At the office of Gina Biedermann, DDS, a successful preventive program is a cooperative effort between the patient and dental team to preserve your natural smile, by preventing the onset, progress, and recurrence of dental disease and conditions.
Quality prevention helps avoid more serious and costly dental problems in the future, and is the key to having a healthy, confident, beautiful smile. With Dr. Gina Biedermann and her team, you can receive top preventive dental treatments in Keller, TX and beyond, designed to keep your smile refreshed and healthy!
Our top preventive dental services and technologies include:
Digital X-Rays
Digital radiographs (x-rays) are an important diagnostic tool for dental professionals. While traditional film radiographs provide critical insight into the oral and physical health of the patient, hi-tech digital radiographs allow dentists to view and enhance dental images on a large computer screen.
Dentists can copy or print digital radiographs with ease, allowing allows for the effective comparison of new results to previous images and insight on how treatments have impacted dental conditions. If the dentist refers the patient to a specialist, digital radiographs can be transmitted via computer – eliminating the need for a second set of x-rays in most cases.
Our Keller dental team uses digital x-rays to expose our patients to less radiation, while taking images with enhanced clarity. This allows us to detect decay, bone recessions, trauma, periodontal concerns and other oral health conditions early on!
Intraoral Cameras
Intraoral cameras are changing the face of routine dental appointments. The intraoral camera gives the patient a unique view of each tooth – enabling them to understand diagnoses and make informed treatment decisions.
The intraoral camera is connected to a computing unit at the side of the dental chair. A pen-sized wand is inserted into the mouth, and a movie of the inner mouth is created. This movie can be magnified more than 30x to allow every aspect of the teeth to be viewed in full color. The intraoral camera is an incredibly valuable tool, which brings dentistry to life.
Uusing the intraoral camera is a comfortable process for patients, and provides an honest assessment of the teeth. Intraoral cameras help our team expose hidden oral health concerns, plan precise treatment, accurately assess treatment progress and more, with no radiation exposure.
Preventive Dental Exam
A comprehensive dental exam will be performed by your dentist at your initial dental visit and follow-up preventive appointments. At regular check-up exams at Gina Biedermann, DDS, your dentist and hygienist will take and examine a set of digital x-rays, perform an oral cancer screening and gum disease evaluation, and examine the teeth for tooth decay. Our team will also assess any restorations for signs of damage and wear.
Professional Dental Cleanings
At our Keller dental office, professional dental cleanings (dental prophylaxis) are usually performed by Registered Dental Hygienists. Your cleaning appointment will include a dental exam along with the gentle removal of calculus (tartar) and plaque from the teeth to banish inflammation and promote healthy gums. Your cleaning will be finished with a gentle tooth polishing for a completely refreshed smile!
Fluoride Treatment
Fluoride is the most effective agent available to help prevent tooth decay. It is a mineral that is naturally present in varying amounts in almost all foods and water supplies. Our team offers fluoride therapy to strengthen the teeth and help make them more resistant to decay.
Oral Cancer Screenings
Oral cancer can easily be diagnosed with an annual oral cancer exam, and effectively treated when caught in its earliest stages. During your preventive care exam, Dr. Biedermann will perform a gentle oral cancer screening to catch signs of oral cancer as early as possible. Each oral cancer exam involves the dentist and dental hygienist scrutinizing the maxillofacial and oral regions carefully for signs of pathologic changes.
Dental Sealants
A dental sealant is a thin, plastic coating applied to the chewing surface of molars, premolars and any deep grooves (called pits and fissures) of teeth, where the majority of dental decay begins. Teeth with these conditions are hard to clean and are very susceptible to decay. A sealant protects the tooth by sealing deep grooves, creating a smooth, easy to clean surface.
Dental sealants can protect teeth from decay for many years, but need to be checked for wear and chipping at regular dental visits. Sealants can help protect smiles at any age, in a gentle process that takes just minutes per tooth!
Schedule Your Preventive Care Visit with Dr. Biedermann
Our office has the top technologies and services needed to help you protect your healthy smile! Contact us today to schedule your next preventive care appointment with Dr. Biedermann.
