Going to the dentist’s

Going to the dentist’s

Healthy teeth are not only important because everybody likes a beautiful smile. Bad teeth can be the cause of all kinds of other health problems. You chew your food with your teeth and they also play an important role in speech. This is why you should not only take good care of your teeth at home, but also visit the dentist regularly.

Many people go to a dentist only if they have a toothache. They think that they don’t have to go to the dentist if they brush their teeth after every meal and before going to bed. Dentists advise you to use toothbrushes with soft bristles and toothpaste with fluoride. You should also use dental floss to remove any food stuck between the teeth.Flossing removes plaque, which causes cavities and also helps prevent gum disease. For fresher breath, there are a number of mouthwash liquids with which you can rinse your mouth.

But only a dentist can give you a proper checkup and dental cleaning. A dentist can also detect early signs of problems inside your teeth and can take care of them before you start feeling pain or have to have your tooth pulled out. So you should visit a dentist at least twice a year. This way the dentist can examine your teeth and check for cavities, receding gums and remove tartar build-up.

When you are at the dentist’s a dental assistant will take you to a private patient room and he or she will take an X-ray of your teeth to show where the problems are. The dentist will examine the X-ray and then inspect your gums and teeth. If you have tooth decay, the dentist cleans the cavity, drills a hole in your tooth and puts filling in it. Don’t worry! You get an injection before the dentist starts drilling and he anesthetizes your gums, so the treatment is not painful.

After the treatment or check-up, the dental assistant removes tartar, polishes and flosses your teeth. Dentists nowadays also offer tooth whitening, but whitening treatments are usually not covered by dental insurance.

Dentists may also provide orthodontic treatments such as braces.You may need braces if you have crooked teeth,an overbite or an underbite, or if you want to make your smile more perfect and even. Traditional braces cannot be taken out of your mouth, but you can also have custom made removable appliances, which you only wear at night or when you are alone.

If you have tooth loss, you will need false teeth. They are called dentures. You can lose your teeth because of sports injuries, accidents and illnesses, but also because of drug use and gum diseases. One third of adult tooth loss is caused by gum diseases.Dentures are made by orthodontic technologists. They build porcelain fixed prosthesis including crowns, bridges and implants and also removable partial dentures. The dentist makes a dental impression of the patient’s teeth and jaw line and gives the measurements to the dental technologist. Then he can make the dental appliances based on the patient’s dental model.