If you want to make sure that your teeth stay clean and your gums stay healthy, then you will want to come to our dental practice, Dove Family Dentistry, to see our dentist for periodic dental checkups. While at our office to see our Memphis dentist, you will also want to have a teeth cleaning to make sure that your gums stay healthy, and that your teeth stay clean.
Clean teeth and healthy gums go hand-in-hand. This is because gum disease develops when teeth have a lot of plaque and tartar built up on them. When these materials are present on your teeth, they will encourage the development of deep pockets to form between your teeth and gums. When this occurs, plaque, tartar, bacteria, and food debris will all gather in the deep pockets and gum infection will form. When a patient has gum disease, it threatens their teeth because infection from gum disease can travel down to the jawbone. This can cause teeth to loosen and even fall out. Infection from gum disease can even travel through the patient’s bloodstream to other parts of their body. Gum disease has been associated with the development of heart problems or even high blood pressure. For all these reasons it is important that you see our Memphis dentists for dental checkups, during which time he will be able to check for gum disease.
Our two expert dentists are Dr. Joseph Dove and Dr. Anthony Polk. During a dental exam our dentist will check your gums as part of your checkup to see if they are healthy. If your gums are just beginning to show signs of gum disease, you will have what is referred to as periodontitis. At this point, our dentist will most likely recommend that you have several teeth cleanings over the coming months to make sure that your gums return to good health. If deep pockets have formed between your teeth and gums, you will have gum disease. Our dentist will most likely recommend that you have a periodontal scaling and root planing treatment which will help your gums become healthy again. This treatment is like a deep cleaning for your gums during which time all infected material is removed from the deep pockets in the gums; this allows the gums to heal. Teeth cleanings also keep your teeth healthier by helping to prevent cavities. By removing plaque and bacteria from your teeth, you are helping to ensure that tooth decay will not develop. For appointment to see our Memphis dentist for a checkup, or to come to our practice for a teeth cleaning, contact us today.
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