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Preventive Dentistry

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With special emphasis on prevention, we offer the following services for you and your family:

    •  Comprehensive examinations of teeth and gums

    •  Digital x-rays for the evaluation of teeth and supporting skeletal structures

    •  Routine cleanings and plaque control

    •  Comprehensive recall system that allows us to remind you when you are due for a check-up

    •  Children's preventative care fluoride treatments

    •  Children's sealants

 

Home Care Tips

As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so we've compiled some of our best homecare tips to help you take great care of your teeth and gums at home!

 

Homecare Tip #1: Sonicare Flexcare toothbrush

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The Phillips Sonicare Flexcare Plus toothbrush is the best toothbrush available; it's far superior to a manual toothbrush and outperforms many other electric brushes as well.  If you're interested in taking your homecare to the next level, getting a Sonicare toothbrush is a great place to start!

Homecare Tip #1.5: Brush with a Sonicare toothbrush for 3 - 6 minutes twice per day.


 

Homecare Tip #2: WaterPik Water Flosser

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Most people don't have the time or patience to floss nearly as often as they or their hygienist would like them to.  A WaterPik is an excellent floss replacement that will help you keep your teeth and gums immaculately clean.

If you've already upgraded from a manual toothbrush to a Sonicare, you know it was worth it - upgrading from floss to a WaterPik will be just as beneficial!

If you're still using a manual toothbrush, please go back to Homecare Tip #1.

Homecare Tip #2.5: WaterPik your teeth and gums after your nighttime brushing
 

 

  
 

Homecare Tip #3: Listerine

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Listerine is much more than an optional breath-freshener!  It's a scientifically formulated mouth rinse that's clinically proven to eliminate 97% of the germs that cause gum disease!  Try Citrus Listerine for some of the most mild and most refreshing taste!  Basically, you must use Listerine because of the following video!  :-)

Homecare Tip #3.5: After brushing and WaterPik-ing, rinse with a few ounces of full-strength Listerine.  Spit but don't rinse with water afterwards.  Then, don't eat or drink anything for ten minutes.

  
 

Basic Oral Hygiene

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We’ve all heard the old adage: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”  This adage couldn’t be truer when it comes to dental hygiene at home.  Proper daily oral hygiene lays the groundwork for a healthy smile.

To help you perfect the art of proper oral hygiene at home, here are a few tips:
  • Brush at least twice a day – Brushing your teeth removes food debris, plaque and bacteria off of your teeth.   
  • Never go to bed without freshly brushed teeth – Leaving food debris on the teeth accelerates dental decay and gum disease
  • Place your brush at a 45 degree angle when brushing – Brushing with the bristles of the brush at a 45 degree angle to the tooth surface is more effective than brushing at a 90 degree angle (perpendicular) to the tooth.
  • Floss once a day – Did you know that flossing is the ONLY way you can clean between your teeth effectively at home?  That’s why flossing is so highly recommended by dentists.
  • Brush with a Phillips Sonicare electric toothbrush – Think of a Sonicare toothbrush  like a power tool for cleaning your teeth: sure, you could get by without one, just like you could get by without a car, but why would you want to do it the hard way?
  • Use a gentle touch – Brushing too vigorously can damage the gums and even cause them to recede
  • Concentrate on brushing all sides of your teeth – Don’t forget the back sides of your back teeth!
  • Brush your tongue – Brushing the tongue is strange at first but it’s important to dislodge the bacteria that could be living there.
  • Rinse with Listerine at last once per day for 1 minute – Rinsing with an antimicrobial agent like Listerine can kill 99% of gum disease-causing bacteria in your mouth.  If such a terrific antimicrobial rinse exists, why not use it?!
And remember: You don't have to brush and floss ALL of your teeth; just brush and floss the teeth you want to keep! :-)



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