Dental Treatments > General Dentistry
What is general dentistry?
General dentistry refers to simple routine dental treatments that your general dentist does during your bi-annual oral checkup.
Prevention is better than cure
Most people visit the dentist only when there are teeth problems. In reality, we should visit our dentist for a general dentistry on a professional dental checkup annually to check and prevent teeth problems from occuring that can lead to longer term issues. Early detection of teeth decay can be resolved with simple treatments.
Early tackling of teeth problems will spare you discomfort, prevent the loss of teeth and tends o be less expensive to treat. Simple general dentistry Chiangmai treatments we do include :
- dental checkup and x-rays
- tooth fillings
- teeth cleaning, scaling & polishing with conventional brushes or airflow
- fluoride application
- sealants
- simple tooth extractions
FAQs on General Dentistry
Is dental check necessary?
During a typical dental checkup, your dentist takes a look at your teeth to detect potential caries and your gum condition. Your dentist may request for an x-ray to be taken if possible issues is suspected or taken for a thorough check. If decay is deteted on the surface or under the gum, it can be treated easily and immediately with dental fillings.
Do I still need a dental checkups even if I have no dental problems?
YES. Everyone needs to see their dentist for a checkup. The recommended period is every 6 months or at least once a year. Older adults are at risk for getting teeth cavities, gum disease and mouth cancer. You may not feel any pain or discomfort until oral issues become advanced.
What causes teeth decay and teeth problems?
The primary cause of teeth decay and oral diseases is plaque. Dental plaque is a group of bacteria that penetrates into soft tissues in and around teeth and grows with food waste. Plaque digest food debris that is not cleaned away that is acidic which erodes teeth enamel that leads to dental caries. If plaque is not properly cleaned, soft plaque that attaches on the teeth hardens to become dental calculus. If calculus is left untreated, tooth decay, toothaches and gum issues such as periodontitis can occur.
- During dental checkups, our dentist assesses if there are any tooth decays and cavities with a physical oral examination.
- If your dentist sees potential issues, a large or small digital x-ray may be taken to check under your gums that cannot be viewed by surface natural eye examinations.
- At our dentistry chiangmai clinic, digitalized x-ray machines are used for panoramic, celphometria and intraoal small x-rays. Digital x-rays reduces radiation dose exposure to patients for increased safety. There is also no need for conventional film development that makes treatment diagnoses and planning more effective and quicker.
- When bacteria enters your teeth causing cavities, your general dentists removes the damaged portion of teeth. This leaves holes or gaps in teeth that is filled by dental fillings.
- Nowadays, tooth fillings are normally restored with composite resins or tooth-colored fillings. Composite fillings do not contain metals, tends to be strong and are more aesthetically pleasing as compared to traditional amalgam-based fillings.
- At our dental clinic in Chiangmai, we are an amalgam-free clinic
- When you brush your teeth on a daily bases, soft plaque is removed from teeth surfaces
- During a professional prophlaxis or teeth cleaning by your dentist, harden calculus are scaled off. Your dentist professional cleans and removes tartar that may otherwise be difficult to remove by conventional brushing.
- During teeth cleaning, teeth polishing is also done. This removes stains over teeth surfaces and restores your natural teeth shine and luster.
- Flouride treatment is done as a preventive measure to strengthen your teeth
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The fluoride coating protects the outer protective layer of your teeth. Therefore, it reduces the risks of dental caries developing.
- Preventive flouride treatment is typically done by children but may be recommended to adults with a tendency for teeth decay
- Sealants are thin chemical coats painted over the inner crusps or chewing surfaces top of molars and premolar teeth.
- Dental sealants provides for a protective shield by making the grooves within teeth slippery. Therefore they block germs and prevent food debris from being trapped.
- Commonly done for children, they may also be recommend for adults. Tooth sealants may need to be re-coated or re-done if the coating is worn off.
- General dentists performs tooth extractions of primary teeth or simple tooth removal within the soft tissue areas
- Teeth extractions may be required as it may be damaged beyond repair and can no longer be kept. Sometimes they are removed due to overcrowding before braces treatments.
- For more complicated teeth extractions such as ebedded teeth or wisdom teeth involving bone level, your case will be referred to an oral surgeon.
Preventive dentistry and general dentistry treatments overlaps in field. Both are normally may be done by a general dentist and encompasses simple dental services. There are dentists who are specializes on preventive dentistry who are qualified and does additional studies or research into areas of oral community prevention.
Preventive dentistry
Preventive dentistry often relates to the education of the public community to prevent teeth problems. Early detection and tackling of teeth problems with general dentistry without so serious teeth problems does not occur. At Chiang mai dental clinic, checkup and consultation is a complimenatry service. You can ask your dentist for free advise on oral hygiene instructions and how to maintain a healthy smile over the long fun.
General dentistry
General dentisry refers to simple treatments such as x-rays, professional teeth cleaning and dental fillings that resolves early teeth problems as well as keeps teeth and gums healthy.
- Oral Examination Your dentist thoroughly examines teeth by eye or with an intra-oral camera to detect teeth problems, disease or progression of the disease for diagnosis. Your dentist then plans an appropriate treatment.
- Radiography (Dental X-ray) Your dentist use radiography images as information in conjunction with oral examination to detect the occurrence of diseases such as tooth decay, wisdom teeth, etc. that cannot be seem by eye obeservation.
- Teeth cleaning, scaling, polishing Your dentist removes plaque and calculus. Conventional brush, floss and scaler are normally used during teeth cleaning and scaling. Teeth polishing may be done using conventional dental polishing brush or ultrasonic airflow watersprays that combines powdered water and air to clean and polish teeth surfaces.
- Fluoride application is an important mineral for enamel strength that also helps inhibit the growth of bacteria. Fluoride application may be done to prevent teeth decay or reduce teeth sensitivity.
- Sealants and preventive resins are minimally invasive direct restorations on the tooth protects teeth surface with a layer to prevent decay.
- Dental fillings are direct restorations where your dentist fills the hole after removing decays in teeth.
