Preventive Dental Care: Foundation of Oral Health
Maintaining a healthy, beautiful smile is a lifelong commitment, and it all begins with regular dental cleanings and exams in Santa Rosa, California. Santa Rosa Dentistry and Implant Center is dedicated to providing preventive dental care to help you achieve optimal oral health. Don’t wait until you’re in pain to visit us. If it’s over six months since your last dental visit, schedule an appointment today with Dr. Wayne Sutton and the team.
What should I expect during a dental exam?
We aim to make your visit as comfortable and efficient as possible. Our dentist will comprehensively inspect your teeth, gums, and other oral structures, checking for signs of tooth decay, gum disease, and other potential issues.
We may also take digital X-rays to get a complete picture of your oral health. While visual exams are vital, they only allow us to see so much. Digital X-rays visualize your teeth and jawbone to unearth tooth impaction, bone loss, tumors, cysts, interproximal cavities, and other issues hidden from the naked eye.
After your exam, our skilled dental hygienist will professionally clean your teeth to remove accumulated plaque and tartar from your teeth and gum line. Next, we will polish your teeth to remove surface stains and brighten your smile.
Why should I adhere to dental exams and cleanings?
With the hustle and bustle of family, personal, and job responsibilities, it’s easy for routine dental appointments to fall by the wayside. Unfortunately, this is the start of the fall of your great smile. Despite your multiple roles and commitments, don’t neglect your oral health.
Here are the benefits of routine exams.
- Prevention: Even with the best home dental care, removing all plaque is impossible, especially in hard-to-reach areas. Dental cleanings remove built-in plaque and dental calculus to prevent bad breath, infections, and decay.
- Early detection: Routine exams allow us to detect potential issues early, such as cavities, gum disease, or even oral cancer. Early intervention can save you from extensive and costly treatments down the road.
- Optimal overall wellness: Because of the oral-systematic link, keeping your mouth healthy is the cornerstone of optimal overall health. Freeing your mouth from gum disease protects your body from diabetes, heart disease, preterm births, and other systematic illnesses.
- Brightens your smile: Scale and polish removes unsightly plaque and stains to help you maintain a beautiful smile.
- It’s cost-effective: As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This adage is particularly true when it comes to dental health. Treating oral issues can be costly, translating to thousands of dollars for procedures such as root canals, crowns, or implants. However, preventative dental care offers a more affordable and effective alternative.
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Are you ready for a dental exam?
Don’t wait until you have a dental problem to visit us. Preventive care is the key to a healthy smile. Schedule your dental cleaning and exam at Santa Rosa Dentistry and Implant Center today. Our friendly team is here to help you maintain a beautiful, healthy smile for life. Call us at (707) 868-0677. We look forward to welcoming you to our dental family.
Dr. Wayne Sutton
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Dr. Sutton is one of the premier cosmetic dentists in Sonoma County, and with over 20 years of experience, his implant center maintains a standard of excellence using the strongest dental implant bridge currently available to provide predictable full mouth dental implant reconstructions.
Dr. Sutton completed his postgraduate studies at The Pacific Aesthetic Continuum in San Francisco and received his doctorate, three years of experience as a clinical instructor, and the coveted “Clinical Excellence Award” from UCSF School of Dentistry in 1997. He also earned his Fellowship in the Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics and studied Advanced Occlusion at the Hornbrook Group.
Dr. Sutton continues to take four times the annual continuing education requirements to maintain his license. As a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (awarded his Fellowship), the Academy of General Dentistry (Fellowships status), the American Dental Implant Association (Diplomat status), the American Dental Association, the American Academy for Dental Sleep Medicine, Dr. Sutton is also a select cosmetic dentist recognized as an Official Dentist of the Mrs. Globe – Mrs. USA Pageants.
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