Do you visit the dentist’s office regularly for cleanings and examinations? If it has been more than six months since your last visit, you should make an appointment to inspect your teeth for signs of tooth decay. When not removed, food and oral bacteria form plaques that can wear away at the surface of your […]
If it has been a while since you scheduled an appointment for cleaning and examining your teeth, consider a dental visit to help prevent and treat tooth decay. Routine cleanings assist your daily brushing and flossing habits by removing plaque and tartar deposits that are impossible to treat at home. When left alone, these deposits […]
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Are you attending regular dental examinations to inspect the health of your teeth and help prevent disease? When left untreated, tooth decay can cause serious damage to the enamel by forming cavities that continue to grow in size. This can eventually lead to total loss of your tooth or cause a painful infection of the […]
Do you regularly attend visits to your dentist every six months? Routine cleaning and examination allows us to inspect the efforts of your daily brushing and flossing and determine if the effects of tooth decay are present. When left untreated, food and bacteria deposits can form a sticky plaque that leads to the degradation of […]
When left untreated, cavities can cause substantial damage to the health of your enamel and make you vulnerable to additional complications such as a total loss of your tooth. If you ever feel uncomfortable about seeking treatment for tooth decay, know that meeting with your dentist regularly can help you to detect cavity formation early. […]
There are times when your Ankeny, IA dentist will have to recommend treatment for a problem after evaluating you in the course of a routine exam. The good news is that when cavities are found in their early stages, they can be treated through more conservative means. After decayed tissues are removed, we can follow […]
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Why is it so important that you focus on keeping your smile completely cavity-free? Even a small cavity is enough to cause permanent damage to your tooth structure. What that means is that even when a problem with decay is recognized early, it can result in irreversible harm. If you find yourself with a cavity, […]
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You might think of dental fillings as something you just have to receive when you have a cavity, we tell you that this is the treatment you need, and that’s where the details end. However, our Ankeny, IA team asks: Have you ever truly considered just how far-reaching the benefits of agreeing to this restoration […]
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You may not necessarily feel the urgency of seeing our Ankeny, IA team when your child needs a dental filling. Maybe you aren’t too worried about consistent dental checkups just yet because your child still has baby teeth (more on that later!), you may assume you have lots of time to treat tooth decay, and […]
You may figure that you can just ignore that cavity that we have diagnosed (or that you are fairly certain you have) for a while. In fact, it’s just decay, you think to yourself, and this is something that happens to lots of people! So, you probably have a while before it’s really that big of […]
