How Often Should I Visit the Dentist?

Oral health is important for everyone, as it can impact a person’s overall health and well-being. Many conditions that negatively affect the teeth, gums, and overall oral health are preventable with proper care and regular check-ups by a licensed dentist, such as the team at MySmile Dental Care. Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS takes a preventative approach to dental care, ensuring our patients know and understand the importance of proper oral hygiene, and what they can do at home between checkups and professional cleanings. To improve your oral health, ensure you and your family members are seeing a dentist on a regular basis for routine checkups and professional cleanings. They will also recommend X-rays on a regular basis to monitor for any changes in your oral health and scan for early signs of issues and concerns. Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS will also walk you through how to properly clean your teeth at home, including brushing and flossing and can flag any areas of concern that you should keep an eye on.

Improving your smile will be dependent on what you feel is lacking or not to the standard you want. Talking to Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS about your concerns will help determine how you can improve your smile as everyone will have a different situation. If you don’t like the color of your teeth, teeth whitening may be an option for you. For patients who are missing teeth, or have teeth that are chipped, cracked, or otherwise damaged, Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS can provide you with options to replace or repair your tooth. Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS and his team at MySmile Dental Care are knowledgeable and experienced in several different aspects of dental care and can offer you suggestions and recommendations for treatment to get you the smile you are looking for.

Regular visits to the dentist consist of a thorough exam of your mouth, including your teeth and gums. Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS may also want to complete a set of X-rays if you haven’t had any done for an extended period of time. Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS will review the results of your X-rays with you to show you any areas that could be concerning. They will also let you know of any other dental health conditions that they come across through the course of your dental exam. Your routine visits are also your opportunity to bring up any concerns that you have about your dental health, whether that’s a new sore spot on a tooth or a new sensitivity to hot or cold, or any other issues that are affecting your teeth, mouth, gums, and jaw. Many dentists, including the team at MySmile Dental Care, take a proactive, preventative approach to dental care, ensuring that they are completing thorough exams on a regular basis to catch any dental conditions in their early stages to treat them before they affect your health.

If you have any concerns about your oral health, whether through symptoms you are experiencing or due to past conditions, talk through them with your dentist during your visit. While your dentist will perform a thorough dental exam as part of your visit, they will be able to pay especially close attention to areas of concern that you are experiencing. The goal of dental care through MySmile Dental Care is to catch any conditions prior to them requiring extensive treatment that can get costly. Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS will let you know if you require any dental treatments or if there are specific care instructions that you need to follow to prevent future issues.

Everyone is going to have different needs when it comes to the frequency recommended for dentist visits. The typical frequency is anywhere from six months to a year, based on your overall oral health, your ability to keep your teeth and gums clean and healthy between visits, and if you have any existing dental conditions that need to be monitored. Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS will let you know what they recommend for the frequency for each patient, with it varying from one person to the next. The frequency can also be partially based on what your insurance covers, as some plans may cover a higher frequency of visits than other plans. At MySmile Dental Care, we will work with our patients to determine the right frequency for them, based on their needs, their schedule, and what their benefits will cover. We are accepting new patients.

We hope you found the Q&A helpful! You can call us if you have any other questions or if you’d like a consultation with Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS. We’d be happy to hear from you for any reason! We serve patients from Anaheim Hills CA, Yorba Linda CA, Tustin CA, Villa Park CA, Irvine CA, Corona CA, Orange CA, and Santa Ana CA.