Keep Your Smile Healthy and Beautiful. Get Preventive Dental Care.
What is Preventive Dental Care?
What Dental Services are Included in Preventive Dental Care?
- Regular dental check-ups or examinations every 6 months
- Regular teeth cleaning
- Fluoride treatments
- Routine x-rays
- Oral cancer screening
- Diagnostic exams
- Education and instruction on proper brushing and flossing methods
Why is Preventive Dental Care Important?
Preventive dental care is the most effective way to maintain good oral health. The phrase “prevention is better than cure” is especially true when it comes to your oral health. The state of your oral health greatly affects the way you live given that you use your gums and your teeth for smiling, eating, chewing, and even just talking. As such, the most important benefit of preventive dental care is that it lowers the risks of tooth decay, gum disease, and other more serious dental problems which could lower your productivity and cause you unbearable pain, thereby affecting your quality of life. Good oral hygiene habits that are learned in preventive dental care also help in reducing the risk of developing these diseases. Further, preventive dental care enables early detection or identification of dental problems before they can worsen. In line with this, preventive dental care helps you save a lot of money from costly procedures and surgeries that are needed to correct or treat serious dental problems.
The regular dental check-ups and services are essential in monitoring the conditions of your teeth and gums, so it is important to visit your dentist who will be able to properly assess the condition of your oral health through accurate diagnostic instruments and provide you with the proper preventive dental care or treatment as needed.
At Century Dental...
We make sure that we provide a holistic approach to better your overall oral health by focusing on being proactive against possible dental diseases through preventive dental care, rather than being reactive through treatment. Pay us a visit today and get to know our expert dentists who have several years of experience in practicing dentistry!