Prevention and Customer Service Are the
Cornerstones of Lees Summit Dental Care
Keeping your teeth clean is key to avoiding painful tooth problems.
The office of your Lees
Summit dentist should staff registered dental hygienists who have the experience to...
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Prevention and Customer Service Are the
Cornerstones of Lees Summit Dental Care
Keeping your teeth clean is key to avoiding painful tooth problems.
The office of your Lees
Summit dentist should staff registered dental hygienists who have the experience to be able to
keep your teeth in check.
Preventative Lees Summit dental care should be held to very high
standards.
Preventative dental care starts with regular cleaning and checkups.
Brushing your teeth is
simply not enough.
The hygienist’s job is to perform prophylaxis—scaling and polishing the
teeth.
Medical history is updated on the visit and pictures are taken of the teeth.
An expert
hygienist will even catch a potential problem and bring it to your dentist’s attention.
In this
way, a cavity, leaking fillings, gum problems, and more can be addressed in the same visit.
Hygienists may also add fluoride treatments to the cleaning regimen, particularly for kids under
the age of 16.
Adults may also opt to add fluoride care to t
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