Never miss a check-up with the dentist in Mackay

It’s easy to find excuses not to bother with your check-up with the dentist in Mackay, but at Walkerston Dental in Walkerston we strongly urge you not to let other things, including your fear, get in the way of your dental health.

We understand that if you have been diligently coming in for check-ups and for years you have been told each time that everything is fine, that you may start to think that you can get away with missing one or two. You may even decide unilaterally to reduce your check-up intervals to every 12 months. But, please don’t do this without talking it over with us first. There is a very good reason why we recommend coming in for a check-up every 6 months.

Spotting trouble before trouble gets going

Dental problems get worse the longer you leave them; we all know that. But did you know that decay and gum disease are present long before you can feel their effects? By the time you can feel pain from decay or have bleeding gums from gum disease, the problem is well under way. We can spot decay as patches on your teeth, or gum disease as mild inflammation and pockets under the gums long before you notice the effects. Being able to spot problems in their very early stages means that treatment is simple, quick and less expensive than when we treat them in their later stages.

The ultimate end for your problems

With both dental decay and gum disease, the ultimate end is tooth loss. If your treatment doesn’t get going until you are in advanced stages, you may well be looking at extraction, and then you are into a whole new world of tooth replacement: dentures, bridges and dental implants.

It’s less of a hassle to have check-ups

Teeth are meant to last you a lifetime, so please don’t put off coming to the dentist in Mackay for simple check-ups and deep cleans with the hygienist. We are here to help you keep your teeth, but we can only do that if you bring them along to us to have a look at.