Blog Series – Maintenance

The dentist can only help you help yourself. Think of regular maintenance as a protection of your investment of yourself. A six monthly visit is a regular reminder of the importance of your mouth. A regular professional clean ensures that any areas missed by your own cleaning are picked up by the dentist. Cleaning techniques may need to be corrected. It’s a time to discuss new treatments or other options that can be used to improve your mouth. This can include bleaching, veneers, crowns and implants. All this is to try and prevent crisis treatment and suffering. Decisions can be made over time, rather than in a stressful situation. This makes for not only a happy patient but also very happy dentists and staff! Maintenance extends to checking that dentures still fit and bite well. The clasps may need to be tightened. The dentures may themselves need to be cleaned. Occlusal splints need to be checked for fit and to ensure the bite is still even. Always bring dentures, splints and other appliances for the dentist to check.

Remember there is only one version of one. What God gives is free, what man gives costs, so please maintain you and a team effort is even better!

Enjoy the series:

• 5 Rings of Dentistry New Year’s Resolution
• Maintenance
• Sue on the advantages of regular cleans
• Welcome to Seymour Dental – Maintenance
• Bad breath – The dental prevention and treatment – Part 2
• Stop overbrushing!
• Denture maintenance – Item no. 741-754
• Care of occlusal splints

Next week: Blog Series – Customer Satisfaction