Need advice from your Radcliff, KY, family dentist?

Good oral hygiene is vital for your overall health. Severe issues like tooth decay, breakdown of enamel, or tooth loss are a result of poor dental hygiene and need restorative procedures.

If you want to prevent the issues mentioned above, here are some tips your Radcliff family dentist would advise you do to maintain dental restorations: brushing your teeth for at least two minutes twice a day while holding the brush at a 40-degree angle to clean hard-to-reach areas. Flossing at least once before bed will remove food debris. Receiving fluoride treatment may also prevent issues like gum disease and tooth decay. Finally, getting professional dental cleanings and checkups every six months to remove hardened plaque that's accumulated on teeth and around gums.

Here are a few restorative procedures that can be used to restore your oral health:

• Root Canal Therapy: This procedure is vital when someone has an infected or inflamed dental pulp that needs to be cleaned, disinfected, and sealed.
• Dental Implants: This restorative procedure replaces your tooth root with a titanium post when you've suffered from tooth loss.
• Bridges: This restoration is similar to dental implants but it doesn't replace a tooth root, just the gap left from losing a tooth.
• Veneers: These porcelain restorations are similar to crowns but they are cemented on the surface of teeth to hide unappealing issues like crack, dents, and yellowed teeth.
• Crowns: These are dental caps that fit over weak and/or unsightly teeth to improve your smile and reinforce teeth that are weakened due to dental restorations or dislodged fillings.

Dental hygiene and care are essential for your oral health. If you have any questions or concerns about taking care of your dental restorations, just call family dentist, Dr. Ernest Skaggs at his Radcliff, KY, office today!