Regular Dental Check-Ups
Pineslopes Dental Centre has professioanl dentists that can provide ongoing, regular dental check-ups. Our dentists like to help with teeth and gum maintenance care for both you and your family.
Did you know that dentists can see if you are grinding your teeth (bruxism). Grinding your teeth will have a detrimental effect on the structure of your teeth and can also cause jaw pain, clicking jaw or stiffness around the jaw. This leads to a donction called TMJ dysfunction. TMJ stands for temporal mandibular jaw. TMJ dysfunction can lead to other symptoms like headaches, neck muscle tension and ear discomfort.
If you would like, one of dentists could on check and see of you are grinding your teeth and affecting your bite. Pineslopes Dental Centre then could make you a custom fitted bite plate to help the grinding of your teeth at night.
You could also read more about TMJ disorder from the Pineslopes Chiropractic Clinic. We can recommend reading the TMJ dysfunction article from ChiroClinic.co.za.
Keeping your gums, another vital oral structure, healthy is important in avoiding teh condtion, gingivitis. We all know it is important to keep your smile healthy. So your dentist will be able to give you comment as to how healthy your teeth, TMJ and gums really are. This inforamtion will help you understand how well you are doing in maintaining a your healthy smile.
A build up of bacteria between your teeth is one of the leading reason for gum disease (gingivitis) and tooth erosion (dental caries). If your gums are allowed to recede the root of the tooth will be exposed, which will accelerate the rate of decay of the tooth. This is why flossing should be apart of your dental routine including correct tooth brushing.
Dental plaque is a build up of the bacteria to your teeth allowing the sticky, colourless film to cover the tooth called, plaque. The bacteria in the dental plaque thrive on sugars and can then produce acids which are decay causing. The acids then dissolve minerals on your tooth’s surface.
If you would like to come in for a dental check-up please see your local dentist or give us a call at the clinic on 011 465 9820.