Visits to the dentist may not be your favorite thing to do, and factors like dental anxiety and costs may make you think of skipping the appointments altogether. Luckily, dentistry in Concord, NC is highly accessible, and with the help of dental health providers like the Clifford C. Compton III, DDS, PA team, there’s no reason to languish in dental complications. Here are several reasons why regular dental checkups are crucial.
Keep Dental Issues In Check
When you brush your teeth, you might not be able to reach all the crevices, allowing plaque to build up in those areas. These plaque deposits quickly solidify into tartar that require professional assistance to remove. Regular visits to our family dentistry clinic can help keep your dental health in check.
Most people only notice issues such as tooth cavities after starting to get toothaches. Sometimes, cavities can be treated without the need for tooth extractions. However, tooth decay detected and restored early can prevent the need for a more costly emergency dentistry treatment to alleviate toothache and prevent possible loss of tooth.
Comprehensive Oral Health Assessments
Some dental issues, such as dental decay, can start out as seemingly harmless but are highly destructive and have few symptoms but can have a fast progression. These types of dental problems require regular x-rays to detect. In addition, routine dental checkups can assist in providing prompt treatments that alleviate seemingly non-dental issues like sleep apnea.
Personalized Teeth Whitening Solutions
Your dentist can effectively recommend a personalized teeth whitening approach from regular check-ups. Professional treatments are more effective than over-the-counter products, with results that are longer lasting.
Even with perfectly white teeth, maintaining expertly guided oral hygiene is essential to keeping teeth healthy for a long time. Regular checkups also allow for timely TMD / TMJ treatments if there are any signs of disorders similar to Bruxism.
Radiographs
Radiographs are a dental tool that is used as part of initial or periodic dental examination. Radiographs allow us to see in between your teeth, under fillings, and around the margins of dental crowns and bridges that are not clinically visible in order to better diagnose decay, possible abscesses, tumors, cysts and abscesses, etc. X-rays are invaluable in evaluating the health of the supporting bone structure.
Our office does not take unnecessary x-rays. We only take x-rays that are needed to accurately diagnose and treat. If you refuse x-rays, you are asking us “to work in the dark” and are only receiving a 50% diagnosis based on clinical findings alone. Many situations can be minimized if x-rays are utilized as needed.
Protect your dental health by following all your appointments to enjoy these and more oral health benefits. Contact us today to set up an appointment.
