5 GOOD REASONS TO VISIT YOUR DENTIST REGULARLY

At Virginia Dental care, your dentists in Arlington, VA, we advise our patients to schedule a visit with our team every 6 months. These routine visits are essential for maintaining healthy teeth and mouth. But unfortunately, a significant number of people persist in believing that these visits are not justified if no signs or symptoms are felt or detected.

Thus, our team has decided to share with you, through this article, 5 reasons why you should not neglect routine visits!

FOR A COMPLETE CLEANING OF YOUR TEETH

We cannot be certain that we will properly eliminate, during our daily oral hygiene routine, all the dental plaque and all the bacteria that accumulate in our mouths and on the surface of our teeth. Therefore, cleaning your teeth is the first good reason to visit your dentist and hygienist regularly. Thanks to their specialized tools, they can remove all dental plaque and bacteria, even in the parts of your mouth that are more difficult to access.

They can also remove tartar that is likely to form on the surface of the teeth. Tartar appears when dental plaque that is not eliminated daily calcifies. That is to say, it becomes very hard and takes on a more yellowish color. Scale can only be removed by professional cleaning. When it's not done regularly, tartar can lead to problems like gum disease.

TO GET A THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE TEETH AND MOUTH

Despite what you might think, many oral problems are asymptomatic in their early stages. This means that they will not cause symptoms. These problems include tooth decay and gum disease. Thus, it is of primary importance to visit your dentist regularly since only he can detect these problems in their first stages. By examining you, he can make a diagnosis and direct you to the appropriate care without delay.

In the absence of a diagnosis, these problems can evolve quickly and treating them will require more complex care and is more expensive in most cases...

FOR THE PREVENTION OF ORAL CANCER

Oral cancer is a disease that can be very difficult to detect in its early stages. However, know that your dentist has the training and qualifications to screen for this type of cancer. To do this, he examines all of the soft tissues of the mouth (lips, gums, inside of the cheeks, palate, tongue, etc.) to detect the presence of a lesion or any other abnormal sign. If in doubt, he can proceed to a biopsy, removing a small tissue sample for laboratory analysis.

At Virginia Dental Care, oral cancer screening is an integral part of the oral examination that your dentist performs during routine visits. To protect yourself against this serious disease, visit us regularly.

TO CONFIRM YOUR ORAL HYGIENE TECHNIQUES

Routine visits are also a perfect opportunity for you to ensure that you clean your teeth properly daily when brushing and flossing your teeth. You can then ask all your questions to your hygienist and your dentist, who can offer you personalized advice to optimize your oral hygiene routine.

TO PROTECT YOUR GENERAL HEALTH

Since oral and general health is closely linked, ensuring that your mouth and teeth are healthy will help maintain your overall health. In addition, it is important to know that the dentist can, by examining your mouth, help in the diagnosis of problems affecting general health, as is the case, for example, of diabetes.

Dentist in Arlington VA, we offer our patients all the necessary care in general dentistry. Routine examinations allow our team to follow up on your condition while directing you to the appropriate care if the need arises (cavity care, dental extractions, root canal treatments, preventive care, gum care, etc.).

So when was the last time you visited us? If it goes back over 6 months, schedule an appointment with our team immediately!