Keep Your Smile Healthy and Beautiful with Preventive Dental Services

When it comes to your oral health, there are many contributing factors, such as your genetics and environment, but mainly your lifestyle and habits determine the fate of your smile. Sadly, far too many people wait until they experience a dental emergency before they start taking better care of their smiles.

Preventative dental care is necessary to prevent dreadful conditions such as tooth decay and gum disease. At Downtown Dental in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Don Mungcal says regular dental check-ups will save time, money, and your smile.

Prevention Is Key

At Downtown Dental, prevention is the secret to maintaining excellent oral health. This type of dental care involves a combination of regular dental check-ups and developing sound, long-term oral hygiene habits, such as brushing and flossing.

Whether you’re a child or an adult, taking care of your teeth early on and continuing throughout your lifetime is essential. By prioritizing preventive dentistry, you can keep your pearly whites looking and feeling their best, ensuring you have a healthy and radiant smile for years.

Preventive Dental Hygiene Tips

The key to successful preventative care begins with you. By developing good dental hygiene habits, you can reduce the chance of cavities, tooth decay, gum disease, and other preventable ailments that threaten your smile and overall health. 

Here are a couple of tips:

• Brush your teeth at least twice daily using a soft-bristled toothbrush and toothpaste containing fluoride
• Floss daily to remove food trapped between your teeth before it creates plaque
• Use mouthwash to rinse away food particles after you floss
• Avoid consuming acidic foods such as sodas that can damage your tooth enamel
• Be careful eating hard foods such as meat with bones, candies, pits, seeds, and anything else that can chip or damage teeth
• Stop smoking or never start
• Always use a mouthguard when playing contact sports
• If you engage in bruxism (teeth grinding) at night, ask Dr. Mungcal about a custom nighttime mouthguard to prevent further tooth damage while reducing gum recession

Protect Your Smile with Preventative Care

Dr. Mungcal is passionate about helping you improve your oral health. To learn more about protecting your smile with preventative care, call Downtown Dental at 213-863-9464 to schedule your consultation. 

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