What Happens
WHEN YOU NEGLECT
Professional
Teeth Cleanings
People tend to neglect professional
teeth cleanings for a variety of reasons.
You might have stopped visiting the
dentist during the pandemic.
Or, you may just dread the feeling
of the dental tools scraping your teeth.
Getting back on track with your teeth
cleaning schedule helps you avoid
the following dental problems.
Plaque Starts
to Build Up
and Turn
Into Tartar
Food that gets left on your teeth
breaks down into a sticky substance
called plaque.
Tooth brushing helps remove
a large amount of plaque.
The bristles still can’t reach every
surface of most teeth, though.
Plaque that gets left behind hardens
into tartar.
This rock-like substance needs
professional tools to remove
it from your teeth.
You Have
Bad Breath
You can brush and floss all you want,
but any food residue left behind can
contribute to bad breath.
Bacteria builds up in your mouth when
the food begins to break down.
This often happens between
your teeth and below the gum line
where it is harder to clean.
Dental tools get down into the crevices
to remove the stinky bacteria.
Your Teeth
Start
to Decay
Plaque and tartar that sits on your teeth
too long erode the enamel.
As this happens, you may notice that
you have spots of decay developing.
If the decay gets too deep, you could be
facing a painful cavity.
Your Teeth
Accumulate
Stains
That whirring sound you hear during
your dental cleaning is just
the polishing tool.
This painless part of a cleaning allows
the hygienist to gently buff and polish
the surface of your teeth.
Doing so can help to remove surface
stains and brighten up your smile.
Gum Disease
Starts
Progressing
Bacterial buildup along your gum line
can quickly accumulate between
dental cleanings.
If you go too long without removing it,
then you could be facing a diagnosis
of gum disease.
Regular dental cleanings help to prevent
gum disease from developing.
In some cases, you might even be able
to reverse gum disease by following
a special dental cleaning plan.
Teeth Cleanings
Take Longer
If the prospect of sitting in the dentist’s
chair makes you squirm, then try
not to skip a cleaning.
Scraping off all of that accumulated
plaque and tartar takes more time
when you rarely go to the dentist.
Once you’ve had your teeth
professionally cleaned, you can expect
future cleanings to go much faster.
You Could Miss
an Early Warning
for Oral Cancer
Professional teeth cleanings are often
combined with oral exams.
Your dentist or hygienist will naturally
take note of any changes that they
notice in your mouth.
Since most people go for cleanings
at least twice a year, you open up more
opportunities to catch oral cancer early.
There’s no time like the present
for getting your teeth cleaned.
If it’s been awhile, then let us know.
We can offer you reassurance about
our safety procedures.
Making your teeth cleanings
as comfortable as possible
is our personal mission.
We look forward to seeing you
come in for your regular visits again.
Noble Dental Care is a family-oriented
dental care clinic. Dr. Scott and his
staff care about you and your health.
Give us the opportunity to give you
the smile of your dreams.
Call us for an appointment
at (480) 820-3515.