At your general dentistry checkup, we’ll look for cavities in the earliest stages before you see or feel them. Detecting any issues early on allows us to provide the most conservative treatment, saving you time, expense, and possible discomfort. We also screen for oral cancer, a disease that will affect more than 30,000 Americans this year. Early detection of oral cancer offers an 80 percent cure rate. Gum disease is another problem we try to catch early due to it being linked to stroke, heart attack, diabetes, and other health risks, and it is the leading cause of tooth loss in American adults.
