Maintain Your Oral Health with Regular Cleanings and Checkups
Ensuring regular teeth cleanings and checkups is crucial for preserving your oral health, encompassing not just your teeth but also your gums and overall mouth health. Cleanings effectively eliminate plaque, tartar, and bacteria, thereby preventing decay, gum disease, and chronic bad breath. Hygienists can access areas that are challenging to reach with routine brushing and flossing at home. Through a comprehensive cleaning and examination, hygienists and dentists can monitor your oral health, identifying and addressing issues before they escalate into painful and costly problems.
Moreover, regular teeth cleanings contribute to a naturally whiter and brighter smile, without the need for bleaching treatments. They achieve this by:
- Eliminating plaque, a sticky substance containing bacteria that erodes enamel.
- Removing tartar build-up, hardened plaque that poses a risk of gum disease.
- Addressing stains from coffee, tea, or other sources.
- Assessing for signs of receding gums, chipped or broken teeth, and other indications of disease or infection.
By prioritizing routine cleanings and checkups, you not only maintain optimal oral health but also avoid potential pain and expense associated with untreated dental issues.
What To Expect At Your Teeth Cleaning Appointment
Gum Health
Your gums play a crucial role in supporting your teeth and enhancing your smile’s appearance. During your cleaning, we carefully examine your tongue, gums, teeth, and all other areas of your mouth, with a special focus on the gum line. This thorough assessment ensures optimal gum health, identifying any signs of inflammation or potential gum disease. Don’t worry, we’ll provide gentle guidance on improving your flossing habits if needed.
Clean, Clean Clean
Plaque, a soft and sticky film, accumulates on your teeth and can harden into tartar if not regularly cleaned with diligent brushing, flossing, and professional care. Tartar often develops in hard-to-reach areas like the gum line and appears darker in color. Our skilled hygienists use specialized tools to carefully scale away stubborn plaque and tartar, leaving your teeth feeling clean and refreshed. Once removed, we polish your teeth to eliminate stains and restore their natural gleam.
Dental Exam
Following your cleaning, it’s time for a thorough dental examination. Your dentist reviews your chart and x-rays, focusing on any problem areas or concerning patterns. Based on their findings, they may recommend further treatment or offer advice on how to prevent or address tooth decay, inflammation, or gum disease. We’re here to address any questions or concerns you may have, including any discomfort, sensitivity, or dental pain you’ve experienced. Your comfort and oral health are our top priorities.
Cost of Teeth Cleaning in St. Paul
Routine checkups and cleanings are vital for preventing dental problems, often covered extensively by most insurance companies every six months. For those without insurance, the cost typically ranges from $120 to $300 or more, especially for initial visits or prolonged intervals between cleanings.
Factors determining the actual cost of treatment include:
Your current oral health status.
Whether new x-rays are necessary.
The time required by the dental team to address your specific needs.
Equipment and supplies essential for comprehensive care.
We prioritize these routine appointments as they serve as a proactive measure to prevent more invasive treatments, mitigate dental discomfort, and promote your overall happiness and well-being. Your oral health is our utmost priority.
Contact us today
to schedule an initial consultation & exam.
Your consultation will include an examination of everything from your teeth, gums and soft tissues to the shape and condition of your bite. Generally, we want to see how your whole mouth looks and functions. Before we plan your treatment we want to know everything about the health and aesthetic of your smile, and, most importantly, what you want to achieve so we can help you get there.
Frequently Asked Questions
We would normally recommend coming in every 6 months to get your teeth cleaned and have a checkup. However, the dentist may recommend more frequent visits if you have a specific need.
Don’t wait! If you have any pain or discomfort in your mouth, call us right away! Cleanings are a good opportunity to prevent problems but are certainly not the only time to talk about them. Even if your problem seems minor, let us know now so we can fix it while it’s still minor.
Absolutely. Checkups are for your whole mouth. Gums, tongue, bones and all. If you wear dentures we still want to see you to ensure your dentures are in good shape and fit correctly and to examine the rest of your mouth and oral health.
Most dental cleanings last between 30 minutes to an hour on average, and are performed in a lying position in a comfortable dental chair.
Choose tartar-control toothpaste with fluoride. No matter how good you are with a toothbrush, dental floss is the only way to remove plaque between your teeth and keep tartar out of these hard-to-reach areas. Rinse daily. Use an antiseptic mouthwash daily to help kill bacteria that cause plaque. Additionally, electric toothbrushes are huge at helping to prevent tartar.
You can eat right away but nothing super hot like coffee, soup or hard like apple, chips for four hours.
Continuing to brush and floss your teeth after they have been cleaned is the best way to maintain the work your dentist has done. But, you need to wait to brush until that night if you had fluoride varnish applied.
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