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October Is National Dental Hygiene Month!
The Trinity Premier Dental Team is happy to share that October as National Dental Hygiene Month. This month is the perfect time for a simple reminder of how important your teeth are, along with your overall health. Staying on top of your home dental routine, a healthy diet and regular dental checkups will ensure a long-lasting healthy and bright smile.
The Focus of National Dental Hygiene Month
For the seventh straight year, The American Dental Hygiene Association (ADHA) and Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company have teamed together to promote and encourage the importance of oral health care maintenance to the public. They work together to raise public awareness and have dedicated October as National Dental Hygiene Month with 4 key components:
1. Brush – Brushing your teeth twice daily is important to keep the plaque from accumulating and causing oral and health problems.
2. Floss – By flossing once daily, you can rid your mouth of the plaque that is caught between the teeth that your toothbrush cannot reach.
3. Rinse – Antimicrobial mouth rinses can kill any bacteria that brushing and flossing left behind.
4. Chew – Chewing helps produce saliva, which helps naturally rinse the teeth. Chewing a sugar-free gum can aid in the removal of food and plaque between brushings.
Chewing sugar-free gum is a fun way to help keep teeth healthy while on-the-go after eating and drinking.
Source: ADHA.org
Schedule Your Next Dental Appointment
The entire dental team at Trinity Premier Dental is dedicated to keeping our patients with healthy and bright smiles. If it has been six months since your last dental check-up, we encourage you to make your appointment and keep your smile the priority that it should be. Contact Trinity Premier Dental for to schedule your next appointment at (727) 835-7076.
Frightened of all those tasty sweets constantly available this time of year? Be sure you keep your healthy diet this Halloween Season and stay on top of your checkups and cleanings. Give us a call for your next visit at (727) 835-7076.
October 6TH is National Noodle Day! Be sure to have some noodles for lunch or dinner and share using #NationalNoodleDay. Enjoy!
Types Of Dental X-Rays
Anyone that has ever had a dental checkup is familiar with x-rays. You are draped in a lead apron and given a rectangular contraption that you bite down on until you hear little beep. Have you ever wondered what the different types of dental x-rays are and what they’re for? Let’s take a closer look the most common types of dental x-rays.
Panoramic X-Rays
Has a dental professional ever had you stand still on a circular platform for several seconds while a machine spun around your head? Then you’ve had a panoramic X-ray. This is the most common type of extraoral (outside of the mouth) dental X-ray.
With panoramic x-rays, we can see your entire mouth in one image. This is because the camera moves all the way around your head while taking the picture. These X-rays show all erupted and unerupted teeth in your mouth, including incoming adult teeth and wisdom teeth. It also shows impacted teeth, which is how we determine if there’s enough room for these teeth to come in or if they will even come in on their own. Panoramic X-rays are also very useful for detecting issues such as abscesses, cysts, and tumors.
Bitewing X-Rays
Just as the name implies, bitewings are the x-rays where the patient has to bite down on a piece of dental film while the image is taken. Because the dental film is inside your mouth, bitewing x-rays are a type of intraoral (inside the mouth) x-ray. Typically, there will be 4 bitewings taken— one for each of the four quadrants of your mouth.
Bitewing x-rays are used to see the crevices between your teeth, which are difficult to see with the naked eye. With these images, we can check for tooth decay and other dental issues, such as periodontal disease in those areas.
Periapical X-Rays
This intraoral x-ray is the close-up of each tooth, showing the entire root and surrounding bone. If you are experiencing pain in a specific tooth or area of the mouth, we will probably take a periapical x-ray to get a clear idea of what is going on in that area. Occasionally, periapical x-rays are taken alongside bitewing x-rays for preventative measures even if you aren’t aware of an obvious tooth problem.
We hope this gives you a better understanding of the types of dental x-rays and how each one is used in your dental evaluation. We like for all of our patients to have a clear understand of all their dental treatments so that you are more relaxed and can enjoy a pleasant dental visit. Call Trinity Premier Dental for your next dental checkup and cleaning at (727) 835-7076. We look forward to seeing you!
