Dentists Promote Healthy Habits

Dentists lead the team of professionals charged with providing expert dental education, diagnosis of complication, and treatment for the young and old. According to the American Dental Health Association website, youths and adults are at equal risk of tooth decay, gum disease, and loss. We begin our susceptibility to oral health issues at a very young age; when our first cavities appear. This is a time when tooth loss and gum disease can be both imminent and prevented. This is exactly why it is so important to begin your doctor-patient relationship as soon as possible.

Children can begin to see the dentist as early as one year of age, but as a teen or adult the sooner you visit, the safer and the better it will be for your oral health. Plaque is constantly forming over your teeth trapping in bacteria to get into hard to reach places such as between your teeth and under the gum line. Additionally, our diet necessities such as orange juice in the morning or salad dressings in the evening leave acids in our mouth to eat away at our enamel for up to 30 minutes if we don’t brush right after a meal. Did you even know that most tooth pastes have a brush after every meal direction for suggested use? But who can remember or find the time to brush after every meal or snack? Most Americans dental hygiene habits are inconsistent, or quite honestly, rare. This is where the dental and soft tissue health education, diagnosis, and professional treatment are not only helpful but necessary to a productive oral care routine.

The sad news is that, much like all other organs in and of the human body, the oral cavity is aging and the strength it once possessed to withstand irregular cleaning are diminishing with time. This is also compounded with any existing health concerns elsewhere in the body that manifests itself in oral care symptoms. The intervention of the dentist’s team of tools, techniques, and expertise is ideal for saving the form and function that remain with early diagnosis, treatment, and maintenance. This includes bridge work, crowns, fillings, and dental implants to any degree, if necessary.

As long as you are finally ready to take care of the teeth and tissue of your oral cavity, there are a team of dentists who can offer their educated advice and procedure to get you back on track. Yes, you will need to continue brushing at least twice a day, including flossing and rinsing. But, regular deep, professional grade cleanings from your local hygienist will show great improvement in feel, color, and function of your bite and smile. The dentist and dental team of assistants, hygienist and specialists are ready to help improve your routine one visit at a time.