{"id":443,"date":"2019-03-27T11:22:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T11:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/?p=443"},"modified":"2019-03-27T11:22:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T11:22:57","slug":"there-are-good-reasons-for-your-twice-yearly-check-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/there-are-good-reasons-for-your-twice-yearly-check-up\/","title":{"rendered":"There are good reasons for your twice-yearly check-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are finding it hard to make ends\nmeet, it can be tempting to save money by avoiding outgoings that do not seem\nto show an immediate reward, like your regular check-ups with the dentist in Mackay<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dentist<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Regular 6-monthly check-ups with the dentist in Mackay for you\nand your children are the best way to prevent having to pay out for way more\nexpensive treatments further down the line. Check-ups with us at Northern Beaches Dental in Mackay<\/strong> can\nalso save you a lot of discomfort and hassle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason we like to see nearly all our patients every 6 months is\nthat any new signs of decay and gum disease will still be in their early stages\nand much easier to treat. Leave them for much longer\nand treatments to get rid of them will be more invasive and more expensive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what does happen when teeth with decay\nare not treated early on? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can usually treat early signs of decay\nwith a small filling, taking away only a tiny amount of tooth material, and so\nyour tooth is as strong as before. But, as the decay spreads, we have to remove\nmore tooth material, and the more we have to take out, the weaker the tooth can\nbecome, even with great new modern filling materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big cavities may need to have inlays or\nonlays. We may even have to cover the tooth with a crown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, sometimes, if we do not catch the\ndecay in time, infection can set in. It can get right down into the root, and\nwill need root canal therapy to fix it. Ignore even that, and you are looking\nat losing your tooth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gum disease<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caused by acid from the bacteria in plaque,\ngum disease inflames and irritates the gums. It\u2019s easy to treat at this stage\nwith better oral hygiene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ignored, it gets under the gums and\ncorrodes the tooth root and jawbone, loosening teeth, which can fall out. Treating\nthis is much more involved and requires several appointments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, come on in for a check-up with the dentist in Mackay<\/strong>. It\u2019s cheaper in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclaimer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All treatment carries risks. Individual\nconsultation is required with one of our practitioners to ensure that the\ntreatment is right for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you are finding it hard to make ends meet, it can be tempting to save money by avoiding outgoings that do not seem to show an immediate reward, like your regular check-ups with the dentist in Mackay. Regular 6-monthly check-ups with the dentist in Mackay for you and your children are the best way […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":445,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions\/445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northernbeachesdental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}