{"id":319,"date":"2022-05-25T07:50:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T07:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/?p=319"},"modified":"2022-05-19T07:52:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T07:52:57","slug":"looking-for-a-new-dentist-dental-exam-cleaning-watertown-mn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/looking-for-a-new-dentist-dental-exam-cleaning-watertown-mn\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking For A New Dentist? Dental Exam &#038; Cleaning | Watertown MN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The importance of your exam and cleaning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most basic dental appointment is also the most necessary: This is the bi-annual checkup and clean. Routine exams and cleanings create a strong base for your oral health. Keeping up with these appointments will help you maintain exceptional oral health and avoid disease or decay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dental exams are typically quick and easy. You\u2019ll spend about 45 minutes to an hour at the office for a routine exam with your dentist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dental Exam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the exam, we will be checking your teeth with a few \u201cbite downs\u201d and \u201copen wides\u201d. The process of looking for any dental issues is rather straightforward. Depending on your case, the dentist might also want to do a quick set of X-rays as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dental Cleaning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/services\/dental-exam\/\">cleaning <\/a>portion of the exam is more effective than any toothbrush. Following the removal of plaque and tartar, your dentist will conduct the deepest clean possible, using a high-powered electric brush. Your dentist will then floss your teeth for you and will finish off the session with a fluoride treatment that protects teeth against cavities for months on end. You will leave the dentist\u2019s office not only looking sharp but also feeling fresh.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The importance of your exam and cleaning The most basic dental appointment is also the most necessary: This is the bi-annual checkup and clean. Routine exams and cleanings create a strong base for your oral health. Keeping up with these appointments will help you maintain exceptional oral health and avoid disease or decay. Dental exams &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/looking-for-a-new-dentist-dental-exam-cleaning-watertown-mn\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Looking For A New Dentist? Dental Exam &#038; Cleaning | Watertown MN&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[59,55,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320,"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions\/320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watertowndental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}