You’ve probably heard the saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This is especially true in dentistry, where dental problems not only become more difficult to treat (and possibly more painful) as they progress, but more expensive as well. Fortunately, there are many easy and relatively inexpensive methods of detecting and preventing dental issues and keep them from getting too serious. Preventive dentistry encompasses all the procedures used to arrest tooth decay and other diseases in their earliest stages. The goal is to keep your mouth as healthy as possible in order to allow you to maintain your natural teeth for life.
There is a wide range of preventive dentistry procedures available, ranging from the most basic services that have been utilized for decades, to more recent technological innovations. Pineview Family Dental offers the following services: