With family dentistry, we offer an array of treatments to prevent the onset of common oral health issues, or to address them before they leave your smile at risk for major discomfort or tooth loss. In today’s blog, your Virginia Beach, VA, dentist takes a look at our family dental treatment options.
Checkups
A checkup can help you enjoy optimal oral health by allowing us to identify and address them in the very early stages. With a digital x-rays and intraoral cameras, our team can pinpoint the presence of tooth decay, infection, gingivitis, and gum disease. We also screen for oral cancer, and for kids, make sure teeth are erupting properly to limit misalignment. You should have one every six months and if you haven’t scheduled one yet in 2023, now is a great time to see our office for an exam. We can conduct one for kids, teens, adults, and seniors alike, so everyone in your family enjoys optimal oral health for years to come.
Dental Cleanings
A dental cleaning is essential for good family dentistry, and helps fight bad breath, teeth stains, cavities, infection, and even gingivitis and gum disease by removing all harmful plaque and tartar buildup every six months. We suggest these for people of all ages, and remove the buildup thoroughly and gently with an ultrasonic scaling device and a pick. We next polish the teeth to ensure a brighter appearance and a smooth surface on your smile.
Perio Cleanings
When you have the symptoms of gingivitis or the early stages of gum disease, such as sore, red gums that bleed when you brush and floss, we can help manage the issue with a perio cleaning. Using an ultrasonic scaling device and a manual device, we will remove buildup from the teeth and roots. This could take one visit, or up to four, it all depends on the extent and severity of your plaque and tartar buildup. We then polish the teeth and help manage the disease with routine cleanings every three to four months.
Stopping Bruxism
If you grind your teeth or clench them on a nightly basis, this could damage your smile and leave teeth vulnerable to decay and infection. You could also experience pain in your face, jaw, and head, and develop negative impacts on the appearance of your teeth. To bring relief and prevent further damage, our team could offer a custom oral appliance. Worn as you sleep, this repositions the jaw to address the factors behind your grinding, and also puts a barrier between the upper and lower set to prevent further damage to your smile. Our team can also repair teeth with dental bonding and custom crowns.
Treating TMJ Disorder
TMJ disorder is an oral health issue in which poor bite balance strains the jaw joints to create triple opening and closing your mouth fully. TMJ dysfunction is also linked to headache, jaw pain, popping or clicking in the jaw, and pain in the face and neck. To offer treatment with precision, our team will use TruDenta® technology to create detailed digital scans of your bite to assess how pressure is distributed. We then create an oral appliance that corrects the balance of the bite and improves overall function, so you avoid worsening pain and enjoy better bite balance. This can also help fight symptoms like tinnitus, chronic dizziness, and other TMJ-related discomforts.
Sleep Apnea Solutions
Do you have trouble resting at night? If you wake up gasping for air or choking, or if you have chronic snoring, this could mean the presence of sleep apnea. With sleep apnea, as you rest soft tissues in your throat and the back of your mouth collapses and cuts off airflow. You stop breathing briefly until the brain wakes you. While you may not remember waking up each time, this can happen hundreds of times in a night, so you’re sleep deprived and irritable the next day, and have trouble concentrating. Eventually, this could lead to issues with your immune system and heart health. But with a custom oral appliance, we can shift the position of your jaw to ease symptoms and help you rest without interruption.
If you have any questions about our approach to family dentistry, then contact our team today to schedule your next visit. We want to help you and your family smile with confidence and enjoy optimal oral health for years to come.
Family Dentistry In Virginia Beach, VA
Our team offers care to help people of all ages enjoy optimal oral health. Call Absolute Dental Care in Virginia Beach, VA at 757-428-7440 to schedule an appointment for your family soon!
