{"id":141,"date":"2020-05-14T17:33:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T17:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/?p=141"},"modified":"2020-05-28T17:37:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:37:47","slug":"oral-examination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/oral-examination\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Oral Examination? | Bakersfield CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An oral examination is done by your dentist or dental hygienist to collect information about your oral health. The material collected from your exam depends on factors such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re a new or returning client\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Length of time since your last dental checkup\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether your visit is due to a specific dental condition or ongoing treatment\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dental hygienists must perform the oral evaluation before teeth cleaning, as it may reveal that you need a full-mouth debridement (cleaning above and below the gums), as opposed to standard teeth cleaning of the exposed part of the teeth (above the gum line). During a routine oral evaluation, you can expect:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>During the oral examination, the dentist will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspect the teeth for signs of decay\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine the need for tooth repair, such as fillings or crowns\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check gums for any inflammation or bleeding and measuring your gum pockets\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review x-rays of your teeth to check for internal tooth damage or weakening\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the health of your gums, the hygienist may need to inspect your roots for abnormalities. If you\u2019re suffering from bad breath (halitosis), then gingival irrigation may be necessary to remove food debris and accumulated bacteria.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check for signs of certain medical conditions and diseases, such as nutritional deficiencies, diabetes, hormonal irregularities, and so on, and recommend the appropriate action to help manage them and correct the problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the oral evaluation, you can ask your dentist about any medical or financial concerns you may have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Do you need X-rays?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X-rays are not necessary during routine dental cleaning. But your dentist may recommend them to assess the extent of decay inside or between affected teeth. Depending on the results, you may need to schedule for scaling and root planing in addition to teeth cleaning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The types of dental x-rays used include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bitewing\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An FMX\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A periapical radiograph\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panoramic radiograph\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The early detection of tooth decay and other problems can save time, money, and your teeth. Moreover, six-month dental checkups and cleaning will help to maintain your beautiful smile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Schedule your routine dental visits by contacting your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/\">dentist in Bakersfield, CA<\/a> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An oral examination is done by your dentist or dental hygienist to collect information about your oral health. The material collected from your exam depends on factors such as: Whether you\u2019re a new or returning client\u00a0 Length of time since your last dental checkup\u00a0 Whether your visit is due to a specific dental condition or &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/oral-examination\/\" class=\"b\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[24,54,55],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141\/revisions\/142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}