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If you want to make sure that your teeth and gums stay healthy, you should come to our practice for periodic dental checkups, as well as for teeth cleanings. At our dental practice, A Plus Dental, PC, our Kings Highway dentist, Dr. Leonard Zhukovsky, will be able to provide you with the very best of dental care and treatments to meet all of your dental needs.
If you want to have healthy gums, you will need to have clean and healthy teeth. And, if you want to have healthy teeth, you will need to make sure that your gums stay healthy, as well. As you can see, teeth and gums clearly can affect the other’s health. Our Kings Highway dentist will be able to assess your gum health during each of your periodic dental exams. It is generally recommended that patients have a complete teeth cleaning everything six months so that there will not be any type of excessive tartar or plaque buildup on teeth. Even when the very best at-home dental cleaning regimen, some plaque will remain on teeth. When plaque remains on teeth for even a short amount of time, tartar will form. When tarter stays on teeth, it encourages the development of deep pockets to form between the teeth and gums. When this happens, tartar, plaque, bacteria, and food debris all gather in the deep pockets and infection forms. At this point you will have gum disease. Infection from gum disease can travel down to your jawbone and cause your teeth to loosen and even fall out. One of the most important things you can do to prevent gum disease is to make sure that you visit our practice to see our Kings Highway dentists for dental checkups and have periodic teeth cleanings at our office. When your teeth are professionally cleaned not only will they be less prone to developing cavities, but you will also be taking a big step toward preventing gum disease.
For an appointment to meet with our Kings Highway dentist for a dental exam, contact us today.
By Zhukovsky Dental
September 20, 2016
