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The Importance of Your Routine Dental Exam

You have probably been preached to time after time about how important it is to visit your dentist every six months, but do you really know all the ways avoiding these regular appointments can negatively affect your health? So much more goes on during your routine dental exam than you may think. Your oral health is vital to your overall health, and here at Gaston Dental Associates we are here to help ensure both remain in tip top shape!

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Your Routine Dental Exam Helps Your Overall Health

Diseases that affect your entire body, like diabetes, are often first noticed within your mouth as sores or gum disease. We will always keep our patients’ general health in mind as we are performing a routine dental exam, and can help refer you to a physician or other healthcare specialist if we suspect there may be further issues that need to be checked out. We even check your neck for any lumps or abnormalities that could also help detect diseases.

Brushing your teeth and flossing twice a day are great ways to keep your mouth clean and healthy, and of course we recommend that you must continue with this kind of oral hygiene routine, but cleaning your teeth on your own cannot combat the plaque buildup and gum disease that our dental professionals will be able to treat with our special tools during your routine dental exam!

Getting Early Treatment

Through your routine dental exam, we can recognize and diagnose oral health issues while they are still easily treatable. If you wait years between each of your dental appointments with us, it can be much harder to treat, and even sometimes impossible to reverse, the following issues:

  • tooth decay
  • gum disease
  • tooth stains and/or discoloration
  • bad breath
  • and even oral cancer!

If you have been putting off your regular dental visits and are in need of an exam and cleaning, call our front desk today at 704-396-6166 and a member of our team will help get you in as soon as possible! Rather not pick up the phone and call? You can also use our easy online scheduler to request your next appointment in just seconds!

What our patients say

  • We love this dentist! All my kids go here & they are ALWAYS so kind and polite. This past time... read more

    Alejandra Whitman Avatar Alejandra W.
    March 29, 2025

    The great folks at Gaston dental always are willing to work with me to accommodate my third shift schedule. ... read more

    Jerimy Black Avatar Jerimy B.
    March 1, 2025

    Friendly atmosphere well kept and clean and making sure no one is contaminated with any virus the staff was polite... read more

    Lydia Vincenty Avatar Lydia V.
    January 1, 1970

    Amazing service and very friendly.My daughter is 10 with Autism and we were quickly fit into the schedule and an... read more

    Tekeber Debele Avatar Tekeber D.
    July 8, 2025
  • I enjoy my visits to Gaston Dental Associates. The hygienists are excellent at their job, helpful and informative about ways... read more

    April Dawn Avatar April D.
    January 29, 2025

    I really appreciate Adrian my hygienist for her professionalism, she is very compassionate and she has excellent bedside manner. Emily... read more

    Trina Byers Avatar Trina B.
    January 1, 1970

    The ladies in the office are nice and kind when you walk into the office there’s never a dull moment... read more

    Kristal Elliott-Powell Avatar Kristal E.
    January 1, 1970

    I love it! I called in today Dec 2, 2024 as a new patient and I was able to be... read more

    Info Info Avatar Info I.
    December 29, 2024
  • Me and my children have been coming here for 17 years. Staff has changed around but there are still... read more

    Lauren P Avatar Lauren P.
    January 1, 1970

    I was late for my appointment and I was still send and my experience was great I was not there... read more

    Cynthia Bryant Avatar Cynthia B.
    May 29, 2025

    Very nice staff. They are very clean and professional. They also clean people's teeth nicely.

    Ashley Lippman Avatar Ashley L.
    April 29, 2025

    My first experience with Gaston Dental Associates went so much better than I had expected. I was very anxious because... read more

    Pamela Harris Avatar Pamela H.
    June 29, 2025
  • The staff is very friendly and helpful. The dentists and others are very knowledgeable and answered all of my questions... read more

    Lisa Locklear Avatar Lisa L.
    April 29, 2025

    Everyone was very professional explaining everything well. They were extremely kind and gentle. It was... read more

    Susan CONDREY Avatar Susan C.
    January 1, 1970

    Everyone was very kind, informative and eager to help. I had a great first experience with my hygienist and my... read more

    Maggie Amrhein Avatar Maggie A.
    March 1, 2025

    Outstanding Service and Caring Staff at Gaston Dental! I can't say enough good things about Gaston Dental! From the moment I... read more

    Ginger Barnett Avatar Ginger B.
    January 29, 2025
  • Yall have always been then beat! With me and my daughters! Thank y'all so very much for all y'all do!!... read more

    Jessica Davis Avatar Jessica D.
    April 29, 2025

    My First Appointment at Gaston Dental was Fantastic! The Dental Assistants were friendly and professional as well as the... read more

    Diana Cunningham Avatar Diana C.
    August 29, 2024

    My cleaning on April 23rd was an awesome visit. Thr check-in, hygienist and dentist had wonderful attitudes. The service was... read more

    Keizah Shouse Avatar Keizah S.
    April 29, 2025

    Excellent bedside manner!!! Everyone was very kind and informative! Makes going to the dentist less traumatizing!

    khadija thomas Avatar khadija t.
    July 15, 2025

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