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Why Do I Need Regular Dental Cleaning and Exams?

  • July 24, 2018
  • 4:36 pm
  • Dental Care, Dental Education, FAQ
  • Cavities, Dental Health, FAQ, Gum Disease, Plaque, Prevent, Prevention, Smile
  • Parkcrest Dental Group

The American Dental Association recommends that every person visit the dentist at least twice a year for a regular exam and professional cleaning. Even for people who take great care of their teeth, regular visits to the dentist can prevent small and hidden problems from becoming major issues. The experienced and trusted team at Parkcrest Dental Group is dedicated to the health and wellbeing of every patient who comes to us. Read on to learn how we can help you maintain your oral hygiene with regular dental cleaning and exams.

Keep Your Smile Healthy and Beautiful

Great dental health is a marathon, not a sprint. With a good daily dental care routine and regular cleaning and exams from your dentist, you will be able to prevent many dental health problems before they start.

Prevent Plaque

Preventing plaque from building up and becoming a problem is a daily battle. Every day plaque made of bacteria, food debris, and saliva forms on your teeth, tongue and gums. Plaque protects the bacteria while they eat away small holes in the enamel of your teeth, resulting in cavities. Even for people with a great daily dental care routine, plaque can build up in difficult to reach places. If plaque sticks around long enough, it hardens into tartar, which often can’t be removed by daily brushing and flossing.

Related Post: Plaque Staining Products For Pediatric Dental Health

Prevent Cavities

Cavities start out as small problems when bad bacteria form a colony of plaque and begin eating a small hole in your tooth enamel. But cavities can lead to very big problems, eventually requiring root canals, crowns, or even tooth extraction. The friendly experts at Parkcrest Dental Group are here to make sure small problems don’t become big problems. We will treat cavities if they have already formed, but we definitely prefer to prevent cavities from forming in the first place!

Related Post: Parkcrest Dental Group: How Do Cavities Happen?

Prevent Gum Disease

With regular checkups, Parkcrest Dental Group can ensure that any signs of gum disease are treated immediately, so you can avoid costly and painful problems down the road. Plaque can be removed, and cavities can be filled, but gum disease can result in dental health problems that can have lasting effects on your dental health and your whole body health as well.

Save Time and Money

Keeping your smile healthy and beautiful doesn’t just make you feel confident and happy, it can also save you lots of money. Untreated dental health issues quickly go from minor fixes that can be taken care of during a regular visit to major procedures that may require a large investment of money and time.

Regular dental cleaning and exams will prevent serious health problems, so plan ahead and save, so you can spend your time and money having fun with friends and family, smiling beautifully the whole time!

We Are Happy to See You Smile at Parkcrest Dental Group

We understand that life can get busy, but it is still important to visit your dentist at least twice a year to protect the health and beauty of your smile. At Parkcrest Dental Group, the overall oral health of you and your family is our number one priority. Contact us today to schedule your next visit!

Meet Some Dentists in Springfield, MO

Dr. Stuart Scott (top left) is our pediatric dentist. He earned his degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry before completing a two-year residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Steven Harrison (top right) is board-certified by the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Harrison, our orthodontist, graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. He’s been with Parkcrest Dental Group since 1986.

Dr. Chanin Ropka (center left) attended UMKC before joining the United States Navy, where she served as the only dentist on board the USS Germantown and at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Ropka began at Parkcrest Dental in 2001.

Dr. Daniel Fannin (center right) graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry in 1997. He completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency in 1998 before joining Parkcrest Dental Group that same year.

Dr. Steven C. Sponenberg (bottom left) has been a Springfieldian his entire life. He graduated from Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2004 before joining Parkcrest Dental Group immediately after.

Dr. Jason Hall (bottom right) is also a native Springfieldian. He earned his DDS from the University of Missouri at Kansas City Dental School in 1997. He came to Parkcrest Dental Group in 2010. Dr. Hall’s father, Stan, is also a dentist.

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