Early Preventative Care

Smiles @ France is dedicated to helping you keep your teeth in optimal health, comfort, function and appearance for life. Preventive dentistry is the key to this goal, and the cornerstone of our practice.

Good oral health is the active result of daily prevention, early detection and the timely treatment of disease and decay.

Learn About The Proper Oral Care Products And Techniques You Should Use At Home Including:

Fluoride to prevent cavities in both adults and children.
The correct toothbrush, oral tools, toothpaste, mouth-rinses and flossing options for your particular mouth.
Most dental floss will remove loose plaque, removing the destructive, tenacious bacterial biofilm requires special floss and a different technique.
Anti-microbial rinses to treat gingivitis or bad breath.
Diet counseling regarding the avoidance of sugary or acidic foods.
Mints, gums and cough drops that stimulate saliva and help prevent decay.

Our one-on-one preventive/hygiene appointments are a standard one hour in length, allowing enough time to thoroughly address your preventative and periodontal health needs. We do not want to rush these visits.

Our hygienist believes an ounce of prevention outweighs a pound of cure, and works to improve your personal dental hygiene efforts to help you avoid costly dental care in the future. Using a variety of advanced sonic instruments, air abrasion cleaners and traditional hand instruments, we will rid your mouth of decay-and-gum-disease-causing-matter and help you achieve a healthier smile.

Proper Tooth Brushing

Proper tooth brushing is a complex skill that is hard to master. Most people have adopted an ineffective and possibly harmful scrubbing technique. One can be too gentle and miss important areas or too firm and abrade your teeth and gums away. We will give you personal advice for these concerns at your regular maintenance visits.