Don’t Wait Any Longer To Get A Dentist Appointment – Here’s Why

15 / 09 / 2024

Don’t Wait Any Longer To Get A Dentist Appointment – Here’s Why

There’s a reason why dentists try to encourage patients never to miss a dentist appointment, or to sign up to a dental practice if it’s been a while since you saw a dentist.

Teeth can’t repair themselves.

Contrary to what people might perhaps think, dentists don’t want to be performing complex procedures to save teeth, or to be pulling out teeth that could otherwise have been saved.

Our dentists at Denpure Dentsl are first and foremost motivated by helping you look after your teeth – we would much rather see you for routine check-ups to maintain your dental and oral health, or for cosmetic treatment to enhance teeth that are healthy. In an ideal world, we want to help patients avoid restorative treatment (but we are always here for you when you might need us for this type of treatment).

Here’s why you shouldn’t wait any longer if you haven’t visited the dentist for 12+ months – you might find some of these reasons surprising….

Plaque forms in literally minutes (no exaggeration)!

A new study has revealed that plaque forms in literally minutes. This means your tooth enamel and gumline start sustaining damage almost immediately after you eat. If you then fail to see the dentist and hygienist to have your teeth checked over for cavities and the plaque buildup removed, you are causing potentially permanent damage to your mouth.

It can sometimes take a lot to explain to patients that not having plaque routinely removed from their gum line is a direct route to gum disease. Leaving plaque on your teeth means your teeth are getting suffocated by a big layer of biofilm, which is why you’ll notice your gums bleeding when you brush.

If you’ve noticed your gums are often bleeding or your teeth appear longer due to gum recession (when gum disease eats away at your gum tissue), you are likely to need treatment for gum disease.

We strongly recommend looking up “private dentist Uxbridge” to arrange an appointment to have your mouth checked over for gum disease – remember that it’s the leading cause of tooth loss in adults, and most of the time, it’s totally avoidable.

Gum disease symptoms can be hard to reverse

Gum disease is a tenacious aggressor and it’s not easily beaten once it reaches its advanced stage, known as periodontal disease.

Treating the symptoms of periodontal disease is often a multi-step affair, requiring multiple cleanings, and potentially treatment to improve gum health, such as a gum graft to address recession.

By coming along to your routine hygienist and dentist appointments, you can give yourself the maximum chance of avoiding restorative gum disease-based treatment.

The dentist isn’t the intimidating setting it used to be

We totally appreciate that many people put off coming to the dentist due to a bad past experience at the dentist. We’re thrilled to tell you that dental practice environments have changed – a lot.

When you look up “private dentist Uxbridge” you’ll find us here at Denpure. Like many private dental practices, our clinical setting is no longer cold and soulless like those of the past.

Our practice is a relaxing setting. If you’d like to get a feel for the Denpure, why not take a look at our practice tour here?

Today, an increasing number of dental practices offer IV (intravenous) sedation, which can be the mechanism allowing nervous patients to overcome their nerves.

We at Denpure Dental are one of the only practices to offer this form of sedation in our area of West London and we have multiple sedation dentists with years of experience in administering sedation working at the practice.

If you’re nervous about a certain treatment, or even a dental check-up, sedation can be used to ease your nerves – we’ve seen so many patients start to attend their routine appointments more often once they’ve experienced how sedation takes away the burden of their anxiety and fear of the dentist.

Receive treatment to boost your confidence

One of the phrases we hear most often from our patients is “I just wish I’d done this sooner”.

This is usually something we hear in relation to getting a dental implant, teeth whitening and composite bonding – all treatments that can make drastic improvements to your smile. But it’s not just the exterior benefits that our patients love about these treatments, it’s how it makes them feel.

Following cosmetic treatment, we see such a change in our patients in the way they carry themselves, and their willingness to smile without experiencing feelings of anxiety of shame.

If you’ve been unhappy with how your teeth look for some time, why not come in for a no-obligation consultation? One of our experienced dentists can talk through your smile goals, and discuss how treatment can help to improve your self-esteem.

Contact Denpure for fairly-priced routine dental check-ups in Uxbridge

We believe routine appointments should be accessible to everyone.

We’ll never charge extortionate amounts for routine dentist check-ups or emergency dentist appointments. These appointments are the bread and butter of oral care, and we continue to be one of the most fairly-priced dental practices in West London.

Contact our friendly reception team to book yourself in for a routine check-up. Should one of our dentists identify the need for further treatment, there is absolutely no obligation to go ahead with this.

This said, our dentists only ever diagnose the need for clinical treatment when there is a concrete need for it, so we do recommend considering the treatment plan they have formulated to meet your clinical needs.