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Baseline Dental
Baseline Dental
Linda Newsome
Dental Hygiene/Preventative Care
Baseline Dental is committed to helping patients keep their regular periodontal maintenance and oral cancer examination appointments. Patients that maintain regular hygiene appointments and keep up with any needed dental treatment spend less money on dental care than patients who only see the dentist for
The American Dental Association recommends at least two dental check-ups and cleanings per year in the absence of periodontal disease. Regular dental cleanings are the best preventative way to ensure that your natural teeth last a lifetime. Dr. Newsome and her staff are very thorough to ensure that all tartar, plaque and calculus are removed in order to make your teeth look good, feel good and function well.
Effectiveness of fluoride in preventing cavities (tooth decay)
Patients are keeping their teeth longer, meaning that teeth are at risk over a patient’s lifetime for getting cavities (decay). Therefore the focus should not be the age of the patient. Professionally applied topical fluoride for the prevention and treatment of cavities need to be a lifetime regimen. In the analysis of several studies, the evidence is crystal clear that topical fluoride helps prevent cavities in adults. As patients have kept their teeth longer and have had their teeth restored, every margin or every restoration is at risk for recurrent decay. Topical fluoride helps these restorations not develop recurrent decay.
Tooth enamel is hard and porous. When you eat, acid forms on the outside of the tooth and seeps into the enamel pores. This demineralization process can produce a weak spot in the tooth’s surface. If unchecked, the enamel can decay and create a cavity. If the cavity is allowed to spread, it may penetrate the root and enter the pulp (nerve) chamber, causing an abscess and requiring root canal treatment. Fluoride helps prevent tooth decay by slowing the breakdown of enamel and speeding up the natural remineralization process.
Tooth Brushing
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Plaque is the thin filmy white coating that accumulates daily on the teeth and causes decay
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Brush your teeth thoroughly for two minutes at least twice a day to remove plaque
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Use a soft toothbrush and remember to replaced it every 3 to 4 months
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Use toothpaste with fluoride
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To help eliminate bad breath, brush the top surface of your tongue
Flossing
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Flossing removes plaque between your teeth where the toothbrush cannot reach
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Floss at least once a day
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Remember to use a floss threader if you have a fixed bridge
Children’s teeth begin forming before birth. As early as four months, the first primary, or baby teeth to erupt through the gums are the lower central incisors, followed closely by the upper central incisors. Although all twenty primary teeth appear by age three, the pace and order of their eruption varies.
Oral care should begin soon after baby’s birth. Gums should be cleaned after each feeding. You can begin brushing your child’s teeth as soon as they appear. Permanent teeth begin appearing around age six, starting with the first molars and lower central incisors. This process continues until approximately age 21. Adults have twenty eight permanent teeth or up to thirty two including the third molars (wisdom teeth).
Having good oral hygiene and regular dental visits will help prevent gingivitis (bleeding gums) which leads to periodontal disease. This will ensure a beautiful healthy smile.