How visiting your dentist in Naples, Florida regularly can protect your smile
You need to do preventive maintenance on everything; your house, your car, and your health, which includes your dental health. Visiting your dentist regularly can help keep dental issues small, easily treatable, and less expensive. If you let dental issues go, they can turn into real dental problems, causing you pain and money.
Dr. J.W. Valentine of Eagle Creek Dentistry in Naples, Florida offers complete dental care services, including initial and regular dental examinations to protect your smile.
So, just how often should you visit your dentist? Visiting your dentist twice a year can keep you smiling. You will also visit the dental hygienist during this time, to clean your teeth and monitor your gums and bone levels, protecting you from the gum and periodontal disease.
These are just a few examples of what can happen when you don’t come in regularly to see your dentist:
- If you have a small cavity that goes untreated, it can turn into a larger cavity needing a larger filling or a crown.
- If you have a large cavity that goes untreated, it can turn into the need for a root canal or even a tooth extraction.
- If you have red, painful gums that bleed when you brush and it goes untreated, it can turn into gum disease, which may require additional treatment.
- If you have gum disease that goes untreated, it can turn into an infection in the bone that supports your teeth, giving you periodontal disease, which can require extensive treatment.
- If you have periodontal disease that goes untreated, it can turn into loose teeth that may need to be removed.
- If you have teeth removed, you will need to look into tooth replacement in the form of dental appliances, bridgework, or dental implants.
Regular visits to your dentist twice a year are important to the health of your smile. You want to protect your smile because it is the first thing people notice when they meet you. To find out more about preventive, restorative, and cosmetic dental services, call Dr. J.W. Valentine of Eagle Creek Dentistry in Naples, Florida at (239) 417-6453. Call now!