To help keep smiles intact by preventing serious concerns like cavities and gum disease, we offer all ages access to general dentistry. With this approach, we can help prevent issues from occurring at all. In today’s blog, Celina Family Dentistry talks about keeping smiles intact with general dentistry for Celina, TX, patients.
The Need for General Dentistry
Patients of all ages, from kids to adults, benefit from general dentistry. With this treatment, we can keep a close eye on smiles and catch problems that develop in their earliest stages, addressing tooth decay and gingivitis before they can become infections and gum disease, which could threaten smile stability. We also offer ways to help ensure comfortable treatment experiences, even if you have anxiety or special needs. If you have not seen the dentist in the last six months, now is a great time to schedule a checkup and cleaning visit, starting your path to better oral health with general dentistry.
Checkups and Cleanings
Dental checkups and cleanings are an essential part of general dentistry, and all ages should have one every six months. With a checkup, we examine your teeth, gums, roots, and more with digital x-rays and intraoral cameras, so we can diagnose potential problems and address them. We also clean the teeth, a process that enables us to remove all plaque and tartar from the teeth to fight the risk of tooth decay and gum disease. For adults, these visits help us maintain good oral health. For kids, not only do we help boost their smiles, but they can better understand their own oral health and the need for routine care at home and in the office. They are less likely to develop dental anxiety later in life, and more likely to continue seeking dental care on their own as adults!
Children’s Dentistry
Our team can also use general dentistry to help little smiles. We offer kids of all ages checkups and cleanings as we mentioned above, but we also have treatments designed to help better protect little smiles against tooth decay. For example, during their routine checkup, we can apply fluoride to the teeth to help strengthen the outer enamel, keeping it strong and resistant to tooth decay. We also have dental sealants, which are thin acrylic layers we add to the rear teeth, which kids often have trouble reaching when they brush and floss. Sealants prevent cavities from forming between the molars, and can stay in place for years to come!
A Look at Sedation
Our team wants to make sure your visit to our office is comfortable, even if you have anxiety or are undergoing more extensive treatments, such as dental implant placement or tooth extraction. Which is why we offer three different dental sedation options. We can use multiple factors to choose which is right for you. Nitrous oxide offers deep cleaning with a gas you inhale through a mask over your nose. The effects are short-lived and wear off when the procedure ends so you can drive yourself home. With oral conscious sedation, we offer calming through a pill or liquid, and you enter a deeper state with little memory of the treatment. IV is the deepest one, administered intravenously. With these last two options, the effects take time to wear off, so you need one on hand to bring you home.
Easing TMJ Disorder
If you have pain in your jaw, including a popping sensation, then this could be due to a common concern known as TMJ disorder, or TMD. When the jaw joints undergo excessive stress and strains, this can cause a disorder that upsets how you open and close your mouth, a disorder linked to a host of uncomfortable symptoms as well. You could experience the pain we discussed above, and also develop complications like bruxism (teeth grinding), which further damages your bite. But we can help! Our team can design and craft an oral appliance, one custom-made for your bite. Worn while you sleep, this helps reposition the jaw so you can avoid symptoms, and also avoid dental damage if you grind your teeth too.
If you have any questions about how we help smiles of all ages stay beautiful and strong with general dentistry or if you are ready to schedule a checkup and cleaning with our team, then contact our office today to learn more and get started.
Celina Family Dentistry Provides Strong Smiles with General Dentistry
From checkups to TMJ appliances, we can help protect your smile. To find out more about general dental care call Celina Family Dentistry in Celina, TX at (214) 851-0130 today.
