time, the plaque deposits that build up on your teeth can harden to tartar, leaving you with accumulations of harmful agents that put you at risk for dental decay or gum disease. Keeping your smile completely free of tartar buildup… Read more »
Why Teeth Cleanings Are Included In General Dental Exams
You should feel confident that your approach to brushing and flossing your teeth will keep you safe from problems with tartar buildup, cavity formation, and gingivitis. Even if you take pride in your approach to oral hygiene on a daily basis, you can still benefit from a professional teeth cleaning! During this service, your smile… Read more »
Dental Checkups Help With More Than Just Cavity Prevention
If you want to maintain healthy teeth, you need to take cavity prevention seriously. Even when the cavity is caught early and treated with a dental filling, the damage to your tooth structure is permanent. Of course, as important as it is to prevent dental decay, you also need to think about the other threats… Read more »
What Dental Cleanings Do To Protect You From Cavities
You should be making choices every day to fight cavities. There are obvious steps to prevent decay like brushing your teeth and flossing, as well as less direct (but still important) actions like cutting back on sugar and staying properly hydrated. As important as these daily behaviors are, they are not the only actions you… Read more »