Preventive dentistry is an approach to dental care based on the principle that most of the problems occurring in the mouth can usually be prevented.
What is Preventative Dentistry?
Here at TOPS Dental Care, we think the best way to help you achieve and maintain good oral health is to focus on preventive dentistry.
But what exactly is it?
Preventive dentistry is an approach to dental care based on the principle that most of the problems occurring in the mouth can usually be prevented.
This means that for each particular issue there are risk factors and if the risk factors are kept under control the issue can usually be avoided.
Reducing dental decay
If we consider dental decay as an example, dental decay is responsible for a variety of treatment types, be it repairing a decayed tooth with a simple filling, carrying out root canal therapy on a tooth where the dental decay has extended to the nerve of the tooth to cause severe toothache or a dental abscess, or extracting a tooth where the decay has caused so much damage that it cannot be saved.
Some important risk factors for dental decay are: frequent consumption of sugary or acidic foods and drinks, poor oral hygiene, impaired manual dexterity, genetic predisposition to dental decay.
Some risk factors cannot be changed, for example, the genetic predisposition to a given disease.
However, by focusing on the risk factors that can be controlled, it is possible to reduce the likelihood of developing tooth decay, or even eliminate the problem altogether.
In our example, reducing the frequency of dietary sugar and acid intake, adopting good oral hygiene habits including brushing twice daily with a fluoride toothpaste (before breakfast and last thing before going to bed), cleaning between the teeth with an interdental brush daily will prevent or at least dramatically reduce the chances of dental decay.
Understanding the root cause
At TOPS Dental Care, our team of professionals are highly trained in identifying the causes of the problems you encounter, whether these are related to dental decay, gum disease, teeth grinding, or dental trauma.
Our focus on prevention means that we carry out regular tests and monitor potential issues to detect possible risks early and give you useful preventive advice. We also carry out regular screenings for mouth cancer for all our patients.
We like to give you practical knowledge and skills suited to your particular circumstances.
You can take these home and start applying them safe in the knowledge that you will be adopting habits that will transform your oral health for the better.
Open to Everyone
Preventive dentistry makes private dentistry affordable to everyone at TOPS Dental Care, and this is because this approach leads to less need for active treatment and the higher costs usually associated with it.
If you like our approach to dental care, we would be delighted to help you achieve and maintain the oral health you deserve.
We welcome new patients who want to join on a pay-as-you go basis or register on one of our monthly payment plans to spread the cost of their dental care. The payment plans cover regular dental examinations and hygiene visits, as well as a discount on the treatments available at the practice.
Get in touch
If you would like to contact us for more information about the practice or to book an appointment, please call us or send us a message and we will reply to you.
Best wishes!
The TOPS Dental Care Team