{"id":2160,"date":"2022-01-12T09:05:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T09:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2025-02-12T07:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T07:16:53","slug":"the-importance-of-visiting-your-dentist-on-a-regular-basis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/the-importance-of-visiting-your-dentist-on-a-regular-basis\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of visiting your dentist on a regular basis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is\nimportant to visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/\">dentist St\nJohn\u2019s Wood<\/a>, here at <strong>Aura Dental<\/strong>,\non a regular basis to ensure good oral health, a beautiful smile and better\noverall wellbeing. We recommend that you visit the dentist at least once\nevery six months and more frequently if you suffer from dental issues. Routine\nappointments at our <strong>dentist St John\u2019s Wood<\/strong> consist\nof a thorough examination of your teeth and gums, and X-rays where necessary,\nto help detect any dental problems. Our dentist will discuss your oral hygiene\nroutine and provide you with specialist advice where necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dentist.jpg\" alt=\"dentist-st-john\u2019s-wood\" class=\"wp-image-2161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dentist.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dentist-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dentist-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dental hygiene<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here at your\n<strong>dentist St John\u2019s Wood<\/strong> we\nalso recommend that you visit the hygienist on a regular basis, similarly once\nevery six months, for a professional clean of your teeth to remove plaque and\ntartar, helping to promote better dental health and a more beautiful smile too.\nWe offer hygienist appointments for children, which are very important,\nespecially for children who are brushing their teeth by themselves. A significant\npercentage of young children suffer from dental caries and can therefore\nbenefit from regular appointments with the hygienist. Your <strong>dentist St John\u2019s\nWood<\/strong> may recommend a periodontal deep clean and this is important\nfor helping to prevent and treat gingivitis, periodontitis and tooth loss. We\nare also pleased to present airflow, a popular and modern hygiene treatment\nwhich helps break up stain molecules on your teeth for a beautiful white smile.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting the dentist and hygienist in combination on a regular\nbasis will help prevent dental issues and gum disease. If any problems present\nthemselves they will be detected early on and therefore can be treated\neffectively and successfully before they cause further complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, at our practice, we are passionate about promoting good\noral health for life, therefore we want you to bring your whole family, from\nthe very young to the elderly, for regular check-ups, so that we can help you\nenjoy a happy healthy smile and to retain your natural teeth for as long as\npossible in life. Our dentist is able to offer a full range of restorative\ndental treatments for those who are suffering from dental concerns. The\nmajority of dental health issues are caused by poor oral hygiene and avoiding\nthe dentist. By maintaining a good, daily dental hygiene routine at home and\nvisiting the dentist regularly, such issues and complications can be prevented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mouth cancer screening<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At our practice we are also pleased to offer you oral cancer screening. We want you to book an appointment each year for a mouth cancer screen. We will carry out a full history of your oral health and a thorough examination of your teeth, gums and mouth to help detect any abnormalities which may be indicative of mouth cancer. Unfortunately many lifestyle choices such as smoking and drug abuse can also result in mouth cancer, therefore it is important to carry out regular screening so that any abnormalities can be detected from the outset and treated effectively and successfully. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is important to visit our dentist St John\u2019s Wood, here at Aura Dental, on a regular basis to ensure good oral health, a beautiful smile and better overall wellbeing. We recommend that you visit the dentist at least once every six months and more frequently if you suffer from dental issues. Routine appointments at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/the-importance-of-visiting-your-dentist-on-a-regular-basis\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The importance of visiting your dentist on a regular basis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"The importance of visiting your dentist on a regular basis | %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dentists"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}