Dental Checkups – Pasadena, TX

Making Sure Your Smile is in Good Shape

The American Dental Association recommends you see your dentist at least twice each year for a dental checkup. At your preventive dental checkup, we will inspect your soft tissues for oral cancer, gum disease, and other problems. The dentist will also look at each tooth to assess problems like tooth decay or cracks, as well as old dental work. Sometimes, mature dental work wears out and needs to be replaced. We will be happy to replace metal fillings, inlays, onlays, and crowns with tooth-colored alternatives, so call our dental office today to schedule your six month dental checkups with our Pasadena, TX dentist.

Benefits of Dental Checkups

By looking for trouble every six months, we can often reduce your potential for large dental problems. For instance, left untreated, a small cavity can grow to destroy an entire tooth and spread to surrounding teeth. A cracked tooth can cause pain or break off and create additional problems. Furthermore, advanced gum disease is the primary cause of tooth loss for American adults, and oral cancer causes more than 7,500 deaths each year. Caught and treated early, these diseases can be controlled. Children by the age of four or five should attend regular preventive dental checkups.