Dental Check-up
Check-up/Full examination
Our aim is to provide you with quality, personalised dental care without any pain in a relaxed and peaceful environment. At Frederick Street Dental Care, our team of experienced dentists, specialists, and dental hygienists will take the time to listen to your needs and concerns carefully before we commence our check-ups.
Dentistry today has so much to offer, restorative and reconstructive dentistry, porcelain veneers, dental crowns, composite bonding, white fillings, teeth whitening, and Implants, what is right for you? It must begin with a comprehensive examination and diagnosis.
Your comprehensive examination is a baseline for future comparisons and is the basis for a lifetime master plan for oral health.
What will happen during your initial dental examination?
- X-rays as needed
- Thorough oral cancer examination
- Review your medical and dental history
- Are fillings or crowns causing gum irritation?
- Range of motion tests to check jaw movements?
- Temporomandibular joint orthopaedic examination
- Tooth examination to check for decay, cracks, wear etc
- Measuring all gum crevices to check for hidden gum disease
- Images to evaluate aesthetic and condition of teeth and gums
What will happen post dental examination?
The following will be done after your examination:
- Review all findings
- Discuss your treatment recommendations and sequence
- Discuss all fees and give you a full written estimate of treatment plan
- Answer all questions to your satisfaction and understanding
What does further evaluation involve?
If your condition warrants further evaluation the following will also be done
- Diagnostic study casts (models of your mouth) if needed
- Measurement to customise models for jaw simulator
- Measurement for how teeth bite together
- Evaluate and study all the above information
- Consult with any specialists, if indicated
- Make a specific diagnosis for your current condition
- Develop an individualised long-term treatment program and sequence
How often should you realistically go to the dentist?
While it is true that visiting the dentist twice a year is a good rule of thumb for many people, the truth is that you have your own unique smile needs. However, most people at low risk of oral diseases can visit the dentist less frequently, while others may need to go more often.
What happens if you have not been to the dentist in years?
As a result of not getting enough professional dental care for years, your oral health will run a risk of potential changes and issues. You may have substantial amount of plaque on the surfaces of your teeth or tooth decay. Your dental professional needs to take some new X-rays to make sure that there are not any issues or any problems just beneath the surface.
