Comprehensive Oral Evaluation

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The comprehensive exam is performed at your initial dental visit and then at following visit check-up exams that your dentist or hygienist will perform.  This procedure includes all of the following main points.

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Our offices are equipped with the highest quality equipment available. By clinical examination and examining the taken digital x-rays we can detect decay, bone loss, and oral pathology. You can view the x-rays and the pictures on the TV monitors, which we can use to discuss and plan the required dental treatments.

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We will check your gums and bone around your teeth for signs of periodontal diseases. This is tested by using a periodontal probe, a measuring stick, to measure the pocket depth. Typically a healthy condition depth measures from 1 to 3 millimeters, anything over 4 millimeters in not healthy. Bigger numbers usually indicate pockets of infection that need treatment.