Here at Liverpool Dental Implant and Aesthetic Dental Spa we not only provide amazing cosmetic treatments for our Liverpool patients, we also ensure that their teeth, mouth and gums are in the very best of health.
Visiting the dentist every 6 months will allow your dentist to keep an eye on the health of your mouth and notice any changes quickly, after which they will be able to treat them swiftly, before any lasting damage is made.
Why are dental check-ups so important?
Problems such as tooth decay and gum disease begin unnoticed. In the case of tooth decay no pain will be felt until the infection has eaten through your dental enamel and dentin and infested the inner dental chamber. This will often mean that the tooth must be treated using root canal treatment, or it will have to be removed. Gum disease may start as some mild bleeding when you brush your teeth, but can soon spread to the rest of your mouth, causing pain and tooth loss.
You dentist can spot even the smallest signs of decay and disease and will use preventative treatments such as fillings, periodontal cleaning and fluoride sealants.
Dental check-ups and oral cancer screening
Another disease your dentist can check for is oral cancer. The number of oral cancer cases rose to 6,000 in 2011 and it is thought these numbers could get even bigger. Risk factors for oral cancer include drinking, smoking and the HPV virus. Symptoms include white and red patches found within the mouth, sores that take a long time to heal and pain in the neck or back of the throat.
If caught in the early stages treatments are 90% successful, however, if the problem is allowed to progress this drops to 50%.
It is therefore imperative that you visit your dentist every 6 months, so they will be able to spot and prevent these diseases and conditions from developing.
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