Preventive Care

Preventive Dental Care

Keeping your teeth for a lifetime is a collaborative effort between you and our dental experts. One of the most effective strategies for prolonging the health of your teeth is to take proactive measures to prevent the onset of disease through preventive dental care services.
Preventive dental care encompasses a range of actions and services designed to protect teeth from dental diseases. These measures not only focus on preventing dental caries but also aim to avoid periodontal diseases, which represent a significant cause of tooth loss.
At Dulwich Dental Office, we offer comprehensive services to ensure you stay ahead of dental diseases and maintain your natural smile for life. We believe that preventive care is essential for sustaining dental health.
Preventive dental care services are included in the NHS treatment bundles and covered by insurance.

Benefits of Preventive Dental Care Services

1. Provide tips for avoiding dental diseases if you show a high risk of a specific disease.Catch early progressing diseases, such as oral cancer and dental caries, which provide a better outcome.
2. Saves money by preventing disease inset, which may progress to more complicated problems requiring sophisticated treatment
3. Maintain your teeth longer.
4. Reduce the number of dental visits required for more complicated dental procedures.
5. Provide a pleasant dental experience as preventing dental diseases spares you from annoying dental pain.
6. It helps improve overall health, as dental diseases may increase one’s predisposition to certain health conditions, such as heart problems.

Dulwich Dental Office Preventive Dental Care Services

With over 50 years of experience, our award-winning clinic proudly provides top-rated preventive dental care services to help you maintain your natural teeth longer. Our dental experts possess extensive knowledge of various preventive techniques, enabling them to recommend the most effective routines and measures for optimal oral health. Preventive care services offered at our clinic include:

Routine Check-Up

It is essential to schedule regular check-up visits at least every six months. During these visits, our dental professionals will examine your teeth and gums for any early signs of developing dental caries or gum inflammation. In some cases, where there is a high risk of developing dental diseases, the frequency of check-ups may increase to every three months.

Routine X-rays

Routine X-rays are a valuable tool for assessing the health of oral tissues that are not visible through clinical examination, such as the jawbone and tooth roots. These X-rays can detect early-stage caries and the presence of bone resorption. Additionally, X-rays provide crucial information about tooth morphology and the surrounding anatomical structures, which can influence treatment decisions.

Oral hygiene counselling and Tips:

Our dental experts will create a customised oral health plan that addresses the frequency of brushing and flossing, recommends the most suitable oral hygiene tools, and educates you on proper brushing techniques.
Depending on your specific condition, additional care tips, such as using mouthwashes, may be incorporated into your routine.
Our dental professionals may also offer dietary advice to help reduce your susceptibility to dental caries, especially if you have a high incidence of cavities.

Cleaning and Polishing:

One essential procedure for preventive dental care is professional teeth cleaning and polishing performed by our experts.
This process effectively removes plaque and tartar that accumulate on the surface of the teeth and are difficult to remove through regular oral hygiene practices. Professional teeth cleaning is essential for preserving periodontal health and reducing caries risk.

Preventive Care Solutions:

This includes the application of topical fluoride and using fissure sealants to increase the tooth’s resistance to decay.
Fluoride is a mineral that, when bound with the tooth structure results in a mineral structure that is more resistant to caries. Not only can fluoride increase tooth resistance to decay, but it can also re-mineralize tooth structure affected by early caries to reverse it.
Naturally, the grinding surface of your back teeth (molars) has pits and fissures. These pits and fissures can help food accumulate and can be difficult to clean, so they represent a primary location for bacterial buildup and caries initiation. Fissure sealants are a coat applied to these fissures to seal them and avoid food and plaque accumulation.

Construction of Protective Devices:

One of the important features of preventive dental care is to prevent future dental diseases that can be caused by a bad habit such as bruxism or thumb sucking.
This includes the fabrication of certain devices such as mouthguards, nightguards, and thumb-sucking devices.
If you are playing contact sports such as boxing or exercising activities with high falling risk it is essential to protect your gums and teeth using a custom made mouthguard.
Nightguards are special trays fitted to cover your lower teeth during sleep to protect your teeth from wearing effects caused by bruxism.
Thumb sucking is a habit that starts after babies are born as a soothing mechanism. If this habit continues when teeth erupt, it may harm the teeth and the growing bone. A thumb-sucking device will prevent the comfortable sucking of the fingers and force the child to break that habit.

Early Cancer Detection

Oral cancer can present similarly to other oral conditions, such as ulcers or bleeding gums.
Therefore, it is crucial to thoroughly examine any lesions to rule out the possibility of cancer. While oral cancer is an aggressive disease, early diagnosis significantly increases the chances of survival. Timely detection of oral cancer can save lives.
Preventive dental care is a collaborative effort between you and our dental professionals, designed to maintain optimal oral health and ensure a radiant smile. Regular visits to our dental experts enable you to benefit from our top-rated preventive care services, helping you stay proactive in the fight against dental diseases.