How to Properly Care for Your Dental Implants

Find out why brushing and flossing are just as important for your dental implants as they are for natural teeth.

While it’s true that dental implants are made from titanium and porcelain, you still need to maintain a healthy smile in order to keep dental implants looking and working their best. Your dental implant specialist in Fort Worth tells you how to care for your dental Tooth Brushimplants and why this is necessary.

Keep Infection Away

The main reason why implants and tooth replacements need the same amount of care and cleaning as natural teeth is that both require the tissue around them to stay healthy. Since bacteria and plaque can buildup along both the implant crown and natural teeth, the best way to remove this is by brushing every day. If you don’t remove the bacterial buildup, infection can set in. This infection, also known as peri-implantitis, can actually become so serious that it can even cause bone loss and implant failure.

Adopt Superior Hygiene

One way to prevent infection is to brush regularly. This means brushing at least twice a day for a minimum of two minutes. You should also be flossing each day to remove debris and trapped food from spaces between teeth. These are the best ways you can keep bacterial buildup from forming and remaining along the gum line.

See Your Dentist Regularly

However, no matter how effectively you care for your dental implant and the rest of your smile at home, you still need to see your dentist routinely for care. Dental exams and cleaning are needed every six months; however, talk to your dentist about whether it’s important to come in more often now that you have a dental implant. During a professional dental cleaning your hygienist can remove buildup that you may not have caught and give your teeth a deep down clean.

If you ever have questions or concerns about your dental implants in Forth Worth, your dentist is always here to help you. Call us today! We are always there for our patients. In the meantime, take care of your smile to prevent infection and gum disease from affecting your teeth. After all, you spent time and money to get the smile you want. Now it’s time to take care of it so that it lasts you forever.

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