Preventive Dentistry Port Chester
Keeping Tabs on Your Smile’s Ongoing Wellness
You can trust our team here at Westchester Gentle Dentistry to provide you and your whole family with a wide variety of preventive dentistry services, all aimed at preserving your smile’s beauty and wellness. From routine checkups and cleanings to dental sealants, TMJ treatment, and more, we are ready to step in and help. To learn a little more or schedule an appointment for yourself or a loved one, feel free to contact our Port Chester dental office.
Why Choose Westchester Gentle Dentistry for Preventive Dentistry?
- Trusted By Port Chester for 25+ Years
- Patients of All Ages Welcome
- Dental Insurance Accepted & Membership Plan Available
Dental Checkups & Cleanings
Even if you’re diligent about brushing and flossing every day, these habits on their own aren’t enough to fully protect your smile. You still need to attend biannual dental checkups! These visits allow Dr. Alidadi and our team to thoroughly inspect every nook and cranny of your smile, ensuring that there are no underlying problems that might threaten your oral wellness. These checkups also include an oral cancer screening using our VELscope device that makes potentially problematic tissue that would otherwise not be visible light up.
Fluoride Treatment
Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that’s found in most local water supplies due to its incredible oral health benefits. To put it simply, it’s an easily accessible and undeniably effective means of preventing cavities since it directly strengthens the enamel. We can provide a supplemental fluoride treatment following a routine checkup in the form of a topical varnish.
Dental Sealants
Dental sealants play an important role in preventive dentistry; they are used to protect vulnerable teeth, such as the molars, from cavities and decay. They’re essentially thin coatings that are applied directly to the chewing surfaces of the back teeth, which have more grooves and crevices that can trap bacteria and food debris. Dental sealants are very quick and painless to apply and can benefit patients of all ages!
Athletic Mouthguards/ Sportsguards
Studies show that over 5 million teeth are lost each year during sports activities – but believe it or not, most of these injuries can be prevented by wearing an athletic mouthguard. Our team can outfit you with a durable, custom-made mouthguard, also sometimes referred to as a sportsguard. These devices are comfortable and easy to wear, but their true benefit is their ability to mitigate dental damage caused by a sudden facial impact and protect the teeth from damage or displacement.
Nightguards for Bruxism
Bruxism, also known as teeth grinding, is a condition that affects several people without them even realizing it since it often occurs at nighttime. The strain it places on the teeth and jaw muscles can lead to all sorts of issues, including damaged enamel and problems affecting the temporomandibular joints (TMJ), which connect your jaw to the rest of your skull. We can provide you with a specially made nightguard that keeps your jaw properly positioned while you sleep, preventing jaw pain, tooth damage, and many other undesirable symptoms.
TMJ Treatment
Your TMJs are some of the most complex joints in your whole body, but unfortunately, this is also part of why they’re susceptible to different types of issues (including chronic jaw pain and headaches/migraines). Luckily, as debilitating as some of these problems may seem, our team can offer help in the form of equilibration/occlusal adjustment, which is a process that subtly reshapes the teeth to realign one’s bite pattern. Occlusal splints function similarly; these custom-made mouthguards fit over the teeth and prevent unfavorable contact between them.
