PROFESSIONAL TEETH CLEANING SERVICES IN RICHMOND
To avoid costly and serious dental problems, prevention is the key to having a healthy, confident, beautiful smile. You are in more control than you may realize because preventing dental disease starts at home with a good oral hygiene routine and a balanced diet. However, a preventive program requires cooperation between us as patients and dental staff. This is why Acqua Dental Centre offers various dental services to promote, restore, and maintain your oral health, from fluoride treatment to dental cleaning.
If you are looking for teeth cleaning services in Richmond and the surrounding area, contact us today.
Serving South Vancouver and other cities nearby, Acqua Dental Centre cares about your oral health. Explore the different types of preventive services in the following section, including:
- Dental exams and cleanings
- Digital X-rays
- Fluoride treatments
- Home care
- How to properly brush and floss
- Oral hygiene aids
- Panoramic X-Rays
- Sealants
- VELscope® oral cancer screening
If you have any questions about teeth cleaning and/or prevention, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Emergency appointments are available during business hours only.
Dental Exams and Cleanings
At your initial dental visit, your dentist will perform a comprehensive dental exam, whereas, at regular checkup exams, both your dentist and hygienist will include oral cancer screening and gum disease evaluation, as well as examinations of:
- Diagnostic x-rays
- Tooth decay
- Existing restorations
For a cleaning appointment, you will receive a dental exam, along with the following steps by a registered dental hygienist, including:
- Tartar removal
- Plaque removal
- Teeth polishing
IMPORTANCE OF TEETH CLEANING
Regular teeth cleaning is essential to improve your overall oral hygiene. It helps you have beautiful, healthy teeth and gums. We offer affordable and quality teeth cleaning services. Benefits of regularly cleaning your teeth:
It removes plaque and tartar
It helps you detect cavities early
Boosts overall oral health
Our team of professional and experienced dentists offers regular teeth cleaning services. Our services will help you remove tartar and plaque from your teeth and help you keep your teeth and gums healthy, clean and beautiful. In addition to helping you have a beautiful smile, teeth cleaning also helps our dentists to identify issues such as gum diseases or cavities at an early stage and suggest suitable treatments. Contact us now for more details. We serve patients in and around Richmond.
Digital X-rays
For new patients, we recommend a full mouth series of dental X-rays. However, if you are an existing patient, it will vary depending on your specific dental health needs. To safely and accurately detect hidden dental abnormalities and in order to provide a complete and accurate treatment plan, we use dental X-rays to find valuable information during your regular exam. Used as an essential, preventative, diagnostic tool, they may reveal:
- Bone loss
- Cancerous and non-cancerous tumours
- Decay between your teeth
- Problems inside a tooth or below the gum line
Fluoride Treatments
As the most effective agent available to help prevent tooth decay, fluoride works in 2 ways: topical and systemic. For over 50 years, many health and professional organizations have supported the fact that fluoride offers many benefits. To name a few, here are some reasons why, such as:
- Recent history of dental decay
- Frequent sugar and carbohydrate intake
- Fair to poor oral hygiene habits
- Exposed and sensitive root surfaces
Also, remember that fluoride alone won’t prevent tooth decay, so keep reading more about our tips on home care and proper teeth brushing, as well as flossing.
Home Care
Our ultimate goal is that you have a beautiful, healthy smile that lasts a lifetime. For this goal to be achieved, your own personal home care plays an important role from reducing the number of snacks you eat to correctly using various dental aids. Your home care should include:
- Tooth brushing at least twice a day, especially before going to bed at night
- Flossing daily prevents damage to your gums, teeth, and bone
- Rinsing is important to do after brushing, and also after meals if you are unable to brush for whatever reason
How to Properly Brush and Floss
When it comes to oral hygiene, brushing and flossing are the most important actions you can take. You should brush your teeth at least twice a day, ideally in the morning and before bed. Then, flossing is as important since it is a tool for preventing periodontal disease and limiting the depth of your gum pockets. Proper brushing and flossing will help prevent:
- Tooth decay
- Periodontal disease
- Halitosis
- Staining
Oral Hygiene Aids
While regular dental checkups are essential to maintain excellent oral hygiene, you can’t approach them as a fix-all solution. That’s why you must keep with your oral homecare routines on a daily basis to avoid dental problems, such as periodontal disease which is the leading cause of tooth loss in the developed world. The most common oral hygiene aids you can turn to are:
- Dental flosses
- Interdental cleaners
- Mouth rinses
- Oral irrigators
- Rubber tip stimulators
- Tongue cleaners
- Toothbrushes
Panoramic X-Rays
Also known as Panorex® or orthopantomograms, panoramix X-rays are wrap-around photographs of your face and teeth, exposing hidden structures that would otherwise be invisible to the naked eye. Only taken on a case-by-case basis, these x-rays provide a better view of your sinus areas, nasal areas, and mandibular nerves. They are also used to:
- Reveal gum disease and cavities
- Expose impacted teeth
- Expose jawbone fractures
- Assess patients with an extreme gag reflex
- Evaluate the progression of TMJ
- Expose cysts and abnormalities
- Plan treatment (full and partial dentures, braces, and implants)
Sealants
More than 75% of dental decay begins in these deep grooves in teeth. To protect your teeth, we can apply a sealant which is a thin, plastic coating applied to the chewing surface of molars, premolars, and any deep grooves. While sealants can protect your teeth for many years, you still need to get them checked for wear and chipping during your regular dental visits. Some reasons to consider sealants include:
- Children and teenagers: as soon as the 6-year molars (the first permanent back teeth) appear or any time throughout the cavity prone years between 6-16 years old
- Adults: tooth surfaces without decay that have deep grooves or depressions
- Baby teeth: occasionally done if teeth have deep grooves or depressions and the child is cavity-prone
VELscope® Oral Cancer Screening
The VELscope® examination is a painless and non-invasive procedure that saves many lives every single year and only takes 2 or 3 minutes. To best stay protected, you should get an annual oral cancer screening, which most dentists perform during a regular dental checkup. Some of the advantages of using the VELscope® System include:
- Detects problem areas that cannot be seen under white light
- Exposes precancerous and cancerous tissue
- FDA-approved
- Helps dentists check that diseased soft tissue is completely removed
- Helps diagnose oral cancer in its earliest stages, exponentially increasing the chance of survival
Book Your Dental Exam
Don’t wait until it’s too late. Dental prevention is important, so book your teeth cleaning with our dental office today, or feel free to ask us any questions about your home care, including proper teeth brushing or flossing. Visit our clinic for reliable dental cleaning services in Richmond. Learn more about payment options and how to use dental insurance here.
