Developing good oral hygiene is just as important as regular visits to Dr. Timothy Adams in Indianapolis, IN. It's a preventative measure, maybe the most important, that prevents a lot of dental issues, or stops them from spreading altogether.
What should your oral care routine consist of?
- Have a baby? Well, you're in luck. Dr. Adams advises patients to bring in their child between 1-2 years to start acclimating them to a dentist's office. This eliminates any future problems concerning a refusal to attend routine checkups, professional dental cleanings, or simple procedures like receiving sealants.
- Dr. Adams provides patients uses an intraoral camera. It is a diagnostic tool that enables him to see hard-to-see areas in the mouth from a series of real-time images displayed on a monitor. This technology helps catch problems during their early stages. Your Indianapolis dentist also uses x-rays to take high-resolution images of teeth to detect dental issues with precision and stores images in your dental records file.
- Routine cleanings at the dentist's office and proper dental hygiene at home are a must for keeping teeth healthy. Visiting your dentist for professional dental cleanings helps remove plaque and tar buildup on tooth surfaces and under the gumline. This prevents bacteria festering and eroding teeth, or causing gum disease. Your at-home care isn't as deep of a cleaning, but brushing and flossing on a regular basis eliminates harmful bacteria until those biannual professional cleanings can be completed.
Would you like to speak with your dentist about developing good oral care?
If you would like to learn more about what you can do to boost your dental care, call Dr. Timothy Adams in Indianapolis, IN, at (317) 580-9222.
