Doctor Alex Martin Talks about Dental Cleanings and Exams
Well, if we try to keep everybody on a regular schedule, anybody that comes in, we’re going to give them the whole routine first appointment thing of x-rays and pictures and measurements, and just basically a full exam. After that, we’re going to try to get you more onto a reasonable schedule in typically six months for the regular cleanings and exams.
Some people, if their mouth is in a little worse shape, then yeah, you got to come in a little more frequently so we can get you back onto that six-month schedule. If we can get your mouth healthy, you go from your three-month cleanings to six-month cleanings. We try to keep people at that kind of a regular schedule, rather than going to a year or, you know, when things hurt type situation. When things hurt or you’re waiting too long, that’s when things get a lot more expensive to fix and can cause the patient a lot more pain in the meantime.