Importance of General Dentistry
Maintaining a healthy mouth is essential for our overall well-being, yet it often goes overlooked. At Lawrenceville Dentistry, we want to emphasize the importance of oral hygiene and explain why it is crucial to keep it in check. General Dentistry encompasses various aspects that contribute to the well-being of your oral cavity and overall health. Let us delve into what General Dentistry entails and how it can benefit you.
Understanding General Dentistry
General dentistry encompasses preventive measures and treatments aimed at promoting optimal oral health. Our dentists thoroughly assess your oral cavity to devise a suitable treatment plan tailored to your needs. By focusing on preventive methods, we aim to minimize the onset of dental problems and maintain your mouth’s health.
Understanding General Dentistry
General dentistry encompasses preventive measures and treatments aimed at promoting optimal oral health. Our dentists thoroughly assess your oral cavity to devise a suitable treatment plan tailored to your needs. By focusing on preventive methods, we aim to minimize the onset of dental problems and maintain your mouth’s health.
Caries Susceptibility Test: Preventing Future Dental Problems
Many cavities go unnoticed during routine clinical examinations. To detect contributing factors and prevent future cavities effectively, our dentists conduct a Caries Susceptibility Test. By evaluating these factors, we can significantly reduce the likelihood of caries formation.
Routine Tooth Extractions: Addressing Severe Decay
In cases of severe tooth decay or mobility that cannot be treated through other means, we perform routine tooth extractions. This procedure helps eliminate the source of infection and ensures the overall health of your oral cavity.
Periodontal Treatment: Maintaining Healthy Gums
Achieving good oral hygiene involves more than just having healthy teeth. Pathogenic bacteria can lead to inflammation, tooth decay, and gum problems. Periodontal treatment aims to address and prevent these issues, including the most common problem—gingivitis.
Advantage Arrest: Preventive Measure against Cavities
For individuals at a high risk of developing cavities, we utilize Advantage Arrest as a precautionary measure. This technique helps stop cavities at an early stage and serves as an effective preventive measure.
Perio Protect: Effective Gum Treatment
At Lawrenceville Dentistry, our dentists are dedicated to providing effective treatment for various gum problems. We understand the significance of healthy gums in maintaining overall oral health.
Oral Cancer Screenings: Early Detection for Better Health
To address and monitor potential hidden diseases before they progress, we conduct thorough oral cancer screenings. Early detection plays a crucial role in preventing further complications and ensuring your well-being.
Dental Sealants and Fluoride Treatments: Preventing Early Cavities
We employ innovative techniques such as dental sealants and fluoride treatments to prevent cavities at their early stages. These treatments act as protective measures for your teeth.
Scaling & Prevention: Promoting Oral Hygiene
Regular scaling and cleaning of your teeth help prevent plaque buildup and minimize the risk of gum problems. By prioritizing prevention, we strive to maintain your oral health.
Routine Tooth Checkups: Comprehensive Examinations
To ensure your oral health remains in optimal condition, it is recommended to visit your dentist every 6-12 months for a thorough examination. Our dentists will check for caries, gingival issues, and any suspicious pathology during these routine checkups.
It is not unusual for some dental patients to try their absolute best to establish and maintain optimal oral hygiene habits, only to feel utterly discouraged when their dentist informs them that they have cavities. In some cases, however, there are other contributing factors that, if detected through a caries susceptibility test and resolved, can better prevent cavities from occurring. Learn more
Routine tooth extractions are very commonly carried out by the dentist where a visible tooth, either severely decayed or displaced from its position needs to be removed. The tooth which can not be restored in the mouth for its normal functioning undergoes extractions. It is done to improve the oral health of a person.Learn more
Establishing and maintaining good oral hygiene is critical to one’s oral structure, function and comfort. When harmful oral bacteria remains in the mouth for an extended period of time, it can lead to tooth decay and gum disease. Left untreated, the first stage of gum disease, known as gingivitis, can progress into advanced gum disease, which is called periodontitis.Learn more
One of the things all dental patients dread experiencing is the sharp twinge of a cavity. In fact, it is not unusual for many individuals to assume that any discomfort in their mouth is a sign that they are suffering from cavities. Learn more
You and your dentist work closely together in order to help you establish and maintain good oral health through preventive oral hygiene habits. Unfortunately, even the most rigorous oral hygiene habits may not be enough to effectively eliminate all possibilities of gum disease.Learn more
Oral health is a focal point of our health care which affects every aspect of our lives but is always ignored. Your age doesn’t matter whether you are young or old your oral health care should always be your priority as our mouth is the window to our body. Any changes in your oral health can lead to a change in systemic health as well if not monitored on time. Learn more
While you and your dentist work closely together to establish and maintain optimal oral hygiene and health, the fact remains that non-optimal oral health issues can still sometimes arise. Catching these issues early on can allow you to address and resolve them before they have a chance to exacerbate and create a host of new problems.Learn more
Of all the dental treatments your dentist performs, the ones they find to be the most beneficial to protecting, strengthening and maintaining your oral and overall health are preventive in nature. Preventive dentistry is the branch of general dentistry that is dedicated to helping individuals care for their teeth .Learn more
Dentistry has opened many doors to new and advanced techniques which provide the best and most effective treatment to the patient as opposed to the conventional procedures.Sealing of a tooth is a very common practice which is an integral part of any treatment plan. Learn more
You’ve probably heard time and time again that regular dental exams and cleanings are vitally important to your oral health. Most individuals agree that dental exams and cleanings are simple and painless, despite the fact that someone is poking around in their mouth and there are strange noises throughout the process.Learn more
When you think about your relationship with your dentist, you may think about all sorts of services and treatments he can provide including:
- Thorough examinations and cleanings,
- X-rays,
- Cavity fillings,
- Root canals,
- Teeth whitenings and much more.
Proper oral hygiene habits are absolutely vital to both your oral and your overall health. These habits help to ensure the routine removal of the dental plaque that contributes to tooth decay and gum disease. This plaque contains harmful bacteria that, if it enters the bloodstream, can make its way to other areas of the body and cause extensive illness, disease and problems. Learn more