If you want to make sure that you have healthy teeth and gums, you should visit our Dove Family Dentistry practice twice a year to see our dentist, Dr. Joseph Dove or Dr. Anthony Polk. You will also want to make sure that you have a teeth cleaning when you come to the office of our Memphis dentist for dental checkups.
In order to have healthy gums, it is important that you have teeth cleanings on a periodic basis to remove all plaque and tartar from your teeth. Even with the very best at-home teeth cleaning regimen, some plaque will always stay on teeth. Once plaque is allowed to stay on teeth for even a short amount of time it will turn into tartar. Tartar is a hard and mineralized substance which will tightly adhere to your teeth. When tartar stays on teeth it encourages the development of deep pockets to form between the teeth and gums. Plaque, tarter, bacteria, and food debris will gather in these pockets and infection will form. At this point you will have gum disease which can threaten the health of your teeth, and even the health of your entire body. Infection from gum disease can travel down to the jawbone as well as to other areas of your mouth and cause teeth to loosen and fall out. Infection can also spread through the bloodstream to other parts of your body and serious medical health issues can result. The best way to prevent these problems from occurring is with regular teeth cleanings at the office of our Memphis dentist. When you have teeth cleanings at our dental practice it will also help to ensure that you develop fewer cavities since cavity-causing acids that are found in the plaque are thoroughly removed from your teeth during cleanings.
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