Why is regular preventive dental care so crucial to your oral health? Is there any harm in skipping the occasional routine dental checkup, or in forgetting to brush or floss every once in a while? Regular dental care helps you fight the threat of tooth decay and gum disease by eliminating the oral bacteria and food debris in your mouth. These harmful agents can potentially harm your teeth throughout the day. When you miss brushing and flossing, you can allow plaque to harden and form tartar. When you skip dental appointments, your dentist is not afforded the opportunity to catch signs of dental damage, or symptoms of gingivitis.
Preventing Problems To Protect Your Teeth
You should brush your teeth at least twice a day, and you should floss at least once every day. These activities remove plaque and food particles, so they cannot harm your teeth. Your enamel can suffer periodic damage, but the substance can recover from some harm. However, if you allow a problem to go unchecked, that damage can turn into a cavity, which will need restorative dental care if you want to return to good oral health.
Preventing Problems To Protect Your Gums
Preventing problems with your gums is important to your long-term oral health. People who develop gingivitis, and do not treat it in time, can develop more advanced gum disease. That can lead to the damage of soft tissue and bone supporting your teeth, and you could find yourself grappling with issues of tooth loss later in life. Regular at-home care from brushing and flossing can protect your gums from harmful bacteria. If an infection does occur in your periodontal tissue, a scaling/root planing can reverse the harm.
Visit Our Office in Baxter, MN!
Dr. Clinton L. Roberts and the friendly staff at Greenhaven Family Dental are happy to help you maintain a healthy and beautiful smile with a comprehensive approach to general dentistry. With years of training and experience in dental sleep medicine, Dr. Roberts is also adept at helping patients treat snoring and sleep apnea so they can rest more easily (and quietly). To learn more, or to schedule an appointment, call our office in Baxter, MN, today at (218) 454-0523. We proudly welcome patients from Brainerd, Little Falls, Staples, Crosby-Ironton-Deerwood, and all surrounding communities.