Dental Cleanings

Dental cleanings and checkups are recommended every 6 months to help prevent problems and catch them before they get serious or turn into dental pain. Even with proper brushing and flossing, plaque and tartar can build up due to diet, patients saliva content and many other factors. Once a patient builds up tartar (or calculus), the only way to remove it is to have it manually removed by a dental hygienist or dentist. If tartar is left on the teeth for too long, patients can develop bad breath, lose the bone around the tooth, or even worse, lose the tooth.

The hygiene team at North Shore Dentists of Smithtown is led by Allie Stanya RDH who will give you a thorough examination followed by one of our dentists to make sure there are multiple eyes taking care of you. At these exams we check for much more than just cavities. Looking for infections, early signs of bone loss, and importantly – oral cancer. Catching these things earlier makes treatment much more straightforward, easier, and cheaper for the patient.

Recent studies show that proper oral hygiene plays roles in health much more than just your teeth. Oral health is closely linked to conditions like heart disease and diabetes, so keeping your mouth healthy supports your body as a whole. By staying on top of your hygiene, you are taking care of much more than just your teeth

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