Your dental check-up appointment is only a few days away, but your teeth feel fine, and you brush every day. So, do you really need a check-up?
The answer to that question is a resounding yes! The purpose of a dental checkup isn’t to repair a problem. It’s to prevent problems from occurring in the first place. Most often, by the time you feel tooth pain, you’ve been experiencing decay for a long time. Sometimes, it’s too late to even save the tooth at that point.
Dental checkups don’t just help you prevent cavities. They provide a range of tests designed to improve your overall oral health. Here are just a few of the vital reasons you should schedule and attend routine dental checkups with Alpha Dental Center.
Keep Gum Disease at Bay
Gum disease isn’t something you hear about often. Yet, it’s quite common and can cause a host of problems that range from soreness and swelling to receding gums and lost teeth. While the later stages of gum disease are severe, the early stages have little to no symptoms. During your checkup, your dentist will check for gum firmness, receding gums, and deep gum pockets. Luckily, when these early signs are recognized, changing your dental habits can repair your gums.
Oral Cancer Screenings
When it goes undetected, oral cancer can become a life-threatening illness. Over 50,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer each year, and early detection is a critical component of successful treatment. During your routine dental checkup, your dentist will conduct a quick and painless examination for early signs of oral cancer. Patients who have a checkup every six months have little chance of developing late-stage oral cancer.
Take Care of Plaque, Tartar, Cavities, and Tooth Decay Before they Get Serious
People can have up to 32 teeth, each with countless nooks, crannies, and uneven surfaces. For even the most fastidious brusher, cleaning every tooth perfectly is a challenge. It can be hard to angle your toothbrush exactly the right way to scrub those back molars and the backsides of your teeth. Tooth brushing, flossing, and mouthwash do a great job tackling the food buildup that gets on your teeth, but they can’t be guaranteed to reach every surface.
During your checkup, your dentist will perform a professional cleaning to remove plaque and tartar from your teeth and gums. This removal of buildup will protect your teeth from decay, which leads to future cavities and potential gum disease.
If early signs of tooth decay are present, you’ll be provided with fluoride treatments to reverse decay. Any teeth with cavities will be repaired with dental fillings, restoring their health and allowing you to keep your teeth. By preventing cavities, you can keep your teeth healthy to avoid major issues in the future.
Schedule an Appointment with Alpha Dental Today
Like all the bones in your body, your teeth are designed to last a lifetime, and with the proper care they can. You don’t wait until you see tooth decay to brush and floss your teeth, and you shouldn’t wait until you feel pain to have a dental checkup with Alpha Dental Center. Your oral health is an important part of your overall health. Checkups are the key to preventing oral health issues that are difficult to solve.
The world looks better behind a great smile!
Whether your last dental appointment was six months ago or six years ago, it’s time for a checkup. With convenient offices throughout Southeastern Mass and Rhode Island, call us today at 855-50-ALPHA to schedule an appointment to get your smile back on track.