Are you guilty of avoiding dental check-up appointments? It is natural to believe that if our teeth and gums look and feel strong at home, we don’t see the need to turn up at the dentist. Although did you know that doing this actually harms your oral health?
Positive oral health has a big impact on overall wellbeing. If your teeth look and feel negative, then you will feel negative about your smile. This can reduce your smiling confidence and damage your self-esteem. Even if you brush and floss your teeth every day and look after your teeth at home, you’re missing a key ingredient as part of a strong oral routine by visiting the dentist for regular dental check-ups.
Below are some of the key reasons why you shouldn’t avoid visiting the dentist.
Hidden Oral Health Issues
Whilst you may think not visiting the dentist has no impact, it certainly does. The reason for this is because a dental professional can learn and know more about your oral health. They also see certain things in your mouth that you may not see. For example, oral cancer signs, gum disease and decay. These are essential checks as part of a dental check-up. There are other parts of your oral health that the dentist considers other than just keeping your teeth clean. The dentist wants to understand the full picture of your oral health, and this can be important in preserving its strength.
Oral Health Learning
There may be many questions you have about your teeth and gums that you type up on the internet to locate an answer. The internet isn’t as reliable as a professional dentist. Learning about your oral health and oral hygiene, in general, can give you the upper hand to keep your oral health strong at home, and you can guarantee that the educational tips you receive from the dentist will be correct.
Avoiding Oral Cancer
Oral cancer is difficult to detect at home. It can even prove fatal if the signs are not picked up early. This is what a dental check-up is for. Oral cancer signs can appear anywhere inside of your mouth or the back of the throat. The dentist is specially trained to perform a physical examination which includes identifying oral cavity cancers. This is another reason why you should not avoid visiting the dentist.
Stops Any Bad Dental Habits
It can be sometimes difficult to stop using your teeth to perform bad dental habits, such as opening packaging or biting your nails. They are performed consciously without realising the harm they can do to teeth. The dentist will ensure that you’re consciously aware of these habits and that you stop doing them.
A Whiter Smile
A whiter smile may be only minutes away when visiting the dentist through scale-and-polish treatment. The dentist will place a special liquid on your teeth that help to lighten the shade of your teeth. If you’re unhappy with your smile and want those pearly whites to shine, a trip to the dentist will do this!
These are the benefits you could be missing out on if you avoid visiting the dentist. Of course, there may be certain reasons as to why you avoid the dentist, which you address with us at Western Sydney Smiles. We want what’s best for you and your smile and we will do what we can to make this a reality.
All you need to do is contact us at Western Sydney Smile today and book an appointment with us. Contact us to get started.
