Preventive Dental Treatments

Preventive Dental Care is all about preventing and halting decay and gum disease. Preventive Care can be defined as detecting problems at an early stage before invasive dental treatment is required. To do so, a systematic approach to dental care is essential.

Technology

Modern technology and systems are able to make such a big difference.

Oral Home Care

Essential components of preventive dental care are required at home:

1. Good Diet and limiting the exposure of your teeth to sugars and acids
2. Routine, thorough brushing – twice daily
3. Flossing – twice daily
4. Mouth-rinses as prescribed such as CarefreeTM or CuraseptTM
5. Regular checkups

Detection and Diagnosis

As soon as we identify you have a moderate to high risk of forming future decay, our Dentists begin thinking, how can we prevent the decay from progressing to need a filling?

At this point in time you will be referred to our Hygienist for a personalised Decay Management Program, which may be as simple as modifying your diet, or as complex as identifying physiological reasons for the decay and recommending medical tests to check for stomach issues.

Your Personalised Decay Management Plan and Report will detail many areas including:

1. Your age related decay issues
2. Saliva Flow including dry mouth and other medical conditions
3. Bacteria Levels including levels of Streptococci Mutans – the main type of decay forming bacteria
4. Current Oral Hygiene at home
5. Diet including acidic foods and decreasing your sugar hits per day
6. Frequency of visits to the Dentist in the past and future
7. Existing dentistry and disease (damage already caused)

Your Decay Management Report will be discussed and will make recommendations in regard to preventing future problems through good diet, saliva substitutes, oral home care, mouth-rinses and adjunct treatments. It will make a recommended period for follow-up to ensure the program has been effective at preventing decay.

About Costs

A comprehensive Decay Management Program costs $ 210 (including over $400 of value)

This includes your Consultation Appointment, your results appointment, and one set of your initial recommended mouth-rinses.