When was the last time you scheduled a visit to see our team for a checkup and cleaning? A dental exam every six months is a chance to help protect smiles from major oral health concerns. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS, dentist talks about why a checkup is so essential for your smile!
The Dental Exam Process
When you arrive for a dental exam, we will briefly talk to you about your oral hygiene habits and any symptoms you have been experiencing. We then take a close look at your smile using digital x-rays and intraoral cameras, so we can offer a comfortable but detailed exam with precision and accuracy. Our team can then assess the health of your smile and catch problems in their early stages, sometimes before you experience symptoms at all.
With this complete, we can make a treatment plan to address what we have found, so we can protect the health, function, and beauty of your smile, protecting you from issues like tooth loss. For kids, these visits help prevent dental anxiety and allow them to better understand their smiles and how valuable routine care is for their teeth and gums!
The Use of Digital X-Rays and Intraoral Cameras
With digital x-rays, we obtain high-definition images without the need for bite wings, and using 90% less radiation too. These are high-definition images that are instantly sent to a chairside monitor, so we can make a diagnosis with better precision and walk you through the process. This can help us identify issues like tooth decay, infection, and damage from gum disease, while also planning more involved treatments, tooth extraction.
Intraoral cameras look closely at the surfaces of the entity and gums, so we can not only diagnose issues like cavities and gum disease, but TMJ disorder, bruxism (teeth grinding), and even oral cancer.
Cleaning Your Teeth
In the same visit, our team will conduct a dental cleaning to help remove all plaque and tartar from the surfaces of your teeth. The process only takes a few minutes to complete and is helpful for kids and adults alike. Using an ultrasonic scaling device and a manual pick, we can remove all plaque and tartar to protect your teeth from issues like cavities and even gingivitis and gum disease.
If you have any questions about how we safeguard your smile against issues like tooth decay and gum disease, then contact our team today to learn more! We want to help you enjoy your best smile, and that starts with a simple checkup visit.
Our Team Provides Checkups and Cleanings
We want to help you enjoy good oral health and a smile that looks great too. Call Dreem Dentistry in Leawood, KS, today at (913) 681-5500 to schedule your visit with our friendly team.
