Taking a preventive approach to dental care means we can help strengthen your smile and limit the risk of common issues like tooth decay and gum disease. Often, this approach starts with a simple checkup and cleaning! Our team of cosmetic dental experts in Greensboro, NC, can explain how we can help safeguard your smile with family dentistry.
The Importance of a Checkup and Cleaning
A dental checkup allows us to assess the current state of your smile. We can carefully look for common concerns like cavities, infections, gingivitis, or even gum disease. We screen for oral cancer, and our team will watch for indicators of issues like TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). For kids, we can make sure primary teeth are arriving and falling out as they should, so permanent teeth can arrive without complication. This visit allows us to protect your oral health and address ones in the early stages.
We also protect your smile with a cleaning. While brushing and flossing are vital, these actions cannot remove all plaque and tartar completely. Which is why a cleaning is so important, as we use an ultrasonic scaling device and manual tool to break up and remove plaque and tartar from the teeth, which fights bad breath, teeth stains, cavities, gum disease, and more.
Oral Cancer Screenings
We touched on oral screenings above, but this is essential for adults, and you should have one at least once every year. Oral cancer is diagnosed in over 53,000 people a year according to studies from the Oral Cancer Foundation. But despite being a very treatable form of cancer, there is a high mortality rate because the issue is rarely caught in the early stages. But with a screening, you increase this likelihood and improve your ability to recover fully. Warning signs include sudden changes to your voice, persistent sore throat or rough patches, and lesions or sores in the mouth that don’t heal after 14 days.
Custom Athletic Mouthguards
We also want to protect smiles in kids and adults who are active and play sports. With a custom athletic mouthguard, you get a greater level of protection than a simple boil-and-bite option from a sporting goods store. We will craft this based on detailed digital images and impressions we take of your smile, and this can help reduce the risk of chipped, cracked, and knocked-out teeth. If you have any questions about preventive dentistry, then contact our team today to learn more.
Start Your Preventive Treatments With Dental Care Of Greensboro!
We want to help you and your family enjoy good oral health and avoid common issues like tooth decay. If you would like to learn more about our family dental care options, then give us a call today at our Greensboro, NC dental office at (336) 854-9270.