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The standard recommendation The Canadian Dental Association recommends a checkup and professional cleaning every six months for most healthy adults. This catches small problems early, when they are easier and cheaper to fix, and keeps gum disease in check. Why six months? Six months is short enough that most early cavities can be detected before they reach the nerve, and that tartar buildup can be removed before it causes gum disease. It’s long enough that visits don’t become a hassle

When wisdom teeth need to come out Most patients need wisdom teeth removed between ages 17 and 25, before the roots are fully formed. Common reasons: impaction (the tooth can’t fully erupt), crowding adjacent teeth, infection or cysts, or repeated gum inflammation. Sedation options We perform wisdom tooth removal under local anesthetic, with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) sedation for added comfort. For more complex cases, IV sedation is available with our anesthetist. If nerves are the main thing holding you back, our

The cost of skipping care A routine cleaning is far less involved than the alternative. A filling on the same tooth a year later, after a cavity has formed, is more expensive. If the cavity reaches the nerve and needs a root canal plus crown, you are looking at a multi-step treatment that runs many times the price of the cleaning. The math heavily favours prevention. What preventive dentistry actually does Regular cleanings remove tartar that you can’t remove at home, which is