Regular hygiene visits help keep your teeth and gums healthy, daily brushing and flossing is critical to maintaining healthy teeth and gums, but it doesn’t take care of everything! It’s very important to come into Sil-Dom Dental Clinic for regular hygiene visits. These appointments provide your teeth and gums with a thorough cleaning, inspection, and preventative maintenance.
These visits are very beneficial and provide you with informative and correct brushing and flossing guidelines to ensure you are performing these daily exercises the right way. During these visits we can also detect any potential teeth or gum problems at early stages and recommend all possible treatments.
If your teeth require restorative work, it’s important to find out as soon as possible in order to prevent the decay from spreading. At Sil-Dom Dental Clinic, we use an exciting new technology called DIAGNOdent to find tooth decay. Cavities — especially ones in the pits and valleys of your teeth — can be difficult to detect using traditional X-rays, which are taken from a side angle.
It’s also important to have your gums inspected, because periodontal disease (gum disease) can lead to serious health problems — including heart attacks. Regular hygiene visits our team to spot problems and take action immediately — preventing the issues from getting worse.