Spring is in the air, which means that it’s time for people to stop procrastinating and start tidying up wherever they can! That could entail sorting your closets or dusting shelves, but have you considered that your teeth could also use a spring cleaning?
If you haven’t been to the dentist for a cleaning in a while, you may want to consider what preventive care could do for you. Here are some reasons why a routine checkup or cleaning can make a big difference in the quality of your smile.
You Can Find Problems Early
Many of the most common oral health problems are degenerative, meaning that they only get worse with time if left untreated. This is obviously the case for serious conditions like oral cancer, but even some more easily manageable conditions benefit from getting early care.
Most people don’t think of gum disease as being incredibly severe, but if left untreated, it’s possible for the infection to begin to attack the bone tissue holding the teeth in place, potentially even leading to tooth loss in some cases. Getting regular dental care can give you the ability to catch these conditions before they can become that serious.
Use Your Insurance
Dental insurance works a little bit differently from health insurance. Dental insurance covers different varieties of care at different rates, with preventive care being paid for at a much higher percentage than fillings, root canals, and other sorts of restorative treatments.
By getting regular preventive care, you can get the treatment you need and make the best use of your dental insurance.
Look and Feel your Best
While there are some ways that regular cleanings can measurably help you, like reducing your chances for disease or saving you money, there are some equally important ways that it’s useful that are much harder to measure.
While you can’t put a dollar value on it, it’s worth acknowledging that being nice and clean after a dental cleaning just feels nice. If you want your oral health to be its best, a spring cleaning could be just what you need!
About Our Practice
At White Clay Dental Associates, we’re happy to be able to offer our patients the latest in oral medicine to treat a wide variety of problems. No matter your age or the issue that you’re facing, we’re happy to do what we can to help you. And if the experiences of our patients over our last 50 years of practice are to be believed, we can do a whole lot!
If you have any questions about the benefit of spring cleaning, we can be reached at our website or by phone at (302) 731-4225.