If you’ve been avoiding visiting your dentist for professional teeth cleaning because you feel you do a good job at home of keeping your teeth clean with daily brushing and flossing, then it might be time to check back in. Your biannual office visits are more than just about helping you keep your teeth clean, although it’s a very important part, they also play a role in helping prevent complications that you may not be able to spot on your own. To learn more get in contact with Dr. Alex Bierman of Dental Arts of the Oaks in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Beating Back Plaque
Plaque is the visible sticky coating that forms daily on your teeth. It’s why professionals emphasize brushing twice a day flossing once to help remove it. It can be hard to completely get rid of it on your own, especially along the gum line and in other hard to reach spaces. Minerals from your saliva can harden it, making this even more difficult.
The problems really arise when the bacteria in the plaque, or tartar if it’s hardened, feed on the sugars you consume and release acids that with time wear away at the enamel on your teeth, and may also lead to gum disease.
General Dentistry in Thousand Oaks, CA
The good news is that your dentist can help you in your fight against plaque. A professional tooth cleaning can reach where you can’t and can remove tartar, something you cannot do at home.
In its early stages, gum disease can be reversed by adhering to your good dental habits which include professional cleanings.
But beyond all this, dental cleanings and checkups serve the purpose of giving you an early warning against dental complications. A filling made today can avoid a root canal in the future. Avoid your dentist’s office no longer, come in today, call Dr. Bierman of Dental Arts of the Oaks in Thousand Oaks, CA, to make an appointment, dial (805) 495-1061.