Protect your smile with routine dental checkups to invest in your oral health for the future.
Have you somehow convinced yourself that you don’t need to see the dentist? If your smile feels and looks fine you probably think that it is fine, right? Unfortunately, that logic isn’t exactly sound. After all, decay and gum disease can be present and we might not even know it, but you know who will be able to tell? Our Gainesville, VA, dentists Dr. Maggie Olano and Dr. Mariano Polack. Family dentistry and preventive care is incredibly important. Here’s why your family should come in every six months for checkups,
Prevent Cavities
While cavities will happen to most people at some point during their lifetime, decay doesn’t need to happen. This common dental disease is preventable with proper at-home oral care and by visiting your dentist every six months. A lot can change when it comes to the health of your teeth and gums in just six months, and our dental team can ensure that early signs of decay are reversed through lifestyle changes and changes to your current oral care routine.
Reverse or Protect Against Gum Disease
Gum disease is another problem that we see quite often, especially among American adults. Unfortunately, gum disease often isn’t detected until the later stages when complications such as tooth loss have already set in. By coming in twice a year for cleanings and checkups, our dental team can examine your gums to look for irritation, bleeding, redness and pockets of infection that could tell us whether you have gum disease. We can also remove tartar buildup, which is responsible for gum irritation and gingivitis.
Detect Systemic Health Problems
Did you know that your oral health also gives us an idea of your overall health? Think of your mouth as a window into your general health. In fact, many systemic health problems present with oral symptoms. Therefore, these preventive dentistry checkups with our family dentists here in Gainesville, VA, can also help us recognize signs of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and oral cancer, to name a few.
We hope that we’ve convinced you to take your oral health seriously. So, if it’s been more than six months since your last dental checkup, then it’s certainly time to call our Gainesville, VA, family dentists Dr. Olano and Dr. Polack at Dental Design to schedule your next cleaning. Trust us; it’s the best thing you can do for the health of your smile. Call (703) 753-8753 today.