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Preventive Dentistry
A combination of regular dental appointments and effective oral hygiene habits will help ensure good oral health and overall wellness. From children to adults, everyone benefits from preventive dentistry. This practice of maintaining regular oral hygiene helps prevent many of the most common problems including gum diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis), cavities, tooth loss, enamel wear, and more. If left undiagnosed and untreated, dental decay and gum diseases can lead to bad breath, bleeding gums, severe pain, swelling, bone loss, loose teeth and infection. It is therefore important to diagnose and treat dental problems when they are in their early stages, and better, even before they develop.
At Horizon Dental, our team utilizes advanced technology and years of experience to detect dental issues and provide appropriate treatment as early as possible, so that they don’t become more serious, painful or costly.
Types of Preventive Dental Care
Preventive oral care is a combination of at-home and professional dental care to increase the lifetime of your teeth and maintain good overall oral health. Regular visits to your dentist are a necessary part of preventive dentistry.
At-Home Preventive Dental Care
Professional Preventive Dental Care
Brushing your teeth daily – at least twice a day
Screen entire oral activity for tooth decay and gum disease
Using floss daily to clean between the spaces in your teeth
Screen entire oral activity for more serious ailments
Using toothpaste with optimal fluoride concentration
Dental sealants to prevent cavities
Regularly changing your toothbrush at least 3 - 4 times a year
Professional fluoride application
Eating a balanced diet
Teeth cleaning, scaling, and polishing
Mouth guards and night guards
Patient education
At-Home Preventive Dental Care
Brushing your teeth daily – at least twice a day
Using floss daily to clean between the spaces in your teeth
Using toothpaste with optimal fluoride concentration
Regularly changing your toothbrush at least 3 - 4 times a year
Eating a balanced diet
Professional Preventive Dental Care
Screen entire oral activity for tooth decay and gum disease
Screen entire oral activity for more serious ailments
Dental sealants to prevent cavities
Professional fluoride application
Teeth cleaning, scaling, and polishing
Mouth guards and night guards
Patient education
At Horizon Dental, we provide the best level of care that we can to our patients. During a regular visit, we will perform a dental exam and suggest the most effective treatment, customized just for you. Our dental hygienist will check the health of your teeth, gums, and other oral tissues, and will remove plaque, tartar and polish your teeth. The most effective home care methods to help you attain a healthy mouth will also be discussed. During the exam, we may also recommend preventive treatments including fluoride treatment, dental sealants, sports guards, mouth and night guards.
Why is Preventive Dentistry Beneficial?
Preventive oral care and treatment helps keep your mouth healthy and teeth strong so that you can enjoy the benefits of a healthy smile. Preventive dentistry also reduces the risk of developing cavities and gum diseases such as gingivitis and periodontitis. Diagnosing and treating dental decay and gum diseases at an early stage can prevent you from experiencing pain, infection and more serious dental problems.
More importantly, preventive dentistry treatments are cost-effective when compared to more complex restorative treatments, which may be required if serious dental conditions are left neglected and untreated.
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Dental Check-ups
Regular check-ups are an integral part of preventive dentistry; they allow for the identification and treatment of dental and oral conditions before they develop into more serious problems. A healthy mouth and body go hand in hand. Regular check-ups help in maintaining a healthy appearance that can increase peace of mind, and consequently, quality of life. At Horizon Dental we strive to provide optimal dental health care to all our patients.
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Dental Cleaning
Brushing and flossing your teeth at home is part of routine, everyday dental care — but that’s not enough to ensure good oral health. A professional dental cleaning is recommended periodically to help you attain optimal dental health and avoid medical , dental issues associated with inadequate oral hygiene.
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Dental Sealants
Horizon Dental provides dental sealants as one of our many preventive measures to help protect your teeth. Daily brushing and flossing is an important part of preventing cavities. However, teeth with deep pits and grooves can be difficult to keep clean over a lifetime. The combination of bacteria, leftover food, acid, and saliva form a biofilm known as plaque. Bacteria in this plaque create acid that will dissolve enamel and create holes in teeth, resulting in tooth decay or cavities.
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Sports Mouth Guards
Facial injuries that affect the teeth are common in contact sports. A sports mouth guard protects against severe dental trauma. With the right protection, you can avoid the need for extensive dental treatment. A sports mouth guard is worn over the teeth to cushion the jaw and prevent damage that can occur from contact to the head or jaw.
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Night Guards and Teeth Grinding
Clenching and grinding movements that impact the teeth are called bruxism. While occasional teeth grinding is common, regular occurrence can cause lasting damage to teeth and lead to other oral health complications. Bruxism can occur while you are awake or asleep and is a common problem among both children and adults. Most people don’t realize when they are clenching and grinding their teeth — it’s often noticed by another person, such as a partner or parent.
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