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Modern dentistry is oriented towards patient education – for you, your parents, and your children. General dentists do more now than just fix problems with fillings, crowns and dentures. They try to optimize your dental health and to help you keep it that way. Further, many general dentists try to make their office as relaxing and comfortable as possible, with warm colors, soft lighting, and attractive pictures on the walls. Modern Dental Technology Behind the scenes they often have the best dental technology available. With the help of computers and lasers, general dentistry has made huge strides in recent years. Modern dental procedures can be: • Virtually painless • Faster • More comfortable for both you and the dentist • More precise • More preventive in approach • More aesthetically pleasing in their results • Safer and healthier for your teeth and gums For example, most people find that the dental anesthetic shot is painful, but if your general dentist has modern equipment and techniques, that is no longer true. The Milestone Scientific STA™ System delivers Novocain in a painless way, and The Wand is another way of doing that. Modern general dentists also offer Sedation Dentistry as a way of helping you to relax and feel calm and confident. Digital X-rays expose you to far less radiation than traditional X-rays. They also provide immediate images that you and your dentist can look at on the chairside computer monitor. Your dentist can point things out and explain what they mean and together you can determine what treatment options would be best for you. CEREC technology reduces the time you must spend in the dental chair when you have a porcelain crown or filling. The CEREC system can mill the porcelain right in your dentist’s office and create your customized restoration in about 15 minutes. No dental laboratory is needed. That means you do not have to go for a second visit to have the crown or filling placed. The Best Dental Hygiene Your daily brushing and flossing are the single most important factor in both your dental health and your smile’s attractiveness. But the brushing and flossing needs to be done well, not in a perfunctory manner. The best general dentists will describe good brushing and flossing techniques for you and your children, to make sure you are not wasting your time and endangering your teeth. Although sonic toothbrushes are effective, you can achieve the same results with your own good technique. 1. Brushing Technique Use a soft brush, small enough to reach the back teeth, and brush for about two minutes morning and night. Use an up-and-down motion, remembering to brush the back surfaces of all teeth, and also brush your tongue. There are always bacteria in the mouth. The goal of dental hygiene is to reduce their numbers daily and to remove their acid excretions that would otherwise eat into your tooth enamel. 2. Flossing Technique Flossing is as important as brushing, if not more so. It is not enough to just clean the front and back surfaces of your teeth. Each tooth also has two side surfaces and flossing cleans these. These are the locations where most dental decay begins, damaging two teeth at the same time. Choose a floss or dental tape that fits in between your teeth fairly easily. You don’t want it to slam against the gums, as that can cause injury. Use about 15 or 18 inches of floss. Wind it around your fingers and as you move from space to space, free up a new area of floss. Use an up-and-down movement with the floss curved around the tooth on one side, then around the tooth on the other side. 3. Regular Check-ups and Cleaning It is important to schedule regular visits so that your general dentist can monitor your dental health. When decay or other problems are caught early, correction is far cheaper and easier for you. A good dental hygienist can help maintain your dental health by: • Removing all plaque and tartar • Checking the gums and measuring the little pockets between the gums and each tooth to make sure they are not increasing • Showing you where you have kept your teeth clean since your last visit, and where you might have missed some areas Once your dental health is well-established, your ongoing dental care will be minimal. You will serve yourself well if you choose a high-quality general dentist with the skill and technology to give you the best of what modern dentistry can offer. If you are in the Las Vegas area, you are fortunate to have Drs. Bryson & Margio ready to help.
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