You may be taking very good care of your gums and teeth but it is recommended to visit a dentist regularly. Actually, the dentist will check for unseen or unfelt issues. Many dental problems are not visible and can cause pain only in an advanced stage.
For example, gum disease, cavities, and oral cancer. A routine visit to dentist helps to identify disease at an early stage. At a manageable phase, issues can be treated effectively.
How frequently must you visit a dentist?
There is no one-size-fit-all solution regarding the frequency of visiting a dentist. The dentist is in the best position to determine how often it is necessary for you to visit them for teeth care. Visit frequency can alter all through your lifetime. The regularity will depend on the care level, oral health status, and other aspects like pregnancy.
On an average, visit a dentist two times in a year. In Montreal, people with negligible risk of gum disease or cavities need to visit the Oracare dental clinic just once in a year. Those with high risk of oral disease may need to schedule dental appointments every 3 to 4 months.
High risk group incorporate –
During stress, you may need to visit the dentist often. Dentist helps to combat temporary infection and diagnose developing oral health issues. Even brushing and flossing will not help to avoid plaque buildup and overtime this gets hardened and turns into tartar. This leads to gum disease and cavities.
What occurs during regular checkup?
You need professional cleaning and tools like scalers to scrape the calculus and plaque off your teeth. Scalers have a pointed end and curved blunt end. The former end is used to clean teeth above gumline and latter end is used below gumline.
After removing calculus and plaque buildup the dentist uses polishing tool and polishes teeth applying moderately abrasive paste. This makes your teeth look shiny and white.
Dentist checks all around to identify any signs of disease, so that it can be treated before the condition becomes serious.
Extra care
At times you may need to pay a visit to the dental clinic for sudden symptoms like swelling or pain while chewing or tooth sensitivity.
Regular checkup help young kids to get adapted to exam process. It is recommended that kid’s first dental checkup has to take place within 6 months of first tooth appearance. It also helps to prevent gum disease and tooth decay.
Regular dental checkup is a healthy choice for a family!
