Visiting a Dentist.
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Visiting the dentist aims  to maintain  healthy teeth and bright smile for life. It is very important to choose a dentist that you trust and feel comfort and peace. during your first visit the dentist will ask for  full information about your health. And then listen to the main reason for coming to the dental clinic. The doctor then examine your case and explain the needs of your teeth and put your treatment plan. Dental plans include:

• address the main reason for visiting the dentist (dental pain , cosmetic dentistry, cleaning or teeth whitening).
• address other problems in the mouth before they aggravate  (such as removing decay before it reaches the nerve or extracting the tooth  before it causes significant inflammation, etc.)
• preventive measures to avoid problems and pains (teeth cleaning and preventive fillings).
• explaining how to maintain and care of teeth and gums (as explaining  the correct way of brushing teeth, flossing)

• integrated medical examinations..
During your visit your doctor will conduct  comprehensive medical examinations for your teeth and gums and mouth. He aims  to maintain your teeth and mouth health care  , and help you to avoid aggravating any health problem affecting your teeth by examining and treating it   in its early stages.

• X-ray ..
the use of X-rays depends on your age, the extent of the disease  and its  symptoms. The  X-ray helps your doctor in the detection of oral and dental diseases that cannot be seen by visual examination only  (such as the depth of tooth decay, damage to the jawbones, teeth penetration between the jaw bones and other teeth, tooth abscess, any tumors affect the mouth or jaws).

in the modern dental clinics you will find X-ray machines that do not produce  any significant amounts of radiation - compared to those emitted from the sun or the television. You have to wear a visor lead to protect yourself from any side effects may affect  you as a result of your exposure to x-rays.

In the case of pregnant women visit to the dentist, they must inform the dentist of their pregnancy , which shall be considered when  using  X-rays except in cases of extreme necessity.

When the dentist takes  a comprehensive X-ray or CT scan, that will help him to see the upper and lower jaw clearly within one image, which also helps him understand the nature of occlusion  and the relationship between your teeth and mandibular arch.

Frequency of visit ?
If your teeth and gums are healthy, you often have  to visit the dentist only once a year. If your doctor considers it necessary to provide a specific treatment methods such as: dental filling , remove wisdom teeth, or repair a broken crown, you should make an appointment with another doctor before leaving the clinic. And do not forget to ask your doctor to answer all your questions regarding the health of your mouth and your teeth because you will not find better than him  to help you .then to arrange  his treatment plan that includes solving all the problems of existing teeth in addition to a plan to  avoid any problems in the future.