Delaware Dental Services - General Dentistry
Prevention and Cleanings
In our Delaware dental office, we believe that preventative dental care is the foundation for optimum dental health. Our goal is to prevent disease and detect problems in the early stages when they are most easily treated.
Prevention services in our office include:
- Teeth/Dental Cleanings: we recommend that our patients visit us for dental cleanings twice each year. This allows us to remove any plaque and tartar build-up from our patients’ teeth. Even if you are the best brusher in the world, plaque and tartar still build up on your teeth and need to be removed professionally
- Full dental exams by an experienced dentist
- Oral cancer screenings: every dental exam includes an oral cancer screening. It is not possible for us to thoroughly check every area of our own mouths – so visiting us twice each year allows us to examine your mouth carefully to catch any sign of cancer as early as possible, making for a much better prognosis for our patients.
- Digital x-rays: this type of x-ray uses up to 90% less radiation traditional x-rays and allows us to have an instant picture of the teeth.
- Dental sealants: often children have ridges on the surfaces of their teeth, which if not brushed thoroughly can lead to cavities. Applying dental sealants to the tooth surface fills in the ridges and uneven surfaces, preventing cavities.
- Fluoride treatments: Flouride is a mineral that strengthens your teeth; so applying it annually as part of our dental cleaning and exam services can reduce the chances of cavities greatly.
- Mouthguard fabrication: Mouthguards protect your teeth from injury – we can make mouthguards for children playing sports, or for medical issues that benefit from extra protection or improved teeth or jaw placement.
Children’s Dentistry
We believe in building a strong foundation for a lifetime of good oral health. Our dental practice recommends twice per year check-ups starting around the child’s third birthday. Everyone at our Delaware dental office love to educate families about proper home dental care and healthy dietary habits.