Style Your Smile Family and Cosmetic Dentistry
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and your family the comprehensive
and comfortable dental care you
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you and working together with you
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This short article will answer a lot of questions you have concerning the regular dental checkup.
The 6-month checkup is the most basic process to make sure you have healthy teeth.
Tel: (732) 335-5535
Treatments
The standard recommendation is to visit your dentist twice a year for checkups and cleanings.
The main reasons are:
Twice yearly appointments work well for most people; however, there are some people who may need to be seen more often. Such people include those who have:
Ask our dentist what visitation schedule works best for your state of dental health.
The typical dental checkup visit usually includes the following oral health care activities:
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Your
dentist will also conduct an oral exam of your gums and teeth, ask about changes
in your overall health or medicine use, review the cleaning done by the dentist,
look for signs of oral cancer and other diseases, diagnose any oral health problems
and make treatment recommendations.
The dentist should see new patients first and
determine the appropriate x-rays to take. Next, a dental assistant takes the x-rays
followed by a teeth cleaning and gum evaluation by our dentist.
Cleaning
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Although home-based tooth brushing and flossing help remove plaque, only a professional
cleaning – provided by your dentist – can thoroughly clean your
teeth and remove the hardened plaque (called calculus or tartar) that builds up
on teeth. Most dentists use a series of metal hand instruments to clean your teeth.
Some are using ultrasonic scalers, which provide deep cleaning above and below the
gum line.
Polishing
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After your teeth have been cleaned, they are polished to remove plaque and stains
on the tooth surface. The polish contains an abrasive substance and fluoride, and
is applied using a small rotating rubber cup or brush attached to the dental hand
piece.
Prevention
— Your dentist might offer additional instructions for you to follow at home,
based on the results of your exam. Don’t hesitate to ask for instructions
about brushing or flossing, or general care questions about your teeth and gums.
X-rays
— X-rays
may or may not be taken during your checkup. Your dentist will consider your oral
exam, dental history, and risk for developing cavities to decide how often you need
x-rays.
Treatment recommendations
— If any oral health problems are found during your examination, your dentist will
make recommendations for the best next steps. These might include referral to another
oral health care specialist, additional diagnostic tests, or advice to return for
restoration work (for example, fillings and crowns) or additional oral health care.
Style Your Smile Family
& Cosmetic Dentistry
46 Village Court
Hazlet, NJ 07730
(732) 335-5535
A Reminder -- Your 6-month Dental Checkup!