Cosmetic Services - Check-ups
We like to see our patients’ smiling faces every six
months for a regular check-up and cleaning—and more often
if their oral health is at risk because of tobacco or
alcohol use, diabetes, pregnancy, poor oral hygiene, or
a medical condition.
Detecting cavities, gum disease, and other problems such
as oral cancer as early on as possible is key to treating
them successfully. At Metropolitan Dental, Dr. Walters
and Dr.Kaplan and their team of hygienists combine years
of experience with leading-edge technologies in order
to conduct the most thorough assessment possible of your
teeth and gums. 
In addition to a visual examination, we take digital
x-rays of your teeth and jaw, if necessary, so we can
tell in an instant if there is trouble brewing beneath
the surface. Ours is one of a growing number of offices
in Ottawa to offer this service, which reduces our patients’
exposure to radiation by over significantly compared to
traditional x-rays.
While most dentists check for oral cancer simply by sight,
we added the revolutionary VELscope system to our tool
kit. This new screening device, which operates by using
fluorescent light, has proven highly effective at detecting
tissue abnormalities well before they’re visible to the
naked eye. As we all know with cancer, early detection
is crucial to saving lives.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so if we have a
particular concern—such as an area of your mouth that
needs extra attention when it comes to brushing, a cavity
that has started, or an old filling that needs to be upgraded—we
can show you exactly what we’re talking about with our
intra-oral camera.
This tiny device makes it possible for you to look up
and see what we see—on your overhead TV screen! This will
make you a better-educated patient when it comes time
to choose your treatment options.
So don’t be a stranger. The better we get to know one
another, the better we’ll be able to work together to
keep your oral health on track.
To learn more about the wide range of functional services we provide,
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