An assessment of an individual’s oral health.
Coronavirus Update
March 25, 2020DID YOU KNOW: Babies develop tooth buds while they are still in their mother’s womb. However, the teeth does not erupt until they are around 5 months old.
Your child should come for a dental consultation as soon as the teeth starts showing.
Your child should come for a dental consultation as soon as the teeth starts showing.
Reasons for a dental consultation:
- To ensure dental problems are addressed as soon as possible.
- Dental caries can be prevented ensuring no extractions and/or abscesses.
- Promote better chewing, speech and confidence
- Oral cancers can be detected and treated early.
Why small (periapical) x-rays are important:
- We take these at each check-up or during root-canal treatments
- To detect why teeth are painful
- To detect dental caries early
- Annual x-rays can be compared to detect abnormalities
Why the big (Panorex) x-ray is important
- We do a full examination of the teeth, roots and surrounding structures
- To detect any abnormalities in the bone surrounding the teeth
- To detect any bone diseases
- Any TM-Joint problems can be detected early
- To see impacted teeth clearly and refer to the maxilla-facial surgeon
What you can expect during a consultation/check-up appointment:
- We do a physical/clinical examination of the whole mouth and peri-oral tissues
- We do a clinical examination of each individual tooth and all its surfaces
- We check the gums
- After the clinical exam, we take x-rays which consist of small x-rays also known as periapical radiographs and a big x-ray also known as a Panorex radiograph
- We try to address and treat the main complaint during this first appointment, thus making a 60 minute appointment would allow us to consult and treat in one visit
- A treatment plan will be communicated verbally and should the patient require a quotation, we will do our utmost best to do one within one week, which can be handed to the medical aid for authorization and approval.
- We will advise the amount of follow-up appointments that will be needed to finish the treatment plan
- We will refer should you require specialist treatment
To book an appointment, please call our rooms 087 150 2657
