Brushing and flossing your teeth at home every day is essential, but this effort isn’t enough to keep your teeth, gums, and mouth clean enough. Regular dental care from a professional dentist and hygienist every six months is just as important as any other checkup with any other doctor. To protect your smile and keep your permanent teeth permanently, you need a dentist on your side.
Identify Problems Before They Get Out of Hand
Regular dental care can also be called preventive care.
- If you see your dentist twice a year for thorough teeth cleanings, polishings, and exams, all the bacteria and plaque your toothbrush and dental floss can’t reach will be scraped away to reduce the threat of tooth decay.
- Small or unnoticeable problems present themselves to an expert’s eye during exams and will be tended to before they cause bigger problems, pain, or tooth loss.
Be Proactive About the Condition of Your Teeth
True dental issues do not go away on their own. Having your dentist monitor your oral health consistently means an expert is paying attention to the condition of your teeth and gums.
- Together, you can work out a plan to address potentially problematic teeth before they create dental emergencies or encroach on neighboring teeth.
- For example, chips can be corrected with tooth-colored fillings and deteriorating teeth can be covered with porcelain crowns.
Oral Health Is Part of Overall Health
Never hesitate to see your dentist for emergency dental care, which is counted as regular professional dental care.
- Your mouth is a gateway to the rest of the body, and that means whatever might be festering in your teeth and gums impacts your overall well-being too.
- If you have an infection like gingivitis or any form of gum disease or an oral health complication like an abscess, tending to these conditions addresses inflammation and prevents infection from attacking the rest of your body.
Dental Care Matters at Every Age
Every patient’s oral health is unique. Seeing a dentist regularly makes it easier for changes in your mouth to be noticed, because as the decades go by things will shift whether you like it or not.
- Dental care includes x-rays that show what your smile really looks like above and below the gumline so problems can be addressed.
- Tooth enamel and gum health fluctuates with overall wellness, medications, illnesses, and more, making dental visits all the more important.
You Can Afford it
Many people must make budget cuts from time to time in their household, and one of the first things to go is often self-care. Dental visits are an essential part of everyone’s well-being, and at Red Bank Dentistry we offer financing options like CareCredit to help you pay for the oral health care you need, even if you don’t have dental insurance.
When you prioritize regular dental care, we are honored to support you. Schedule an appointment with Dr. Carole Sherrod Jewell and her team at Red Bank Dentistry in Red Bank, NJ, to learn more about oral health and take care of your unique smile.
