The role of our dentist In Crawley
The role of the family dentist as a trusted professional may seem less significant than it has been with the high mobility of modern life, but our dentist in Crawley still has a role in maintaining your health and wellbeing. Let’s find out more about what we could do for you.
Regular check-ups
It might be seen as an optional extra when it comes to maintaining health or something associated with childhood, but this is the wrong way to see a dental check-up. You see, unlike most medicine which relies on you reporting a condition and its symptoms being addressed as they occur, many of the symptoms of dentistry only make themselves apparent to you when cavities or damage is quite severe. Early intervention is possible but only if it is noticed. It really is a job for trained eyes and not just because it’s so challenging to see inside your mouth!
During a humble check-up, an investigation is made into the health of your gums, any possible cavity risks with an X-ray, as well as the amount and location of tartar build-up, and if acid damage is occurring. We will also check for the signs of oral cancers.
Chronic disease
Regular trips to our team is the best way to save yourself from the unpleasant realities of a chronic disease; almost all chronic dental conditions creep on slowly as they are so easily normalised and insidious, becoming a background thing. Perhaps one starts as having a very mild sensitivity to hot and cold stimuli and then the pain slowly becomes more and more substantial. Before you realise it, you’re making changes in your lifestyle by drinking tepid water or avoiding ice cream, while not realising that an underlying condition is getting worse.
At our dentist in Crawley we’re here to give you the gentle and clear guidance needed to get back to good oral health with a functioning, aesthetically pleasing smile.
Root canals and emergencies
Root canals are never on anyone’s bucket list; you don’t aspire to the day you have a root canal! But root canals are often performed after an emergency procedure such as an abscess. Luckily, our team is also able to offer our patients emergency dental care, so any emergency situation will be dealt with promptly. If you are uncertain if you are experiencing a dental emergency, simply contact our team and we will offer you an over-the-phone triage session.
Role of a hygienist
We see the role of our hygienist in the clinic as an important provider of preventive treatment and an ally in maintaining oral health through charting gum pocket size, or minimising tartar build-up through scale and polish treatment. With younger patients, they perform an excellent educational role building the foundations of dental hygiene that will last a lifetime.
If you’re interested in enrolling as a new patient, please feel free to get in contact with our clinic. You can do this over the phone or by filling out a new patient application form on our website. Our dentist in Crawley is currently operating as normal within current government guidelines.