| Preventive dentistry is the modern way
of reducing the amount of dental treatment necessary to maintain
a healthy mouth.
It helps you to keep your teeth. The two major causes of
tooth loss are decay and gum disease. The better we prevent
or deal with these two problems, the more chance people have
of keeping their teeth for life.
The joint efforts of the dentist, the hygienist and the patient,
can help to prevent the need for treatment, and so avoid the
traditional pattern of fillings and extractions.
A course of treatment may be recommended to get your mouth
into good condition, and a maintenance plan will be worked
out to help you keep it that way.
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