What Does Your Dental Health Examination Involve?
Our Dental Health Examinations in Bradford are extremely thorough. At each appointment, the clinician will listen to any concerns you may have, assess all areas of your teeth and gums to identify for dental decay, gum disease, oral cancer, broken teeth and several other areas. Our comprehensive Dental Health Examinations assess 19 key areas as follows:
Seven important areas we discuss at each appointment:
- How healthy you feel your teeth and gums are
- If you have any dental problems to report
- The impact of diet on your dental health
- The impact of your lifestyle on your dental health
- A progress check from your previous appointments
- How satisfied you are with the appearance of your teeth and gums
- If you have any medical issues which may affect your dental health or treatment
Eight vital checks we carry out at each appointment:
- Health and strength of your teeth
- Health and stability of previous dental restorations
- Health of the lining of your mouth (oral cancer check)
- Health of your gums
- Presence of damaging plaque
- Health of your jaw
- Health of your glands
- Comfort and accuracy of your bite
Two important checks we do less often using x-rays:
- The health of areas inside, under and between your teeth
- Changes in bone quality
Two Questions on how you feel about your smile:
- Your confidence when smiling
- The shape, shade and straightness of your teeth