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Cleanings and Exams

While home maintenance is essential, regular cleanings and examinations are necessary to maintain a healthy mouth. A professional cleaning will remove plaque and tartar. Tartar is plaque that has hardened and can be above or below the gum line. Your teeth will also be polished which removes plaque and stain.

A comprehensive dental examination will be performed by your dentist at your regular check up which will include:

• Gum disease evaluation
• Oral cancer screening
• Evaluation of restorations
• Tooth decay evaluation, which may include the use of Diagnodent
• Evaluation of x-rays for decay, tumors, cysts, and bone loss

DIAGNOdent® Dental Cavity Detector: This allows the doctors to use the diagnostic power of a laser to determine if teeth have dental decay on the chewing surfaces of the tooth. This, combined with the other traditional systems, allows us to detect decay when it is considerably easier to repair. This results in easier, faster, and hopefully more comfortable dental treatment for patients.

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