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Dental Exams & Cleanings

Routine dental exams and cleanings are essential not just for maintaining a healthy smile, but for protecting your overall health. During a comprehensive exam, we assess the condition of your teeth, gums, jaw joints, and soft tissues. We look for signs of cavities, gum disease, wear, and alignment issues, and we also evaluate your bite to ensure everything is functioning properly.

Our professional cleanings go beyond what you can achieve at home. Using special instruments, we remove plaque and hardened tartar (calculus) that can lead to gum inflammation, bad breath, and tooth decay. We then polish your teeth for a clean, smooth feel that helps resist plaque buildup.

As part of every exam, we also perform an oral cancer screening. This quick, non-invasive check involves visually and physically examining your lips, cheeks, tongue, throat, and jaw for any suspicious lumps, patches, or sores. Early detection of oral cancer dramatically improves outcomes, and we take this step seriously during each visit.

We typically recommend exams and cleanings every six months, but patients with certain conditions—such as gum disease or high cavity risk—may benefit from more frequent visits.