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Investing in Your Smile and Oral Health – Routine Dental Cleanings and Exams Save You Time, Money, and Pain

The best way to keep your teeth and gums healthy is to maintain diligent dental care at home and to visit Dallas Laser Dentistry regularly (every six months or more frequently if needed) for routine dental cleanings and exams. Drs. Mary Swift and Morgan Petty believe proactive preventive dental care is the most effective way to maintain oral health. 

Don’t wait to see us only when in pain or facing an obvious dental issue. Preventive dental visits in our Dallas, Texas office can prevent, detect, or treat oral problems before they become significant and cause irreversible damage. 

Keep your smile bright and healthy with regular dental cleanings

Our professional teeth cleaning visits only take 60 minutes. Hardened bacterial buildup or tartar can accumulate even with diligent brushing and flossing. The dental hygienist will use a scaler to remove dental calculus (hardened tartar, also called plaque) from your teeth and along the gum line. After a thorough cleaning, we polish and floss your teeth to remove surface stains for a radiant smile. 

During regular dental cleanings, we can take digital X-rays to detect decay, gum disease, misalignment, and other problems. We also do dental exams to aid in the early detection of dental issues to help you stay in control of your dental health, along with oral cancer screens. 

The benefits of routine dental check-ups and cleanings

The feeling of a happy, healthy mouth after dental cleaning is delightful. However, you must maintain good oral hygiene at home to keep these results. Optimal oral care at home involves brushing, flossing, eating right, and avoiding tobacco products and vaping. 

Maintaining the healthiest smile requires consistency. Even though you are vigilant in brushing and flossing your teeth, schedule and adhere to regular preventivel dental appointments. Routine dental appointments offer numerous benefits, including:

• Prevention: Dental cleanings eliminate dental calculus that you can’t remove on your own. Removing plaque and tartar prevents numerous dental issues, such as cavities, gum disease, and bad breath.
• Early detection: Dental exams allow us to identify potential issues with your smile, including dental decay and gum disease, and to develop immediate care before the issues become hard to treat.
• Cost-effective: Regular dental cleanings prevent dental issues that may be costly to treat. For instance, failure to prevent cavities can result in expensive restorations. 
• Keeps your smile looking bright: Dental cleanings remove unattractive dental calculus and surface stains for a beautiful-looking smile.
• Protects your overall body: Did you know your oral health can affect the rest of your body? Oral issues like gum disease can increase the risk of heart disease, hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke. To achieve your overall wellness goals, start with your mouth – it’s the gateway for your entire body
• Boosts your confidence: When you look great, you feel great. You get a renewed sense of confidence when you have a healthy smile. A beautiful, healthy smile boosts your confidence in personal and professional settings

Do you live in the Dallas area, are overdue for an exam and dental cleaning, and need a great dental team in Dallas, Texas? Has it been years since you had professional teeth cleaning? It’s never too late to put your dental health on track. Please call Dallas Laser Dentistry at (469) 838-5292 today. 

And, if you weren’t aware, our Preferred Patient membership program offers full preventive coverage, plus discounts on other services including cosmetic treatments, for a low monthly fee. Learn more at Learn More. 

Regular oral wellness visits save money, time, teeth, and possibly your life. 

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