Why dentists recommend routine dental visits

Posted by Dr. Monica Bhardwaj on January 28th, 2020

In modern times when everyone has a busy schedule and people are all the time trying hard to fit in everything they want to do into the very little time they have, it is understandable that individuals tend to forego those things that they think are not that important for their well being. Your routine visit to the dentist belongs to this category in your list of ‘’to do things’’. Because for most people a routine dental visit, which we recommend that you do at least once in six months, is a trivial matter and they believe that, when they don’t have anything wrong with their teeth, why waste some of their precious time y going to the dentist, only to be informed that everything is fine.

They feel that something which is much more important and a more pressing event can be allocated into that time slot within their hectic schedule, rather than visiting the dentist in Paschim Vihar. People tend to push their routine visit to the dentist to the back bench only because they don’t understand the value of these visits. They fail to understand the importance of having healthy teeth.

Our teeth play a major role in our day to day functioning. From being the most prominent aspect of our smile, to helping us chew our food and breaking it down, our teeth also assist with speech helping us pronounce our words correctly and clearly. When they have a vital role to play in multiple functions of our everyday life, it is our duty to ensure that we care well for them. Because neglect of our teeth and oral hygiene will mean that you will be plagued by a number of problems such as plaque build up, gum disease and cavity formation. When you visit your dentist in a regular basis, you will realize that you have a reduced risk of developing these problems and it is the easiest way to ensure that you have that you have a set of healthy teeth and gums.

The advantages of routine check-ups with your dentist:

• Prevention of disease – both gum disease and other conditions of the teeth such as yellowish discoloration of the teeth and cavity formation can be prevented when you get into the habit of visiting your dentist regularly. Because your dentist will be able to give you the correct advice regarding the way to brush and floss your teeth, what kind of food you need to avoid in order to prevent the development of these conditions and so on. This expert advice combined with the use of the latest technology will ensure that your teeth is as good as new after each visit to the dentist.
• Early diagnosis of conditions – it is when your visit your dentist your regularly that any problems you may be developing with your teeth and gums can be detected early, and your dentist will be able to make use of the latest technology and modern day instruments in order to make sure that the problem is arrested in its early stages, and does not progress further to cause trouble. When such conditions are left untreated they can worsen to the extent of casing you severe pain after which you may end up losing your tooth as well. This will incur a major loss on your part in terms of the amount of money and time spent undergoing various dental procedures.
• Diagnosing rare but severe conditions of the oral cavity – this is an extremely important advantage of regular visits to the dentist. Because during these visits along with looking for some of the common problems, your dentist will also be on the lookout for more serious conditions like oral cancer, which can otherwise go undetected until it’s too late.

Understanding the importance of healthy will help you realize that visiting your dentist regularly should become a part of your routine. Because you should not be waiting around for problems to worsen and conditions to become severe before you take any action against it.