Dental Care Innovations to Keep You Smiling

Keeping your smile beautiful and healthy is a lifetime commitment, and at Duxton Dental we are here to support you to proactively maintain your oral health. Quality dental care is more than a bi-annual examination and reactive dental treatment, it’s about identifying the appropriate preventative measures that need to be taken to avoid future oral health issues and unnecessary costs.

Using technology to shape your smile

Duxton Dental is passionate about providing our patients with minimally invasive dental care. How do we do it? We partner the latest innovations in diagnostic and dental treatment technologies to boost our patients’ oral health. This is especially beneficial for our younger patients to lessen any anxiety they may have about visiting a dentist. After all, if children have positive dental care experiences while they are young, they will be more likely to embrace a good oral hygiene routine which significantly impacts on their future general health.

When you first join us, we undertake a thorough dental examination using the latest technologies to provide a complete picture of your current oral health. Photos, jaw scans, and diagnostic lasers are used to complete the assessment of:

• Bone density and gum health
  
• Jaw joints and bite – the mechanical aspects of your mouth
  
• Teeth – fractures, decay and the structural integrity of the crown and root
  
• Cosmetic appearance
  

Plus:

• Oral cancer screen
  
• Saliva testing for the early detection of disease

Why so many tests?

Our initial examination is very detailed, and the exam results are collated and analysed to create a bespoke dental care plan that is relevant for you today, but just as importantly, for the future too. We take a holistic approach when we evaluate your dental health as your mouth is essentially a mirror of your general health which is why our examination is so thorough. Our dental examination provides us with a significant vantage point for the early detection of systemic disease as oral inflammation can be a marker for:

• Heart disease
  
• Blood clots
  
• Decreased kidney function
  
• Osteoporosis
  
• Arthritis
  
• Stomach ulcers
  
• Pre-term births
  
• Stress

From our perspective, the thorough initial examination is a critical toolthat allows us to track and monitor any changes to your oral health andsupports our ethos of preventative dental health care. In short, the technologythat we have access to provides greater insights into the dynamics of yourmouth, your overall health and gives us the ability to deliver the most effectiveongoing dental care.

Each of our patients is unique and has different requirements, so from theoffset, you are given tailored dental care to suit your specific and individualneeds. Our success is measured by your satisfaction of the dental services thatwe provide. We collaborate with you to fully understand what your expectations,goals and needs are, before we develop a strategy to exceed them. So, whetheryou are booking your child’s first appointment, researching orthodontictreatment options to straighten your teeth, or are experiencing anemergency dental crisis, we can work with you to achieve optimal results.

If you would like further information on our thorough new patientexamination please check out what your first visit willbe like. Get in touch with our friendly team today on 03 348 5488 -Duxton Dental - Innovative and Caring Christchurch Dentists.