The American Dental Association provides a series of informational resources, guidelines, and recommendations to help people maintain a healthy mouth. This includes advocating a routine dental checkup, performed by a professional dentist like Dr. Denise M. Walthour every six months. This important appointment typically starts with a thorough dental cleaning performed by one of ’s… Read more »
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The Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention of Tooth Decay
Tooth decay happens when a sticky white film called plaque forms on your teeth and produces acid which burrows into your tooth enamel, creating problematic dental issues like cavities, gum disease or abscesses. To some degree, tooth decay occurs a little bit every day, but we can hardly detect it. If decay has evolved to… Read more »
Having a Dental Exam and Cleaning Every Six Months Is Important for Maintaining a Healthy Mouth
Your mouth is a very complex part of the body with many different elements, organs, and tissues that work together, allowing you to process the food you eat, speak clearly and make a wide range of facial expressions. If an oral health malady befalls one element of your mouth it can alter your oral function,… Read more »
Why Dental Cleanings are Extremely Important
If you are one who thinks that a dental cleaning, or a six-month checkup, is simply not necessary, our dentist is here to tell you otherwise. There are many reasons why these professional cleanings are extremely important, and we are happy to tell you why. First, the professional teeth cleanings we provide successfully eliminate the… Read more »