General Dentistry

Pike & Valega, DDS is committed to helping the Poolesville and Rockville, MD communities achieve exceptional oral health. Our general dentistry services focus on helping our patients maintain good overall dental health by conducting routine dental examinations, performing professional cleanings, and providing guidance on how to properly care for their teeth at home.

Learn more about our general dentistry services and see how we help our patients establish good habits that will last a lifetime.

Regularly Scheduled Dental Exams Build Trusting Relationships

A huge part of our general dentistry services is our dental exams. While our exams allow us to monitor your oral health and look for signs of any potential dental problems, they also allow us to do something else — establish trusting relationships with our patients.

With regularly scheduled exams, our patients get to know our entire dental team. Building this type of trusting professional relationship helps us meet the needs of our patients because they feel comfortable and confident asking questions or voicing concerns about their oral health.

Patients are also more likely to follow through with getting much-needed dental treatments because they have the peace of mind knowing they are being cared for by a dental team they know and trust.

Professional Dental Cleanings Help Our Patients Maintain Their Oral Health

In addition to our dental exams, our professional dental cleanings are also a part of our general dentistry services. Brushing and flossing keep your teeth and gums healthy and clean, but it doesn’t remove tartar or calculus.

Using special dental tools during a professional dental cleaning, we can remove plaque and tartar buildup from around the teeth and gums. Prompt removal of plaque and tartar reduces your risk of developing other, more serious dental problems such as cavities, tooth decay, or gum disease.

Professional dental cleanings are essential to helping our patients maintain their oral health.

Educating Patients on the Importance of Good Oral Hygiene

The secret to keeping your teeth and gums healthy is creating — and following — a good oral hygiene routine. At Pike & Valega, DDS, we often review our patients’ oral hygiene routine as part of our general dentistry services.

Once our dental team has a better understanding of your current oral hygiene routine, we can determine what adjustments can be made so you are doing everything you can to keep your teeth and gums healthy.

Some things we can do to help you improve your current oral hygiene routine include:

• Instructing you on how to properly brush
• Teaching proper flossing techniques such as how to properly get below the gum line and how not to injure the gums while flossing
• Educating you on safe dental products you can use at home, such as toothpastes and mouthwashes, that will not only clean your teeth and gums but improve your overall health
• Pointing out any areas in your mouth that seem to be ignored or not properly brushed/flossed and teaching you proper techniques so those areas aren’t missed with daily brushing and flossing
• Educating you on the importance of brushing and flossing daily and providing you with a better understanding of the dental problems that could occur if you don’t
• Helping you determine if there are any lifestyle changes you could make that will improve your oral health, such as trying to avoid chewing on pen caps or reducing the amount of sugary drinks and snacks you consume
• Answer any questions you may have regarding your teeth, gums or oral hygiene routine

Visit Us To Learn More About Our General Dentistry Services

Our goal at Pike & Valega, DDS is to help patients achieve exceptional oral health and create good oral hygiene habits that help them maintain their oral health for many years. Our general dentistry services allow us to help our patients by supporting and guiding them while providing them with access to high-quality, exceptional dental care.

We invite you to experience our general dentistry services by scheduling an appointment for a new patient examination. Call our Poolesville dental office or Rockville dental office today. Appointments can also be scheduled by filling out our request an appointment form.