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If you’ve invested in your smile with fillings, crowns, or bridges, you want those restorations to last as long as possible. Keeping your teeth clean and visiting the dentist regularly are the top ways to preserve restorations for as long as possible.
As part of your preventive dental care, professional fluoride is key to protecting your natural teeth and your restorations. While the porcelain or silver in your dental work can’t decay, the natural tooth supporting it certainly can.
Here’s more about how fluoride application can help your restorations last as long as possible.
Protecting the Margins
The most vulnerable part of a crown or filling is the margin, which is the microscopic seam where the restoration meets your natural tooth. Unfortunately, this seam is a magnet for plaque. If decay starts at the margin, the entire restoration can fail, leading to more expensive and invasive repairs. Professional fluoride strengthens the enamel right at that seam, making it much harder for bacteria to compromise your dental work.
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Managing the Sugar Load of Modern Diets
Let’s be honest: modern adult life is full of hidden acids and sugars, from your morning latte to your evening glass of wine. Consistent acid exposures can soften your enamel over time, posing a major risk for decay.
A professional fluoride application at your six-month check-up hardens the enamel and helps minimize the effects of a modern diet that your daily toothpaste might not be strong enough to handle.
Cost-Effectiveness: Prevention vs. Restoration
A professional fluoride treatment typically costs a fraction of what a single filling or crown replacement costs. Better yet, they are often covered by basic insurance plans as part of preventive dental care.
Overall, fluoride is a low-effort solution with a big impact. It takes less than two minutes to apply at the end of your cleaning, but it bolsters your teeth against decay for around 6 months.
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Preserve Your Smile with Fluoride Treatment in Wilmington
Dr. Cory Williams and our team offer preventive solutions to keep your original teeth, and your dental work, in top shape. Fluoride application in Wilmington is a core part of our preventive suite, helping to protect your smile against decay.
Invest in the longevity of your smile. Schedule your next appointment with our dentist in Wilmington today.
