Top 5 Reasons Why You Should See the Dentist Every 6 Months

Top 5 Reasons Why You Should See the
Dentist Every 6 Months

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If you’re afraid of the dentist’s chair, you’re not alone in this fear –
studies estimate that approximately 15% of Australians have a fear of
dentist visits. In this post, we’ll tell you why it’s absolutely necessary to
see a dentist every 6 months, no matter how anxious you might be.

Risk of Gum Disease Varies
5

Vulnerability to tooth decay differs at
various stages of life. For example, more
frequent check-ups are recommended for
children whose first permanent teeth have
come through, and less regular ones for
teens with more resilient teeth. While
regular dentist visits are important for
everyone regardless of age and lifestyle,
some may be at greater risk than others of
contracting gum disease.

Several factors can exacerbate this risk:
 Diabetes
 Grinding teeth
 Smoking
 Pregnancy
 Genetic predisposition due to family history
 Birth control
 Antidepressants
 Heart medicines and some other regular medication

This variation in lifestyle and other triggers means that rate of tartar
and plaque formation can differ vastly, and that you may be at greater
risk of dental diseases than you would have previously imagined.

Optimum Dental Hygiene can’t be Entirely
Achieved at Home4

Brushing twice a day, flossing regularly
and maintaining a healthy diet and
lifestyle are some ways to keep your teeth
healthy and strong. However, this is not
sufficient for optimum dental health.
Brushing and flossing can’t remove tartar,
which forms when plaque builds up and
hardens.

Dentists remove this tartar and plaque with specific tools in a process
known as scaling. Regular scaling ensures the prevention of several oral
diseases. Dentists will also assess the spaces between teeth and gums to
check for gum disease. This doesn’t mean that proper maintenance
should be ignored between dentist visits, it simply means that seeing a
dentist regularly will ensure every aspect of your dental health has been
covered.

There’s More to Dentist Visits Than Just
Cleaning3

A thorough dental examination does much
more than simply clean your teeth – it
involves a head and neck examination as
well as a clinical dental examination in
addition to dental cleaning. The head and
neck examination includes examining face
and neck, and checking the lymph nodes
and lower jaw joint movement to look for
any unusual indicators.

Apart from checking the condition of the teeth, gums, tongue, saliva and
bite during the clinical dental examination, many dentists will also look
for any signs of oral cancer, diabetes, and/or vitamin deficiencies.
Finally, your teeth will be cleaned and you will be sent home with a
reminder to return in another 6 months or less to ensure proper oral
and dental health is maintained. Regular visits to a dentist who will
perform comprehensive evaluations of your overall oral health are
absolutely necessary.

Dental Health Has Impacts on Overall Health
2

Tooth loss and poor dental hygiene is
directly related to inadequate diet and
nutrition. This in turn has direct links to
existing health conditions and general
health. Oral diseases not only severely
reduce wellbeing and quality of life, but
also act as points from which other
infections may spread throughout the
body.

Studies have shown links between oral infections and other conditions
such as heart and lung diseases, and respiratory infections, to name a
few. Bacteria from oral diseases result in an increased risk of heart
attacks or strokes by travelling to arteries in the heart and hindering
blood flow.

Breathing in bacteria from oral infections can also lead to other
infections such as pneumonia. The bottom line is that regular dental
visits ensure your oral health is maintained at a high level, which in turn
results in prevention of other related illnesses.

Prevention is Always Better Than Cure
1

Most teeth and gum diseases can be cured
completely, but why cure something that
could have been prevented in the first
place? Prevention makes much more
sense in terms of pain, hassle as well as
finances. Early stage gum and teeth
diseases can be identified and treated
with regular dental visits, which could
save you from procedures such as
extractions and root canals.

Not only that, but regular thorough dental examinations can check for
signs of vitamin deficiencies, oral cancer and a whole range of other
non-dental conditions such as those mentioned above. Visiting a dentist
every 6 months may just be critical in detection and prevention of more
complicated dental issues.

Here we’ve discussed the top five reasons why you should see the
dentist every six months. Dentist visits don’t have to be scary if you have
the right dentist. Call in to Healthy Smiles Dental Group at 03 9877
2035 or email us at info@healthysmiles.com.au for your free no-
obligation consultation!

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