Dental Exams
What Is A Dental Exam?
A Dental Exam is a check-up for your teeth and gums. First, a dental hygienist will come in to give you a teeth cleaning. After this, the dentist will take a close look at your teeth and gums, doing an overall check of your oral hygiene. The dentist will make any suggestions and diagnoses to help you take care of your teeth.
How Do You Prepare For Dental Check-Up?
Firstly: remember that the dentist is here to help, nerve-wracking as dental exams can be. That being said, there are a few other ways you can prepare for a dental visit. Brush and floss beforehand. You will be cleaned again, but it is inconsiderate for the dental hygienist to leave your mouth the way it is after a meal. Incidentally, don’t eat anything before your visit.
Why Should I Get A Dental Exam?
A dental exam is performed to keep you on track with your dental hygiene. The dentist is the physician of the teeth. So, they will make their diagnoses and suggestions based on dental exams.
And about those cleanings: your teeth need to look their most placid so a proper evaluation can be made.
What Can You Expect During A Dental Exam?
A dental hygienist will give you a teeth cleaning, using special tools to make them feel the most clean they possibly can! After this, the dentist will take a close look at your teeth and gums, sticking a mirror into your mouth for a better look and will poke around with other tools. The dentist may give you fluoride to support your tooth enamel. Suggestions and diagnosis will be made based on evaluations.
What Is The Followup And Recovery Like For A Dental Check-Up?
You can look forward to your teeth feeling pristine!
If you receive fluoride, you cannot eat or drink anything for at least 30 minutes.
If you don’t receive fluoride, you may eat or drink as soon as the visit is over (although the taste may not be so pleasant; 30 minutes might be better even in this case).
What Are The Potential Costs For A Dental Exam?
This mostly depends on your dental insurance.
The cost of a dental exam without insurance can vary, the average cost reported to be around $200. This cost constitutes both the cleaning and the dental exam.
What Are The Potential Risks?
You may find out that your dental hygiene isn’t reaching its potential. It is possibly that you have a cavity, or something else that discovered by dental x-rays that requires further attention.
Are There Other Related Treatments?
If anything further needs to be done – cavity fill, wisdom tooth removal, broken crown repair, etc. – another appointment will need to be made. These procedures may be done by an in-house dental provider, or your dentist may give you a referral for another practice.