Preventative Dentistry

Affiliated Dental Specialists believe the best way to keep our patients happy and healthy is a consistent oral hygiene routine at home and routine visits to the dentist.

How Are Cavities Prevented?
For infants, use a wet gauze or clean washcloth to wipe the plaque from an infant’s teeth and gums. Avoid putting your baby to bed with a bottle filled with anything other than water.

Older children should brush their teeth at least twice a day. Try to limit the number of sugar-y snacks they eat.

Your Affiliated dentist may also recommend protective sealants or home fluoride treatments for your child, to prevent decay on hard to clean surfaces.

Check Up Visits
At every visit we will perform a thorough examination, evaluating your child’s teeth, gums and other areas of the mouth. Your child will receive detailed oral hygiene instructions, a cleaning and Fluoride treatment. Cavity detecting xrays will be taken as needed.

We believe that consistent, 6 month checkup appointments are the best way to ensure a lifetime of positive dental experiences for your child.

Dental Sealants
Dental sealant is a white or clear resin bonded to the hard-to-clean grooves of molars or premolars. They are usually applied to the teeth as a preventative measure soon after the teeth have erupted. Some children’s molars have deeper grooves and pits giving them a higher risk for chewing surface cavities. Your Affiliated Dentist will evaluate your child’s teeth to determine their risk.

Sealants act as a barrier to food, plaque and acid, protecting the decay-prone areas of these teeth. Your child’s teeth will be easier to clean, decreasing their risk for cavities.