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Proactive Dentistry for Healthy Teeth and Gums

When it comes to oral health, practicing proactive dentistry is essential. If you aren’t diligent about oral health care you will pay the price with tooth decay and gum disease.

Being proactive means preventing things before they happen. As they say, “Prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

According to Northwest Center for Dentistry brushing twice and flossing once a day is a good start, but there is much more when it comes to being proactive with oral health care.

Proactive Dentistry in Kalispell

While it all starts with brushing twice and flossing once each day proactive dental care also means twice yearly professional cleanings. In addition, your Kalispell family dentist recommends yearly dental checkups.

Of course if you are prone to tooth decay and gum disease more frequent cleanings and checkups may be just what Dr. Cameron Clark ordered.

What is Gum Disease?

Gum disease is the main reason adults lose teeth. However, these days it seems as if that age is declining with more men and women losing teeth in their late twenties and early thirties. According to the experts it’s because of poor oral hygiene habits. It’s also because of a lack of proactive dentistry.

Gum disease happens when food particles and bacteria build up on teeth and gums. People who don’t brush and floss as they should are susceptible to not only plaque, but tartar as well.

Technically referred to as calculus, tartar is the hard stuff that can only be removed by your family dentist in Kalispell.

If left to its own devices, tartar will eat away at the gums and bone. If that happens you will notice shifts in the way your teeth are positioned. If left untreated you will also notice lose teeth.

If proper care isn’t taken those lose teeth could become lost teeth. Again, proper care means proactive dentistry for your entire chewing system.

Be Proactive with Gum Disease

While some people have no signs of gum disease others will. Check for bleeding when you blush and floss and also inspect your toothbrush for blood. Both of these are symptoms of gingivitis or the more serious periodontal disease.

Other signs that you may be suffering from gum disease include chronic bad breath, lose and lost teeth.

Only Northwest Center can tell for sure if you are dealing with gingivitis, which is curable, or the more serious periodontitis. Periodontitis is easily controlled by your dentist, but is not curable.

If you would like to be more proactive with dental care become a patient of Dr. Cameron Clark.

Dr. Clark and his team are dedicated to your oral health and practice proactive dentistry for every member of your family.

Call or send a direct message and schedule an appointment today.

 

 

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