Preventative Care

Preventive care of the teeth comes down to not the process but the result. It is not the use of a toothbrush or floss or what ever tool that is used but at the end of the daily treatment, the teeth must be carefully assessed for complete bacteria or plaque removal. It is the quality of the daily cleaning effort and not the repetition that is critical. We encourage and guide our patients for improved dental health. We teach the parameters of what is necessary to have a healthy dentition. In this day of modern medicine, immune suppressants are being used to help with various disease processes ranging from arthritis to cancers. These patients have to do an even better job of plaque reduction to preserve their teeth, but it can be done.