Brookview Dental

Routine Dentistry

Routine dental and hygiene appointments help to prevent tooth decay and gum disease by removing plaque and tartar buildup. They can also resolve common oral issues, such as providing fillings once a cavity has already formed. Plus, it’s worth having early detection of oral conditions, such as oral cancer, via routine check-ups to avoid this becoming more serious and painful.

Regular check-ups

The preventative powers of routine dentistry

Maintaining regular dental appointments contributes significantly to long-term oral health and prevents more complex and costly treatments in the future. Routine dentistry can help identify and treat cavities before they become more severe, and it can prevent further tooth decay. Professional cleaning removes plaque and tartar that can lead to gum disease, a condition that, if left untreated, may result in tooth loss and other health complications.

  • Identify early signs of tooth decay, gum disease, and oral cancer
  • Allows for prompt minor treatment before issues become severe
  • Professional cleanings remove plaque that daily brushing and flossing might miss
  • Routine visits often include fluoride treatments and sealants
  • Help you avoid more serious health complications

Our Treatment Process

1. Your Consultation

Our dentist will examine your mouth and talk to you about any oral problems you may have been having. Identifying problems such as cavities, gum disease, and oral cancer at their inception, making treatment easier, less invasive, and often more cost-effective.

Our Treatment Process

2. Your Treatment

Following a visual inspection X-rays may be taken to get a detailed view of the teeth and jawbone. Our dentists can also clean your teeth to remove plaque and tartar buildup, or sort out any minor oral issues, such as simple cavities.

Our Treatment Process

3. Aftercare

The dentist will discuss the findings of their oral examination with you and provide any recommendations for further treatment or preventive care. Following a filing, you’ll be given more specific aftercare guidance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your Questions Answered

  • Routine dentistry encompasses regular dental check-ups and preventive care aimed at maintaining optimal oral health. It typically involves dental hygiene, examinations, and x-rays to detect potential issues early. These visits allow dentists to remove plaque and tartar, assess gum health, and screen for oral cancer, as well as clear up minor issues. By focusing on prevention, routine dentistry can help you avoid more serious dental problems, saving you time, discomfort, and money in the long run. Regular dental care is essential for preserving a healthy smile and supporting overall well-being.

  • Our dentists employ a variety of techniques to maintain and restore your smile. Dental hygiene appointments remove plaque and tartar, preventing decay and gum disease. Fillings repair cavities by clearing out decay and sealing the tooth with durable materials. Fluoride treatments strengthen enamel, making teeth more resistant to acid attacks. For more extensive decay, or other serious oral problems that are detected during your appointment, you’ll need to make another appointment for your specific treatment to be carried out.

  • Routine check ups help with the early detection of issues like cavities, gum disease, and oral cancer, ensuring timely treatment. Having routine procedures when the dentist believes them to be necessary, can prevent more serious problems occurring with your teeth and gums. Everyone benefits from routine dentistry.

  • Common procedures that get carried out routinely include check ups, hygienist sessions, fillings and preventive measures like fluoride treatments and sealants. They can take from 15-40 minutes, depending on the complexity of any minor procedures that are being carried out.

  • Denplan can remove the psychological burden of emergency dental costs and help you spread the payments of any more expensive procedures you need or want.

  • After a dental hygienist appointment with our hygienist, your teeth should look whiter. After a filling, the affected tooth will be strengthened, and the pain or sensitivity it caused you previously should be gone. If you had begun to show the very early signs of gum disease, you’ll be give advice on how to proceed in your daily brushing to restore them to health.

  • We will always apply measures to make any treatment you have pain-free. We might use local anaesthetic for pain relief, depending on the most appropriate option. This will be discussed with you beforehand.

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To maintain and improve the health of your teeth and gums, why not get an oral MOT by booking a routine dentistry appointment with us.


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