Five Important Notes from Your Dentist

Five points of oral health that your dentist wishes the general public would take seriously are daily fluoride, daily hygiene, daily diet, annual screenings, and not prolonging needed procedures. The natural development of acids and plaque on the surface of your teeth and below the gum line facilitates the growth of germs that are constantly damaging one's enamel and gum tissue. Along with the daily introduction of pollutants and internal deterioration of your oral structure's strength due to genetics and pre-existing and developing internal health conditions, they all constantly work in concert against the good hygiene and care steps that you take each day. This is why, at the very least, the five oral health care points mentioned earlier must be attended to if you want the best out of what your teeth, gums, and supporting structures have to offer. You don't have to continue to lose teeth or gum tissue or hide your smile as you age. Your local dentist can help this goal become a reality by providing you with the education, tools, screenings and procedures that get you back on track. 

The five oral health steps that you can take to get on track predominately involve just showing up: showing up to tend to hygiene, showing up to prevent deterioration, and showing up to the office of a dentist you trust implicitly to help you, so that he or she can use their training and experience to continue the work that you do every day. If you're ready to fight for your oral health, it is important to understand that a professionally licensed dentist is a priceless ally in that process. First of all the introduction of daily fluoride in drinking water, tooth paste and mouth wash. Fluoride works to strengthen the developing teeth in children up to age 12 and works to protect adult teeth against erosion due to sugar, acid, and time. Second, a twice daily hygiene is irreplaceable on your road to improved oral health. You must use a utensil with bristles that assists in reaching as much of the surface of your teeth as possible, floss daily as well as water throughout the day. Water is a great aide in flushing the mouth of sugars and acids after meals and snacks. The more you reduce those destructive substances in your mouth the easier your cleaning will be each day. Third, a consciously low acid diet helps to prevent the enamel breaches that occur with acid erosion. The loss of enamel leads to temperature sensitivity and cavities throughout the mouth in weakened areas. Last but certainly not least is the role of your general dentist in locating hidden decay and using their ability to diagnose, treat, and manage oral health concerns is critical.

Regular visits to your local dental professional will help to keep your teeth, gums, and supporting maxillofacial tissue stronger and healthier throughout your life. He or she will use annual screenings as an opportunity to complete the physical examination as well as take x-ray images of your oral cavity in order to observe the current state of your teeth. Annual visits are a part of a record of the positive progression or disappointing decline of the health of your teeth and gums. Without these visits you are left with the unknown decay below the gum line and within your teeth that cause permanent gum, tooth, and bone loss. This is why prolonging procedures is dangerous for the future of your entire oral cavity. In five simple steps each year you can avoid the dental pain, loss, and financial burden that you once thought had to be in your future. Now you can take the control back.