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Dental Hygiene & Preventative Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

Acora Dental believes strongly in preventative dentistry and the critical component it plays in maintaining healthy teeth and gums. It is much easier to regularly take care of your oral health than it is to treat any complications after they arise! We emphasize regular professional deep cleaning, fluoride application, and general checks ups, along with regular dental hygiene and preventative care appointments, to ensure that your gums and teeth have the best chance to last you a lifetime. An appointment with Acora Dental’s dedicated team will allow us to evaluate and maintain the health of your teeth and gums.

While home dental maintenance and cleaning is incredibly important to your overall oral health, it focuses only on areas of the tooth above the gum line. Professional cleaning, on the other hand, is able to clean teeth above the gum line, but also below the gum line. In other words, daily brushing and flossing can help keep dental calculus to a minimum, but professional cleaning can remove calculus from places your toothbrush and floss miss or cannot reach. It is only through cleaning above AND below the gum line that we can keep your teeth and gums healthy from top to bottom! Your visit with us is an important part of your program to prevent gum disease and maintain strong and healthy teeth.

Dental Hygiene & Preventative Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary
Dental Hygiene & Preventative Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

Why is Good Oral Hygiene So Important?

Dental Hygiene & Preventative Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

Three out of four adults are affected by gum disease (periodontal disease) at some point in their life. In fact, adults over the age of 35 lose more teeth to gum disease than from cavities. The best way to prevent cavities and periodontal disease is by good brushing and flossing techniques, performed daily. Regular professional cleanings are also a key component in the prevention of cavities and periodontal disease.

Periodontal diseases are an infection of the gums, which gradually destroy the support of your natural teeth. There are numerous disease entities requiring different treatment approaches. Bacteria found in plaque produce toxins or poisons that irritate the gums, which may cause them to turn red, swell, and bleed easily. If this irritation is prolonged, the gums separate from the teeth, causing pockets (spaces) to form. As periodontal disease progresses, the supporting gum tissue and bone that holds teeth in place deteriorate. If left untreated, this can lead to tooth loss.

While periodontal diseases can be accelerated by a number of different factors, it is mainly caused by the bacteria found in dental plaque, a sticky colourless film that constantly forms on your teeth. If not carefully removed by daily brushing and flossing, plaque hardens into a rough, porous substance known as calculus (or tartar). Once tartar has formed, it is hard to remove with home care alone. Other important factors affecting the health of your gums include smoking, diabetes, stress, clenching and grinding teeth, medication, poor nutrition

Regular Teeth Cleaning & Dental Checkups

Dental Hygiene & Preventative Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

Visiting the dentist for regular checkups is necessary for achieving good oral health. Acora Dental recommends regular dental hygiene and preventative care check-ups every six months for optimal oral health. However, some patients may need more frequent or less frequent visits. People with a high risk of dental disease might need to visit their dentist more than twice a year. Nutritional deficiencies, alcohol and tobacco use, pregnancy, post-menopausal age, diabetes, periodontal and gum disease, poor oral hygiene or certain medical conditions are some of the many factors that the dentist takes into consideration when deciding how often you need your dental cleaning and check-up. Every patient is unique and will require a different dental hygiene schedule.

A comprehensive exam will help your dentist to determine your individual caries risk assessment profile. During this exam, your dentist will evaluate a patient’s disease indicators, risk factors, and protective factors to determine their level of caries risk. After a thorough examination of salivary flow rate, fluoride exposure, existing carious lesions, gum health and teeth structure, the dentist can customize a prevention program based on your individual caries risk assessment profile. Also, during a checkup exam, dentists can see if you have new decay on your teeth or under the gum line, root cavities or cavities under your fillings, impacted wisdom teeth, tooth fracture, or periodontal pockets caused by gum disease.

Dental Hygiene & Preventative Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

Benefits of a Professional Teeth Cleaning Include:

  • Cavity prevention through the removal of plaque
  • Preventing tooth loss due to gum disease
  • A brighter, cleaner smile
  • Breath freshening due to the removal of plaque and tartar buildup
  • Early detection of problems that can become expensive produces in the future if not treated early
Dental Hygiene & Preventative Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

Preventive Hygiene Appointments

Dental Hygiene & Preventative Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

Emphasizing prevention will allow you to keep your teeth and gums healthy. An appointment with our Acora Dental hygienist will allow us to evaluate and maintain the health of your gums and teeth. We offer gentle cleaning services to assure good oral health. Our hygienists and doctors determine the interval between these visits. Your recall frequency is usually tailored to your specific periodontal and hygiene needs, and we recommend that you have your mouth examined and a professional cleaning conducted as suggested. This procedure can prevent serious health problems and detect any anomalies in your mouth. In addition, the cleaning and polishing will remove tea, coffee, tobacco, and other stains to leave you with a whiter and brighter smile! Our goal at Acora Dental is to help every patient achieve excellent oral health. This is why we work with you to increase your dental education level, so you and your family can take an active role in the prevention of dental diseases. We develop a lifetime of detailed dental health instructions and counselling to help you on the road to optimal oral health.

Technology for Dental Disease Prevention:

Dental Hygiene & Preventative Dental Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary
  • Digital pictures and x-rays of your mouth help you see the condition of your teeth. Preventive digital X-rays can allow a dentist to spot hidden defects and problems before they grow any worse.
  • Digital Intraoral Camera offers similar benefits as digital x-rays. An intraoral camera allows us to view clear, precise images of your mouth, teeth, and gums, in order for us to accurately make a diagnosis.
  • Diagnodent helps detect dental caries at the earliest stage before they progress further. The Diagnodent is a fluorescent laser that finds cavities beneath the tooth’s surface that are typically not visible with X-Rays.
Dental Hygiene & Preventative Dental Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

Regular cleaning, checkups, and x-rays allow your dentist to find early signs of disease and take action to stop dental problems before they develop!

Dental Hygiene & Preventative Dental Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

Symptoms of Periodontal Disease include:

Dental Hygiene & Preventative Dental Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary
  • Swollen or irritated gums
  • Gums that appear dark red or purple in colour
  • Bad breath you are unable to control
  • Receding gums
  • Bleeding gums while brushing your teeth

Preventing Gum Disease

Dental Hygiene & Preventative Dental Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

The best way to prevent gum disease is effective daily brushing and flossing, as well as regular professional examinations and cleanings. Unfortunately, even with the most diligent home dental care, people can still develop some form of periodontal disease. Once this disease starts, professional intervention is necessary to prevent its progress. The best way to maintain healthy teeth is to regularly schedule dental hygiene and preventative care appointments with your Acora Dental Dentist and hygienist team.

Dental Hygiene & Preventative Dental Care | Acora Dental | General & Family Dentist | NW Calgary

Acora Dental is committed to helping you and your family on the road to a lifetime of good oral health. If you have any questions about dental hygiene and preventative care, or you would like to set up a teeth cleaning and/or gum disease prevention appointment, call us at (403) 289-7055 to set up an appointment today.

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