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General Dentistry

General dentistry covers preventive measures with the intent on preventing dental disease and damage. Yet, it also covers restoration methods to correct a fractured smile. The top priority with any general dentist is ensuring your healthy smile. 

General dentistry can help ensure that your smile stays healthy for years to come.

Through a combination of preventative and restorative measures, you can keep your smile healthy. Just ask doctor. He will work with you on developing your individualized dental health plan and goals.

What is general dentistry?

There is much that general dentistry can do for you. In most cases, it involves preventative measures.

  • Regular dental cleanings
  • Planing and scaling
  • Regular checkups
  • Oral health instruction and advice

While prevention is the best thing, sometimes life simply happens. Accidents occur that result in chipped, cracked or broken teeth. Decay or gum disease sets in and causes gum inflammation, tooth damage, or even tooth loss. If this occurs, general dentistry provides ways to restore your smile that make sense for you. Sometimes, these restoration methods also overlap the realm of cosmetic dentistry as well.

  • Veneers
  • Dental Bonding
  • Fillings
  • Crowns
  • Dentures
  • Bridges
  • Dental Implants
  • Deep Plane Scaling

These are far from the only procedures and treatments offered by general dentistry. They do give you a feel for some of the things that general dentistry can do for you.

Why should I have regular dental visits?

Regular dental visits are important to ensure the health of your smile. That includes your teeth as well as your gums and other structures of your mouth. Did you know that general dentists can perform oral cancer checks for high risk patients? Without this ability, oral cancer may go unnoticed until further symptoms appear.

There are other reasons regular checkups are important as well. A dentist can spot early signs of tooth decay or gum disease and correct them before they become a problem.

General dentistry need not be all about fixing problems though. If your smile is healthy, dentist can help ensure that it remains that ways for years to come. If you need to know how to care for your teeth and gums, he can do that too. There is a lot that general dentistry can do for you.

How can general dentistry prevent dental disease?

General dentistry can prevent disease by ensuring your smile stays as healthy as possible. This involves regular dental checkups to monitor the health of your teeth and gums. It also involves regular dental cleanings to prevent the buildup of plaque and tartar.

Why do I need dental cleanings when I can brush my teeth at home?

Dental cleanings are different than tooth brushing. Doctor can still find plaque, tartar, and debris on the most prolific brushers and flossers. Brushing and flossing your teeth daily are important, but sometimes they don’t remove everything. That’s why regular dental cleanings are important.

A dental cleaning can get rid of any debris, plaque, or tartar that remains. This is important because bacteria like to hide and hidden bacteria can wreak havoc on a smile.

How can general dentistry restore my smile?

There are many ways that general dentistry can restore your smile. It depends on your individual situation. 

There are many ways to restore one or more teeth.