Cleaning | Comprehensive Exam | Flouride Treatment | Oral Cancer Screening
The American Dental Association recommends you see your dentist every six months. Preventive dental care can help you reduce or avoid future costs by preventing and finding potential issues sooner. Because many diseases and conditions first show signs in your mouth, good dental health and a strong relationship with your dental office are important steps in your overall health
The doctor will review all findings and discuss possible treatment options to help you achieve the smile you deserve.
Fluoride can be an important part of preventing tooth decay in patients of all ages. During your visit, we will determine your risk for dental decay by discussing your diet, home care, previous decay history, illnesses and prescription medications. Fluoride treatment can be done in the office, or at home.
In the office: Treatment can be done during your regular exam using a tray with gel or foam fluoride. A more highly concentrated fluoride varnish that is brushed onto your teeth can also be used.
At home: Options for fluoride treatment include prescription toothpastes or a daily rinse. It is important to follow all recommendations made by your dentist and to also be aware of the fluoride levels in your water.
Oral cancer can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated early. Mint Dentistry provides oral cancer screenings as part of your regular dental exam. There are two main risk factors for oral cancer. Smoking and tobacco use are long-term historic causes of oral cancer. In addition, the HPV-16 virus, a sexually-transmitted disease, is resulting in the fastest-growing segment of oral cancer patients being young, healthy, nonsmoking individuals.
When found early, oral cancers have an 80 to 90 percent survival rate. Dentists can be a first line of defense in identifying abnormalities in the mouth, which could be a sign of oral cancer.
Mint Dentistry makes it easy to afford high-quality general dentistry and easy to attain since it’s all under one roof. We tailor your care experience to your priorities and budget and don’t pressure you to get treatments you don’t want or need. We value your input and we always co-plan your care together.
From my initial phone conversation with Jennifer for setting up an appointment to speaking with Shayla for follow up visits, I found Mint Dentistry to be extremely professional, friendly, modern and c... Read More
With lots of dental work behind me and only a little more left to do, I can honestly say that Dr. Latour listens to to her patients. She heard me every step of the way and often pivoted based on my ne... Read More
I got an appointment very quickly and the dr was very thorough in the exam. She knew it was not a dental issue and got me an appointment with a neurologist before I left the office. I highly recomme... Read More
From my initial phone conversation with Jennifer for setting up an appointment to speaking with Shayla for follow up visits, I found Mint Dentistry to be extremely professional, friendly, modern and clean. You do not feel rushed and do feel everyone at this practice actually wants to be there and enjoys helping you. Laura did an outstanding job of taking my x-rays, providing a routine mouth cancer screening, cleaning my teeth and fully answering all my questions. Dr. Latour reviewed my information, examined my teeth and then made a recommendation for replacing some of my older and cracked silver fillings with a more modern white material. I have complete confidence in her recommendations and abilities, so future visits were scheduled to have these old fillings replaced. After just one visit, I knew this would be the place for all my future dental needs. Thank you Mint Dentistry! I recently had a broken lower jaw front tooth that needed immediate attention. Dr LaTour was able to see me as an emergency patient on short notice, examine my broken tooth, take x-rays, then work her highly skilled magic a within an hour so that my broken tooth now looks and functions as before it was damaged. This was also a completely painless process. I cannot begin to fully express my gratitude to Dr LaTour and her team for the prompt and highly professional job done in repairing my broken tooth.
With lots of dental work behind me and only a little more left to do, I can honestly say that Dr. Latour listens to to her patients. She heard me every step of the way and often pivoted based on my needs- physically, emotionally and financially. The entire staff mirrors the example set by Dr. Latour. They are kind, caring and welcoming. The office went out of their way to accommodate scheduling needs when my collage-aged child was home and needed to be seen. Finally, they take the time to make sure another caregiver and myself fully understand the dental needs and financial options for an aging parent. Dr. Latour provides better care than any other doctor I have ever seen.
I got an appointment very quickly and the dr was very thorough in the exam. She knew it was not a dental issue and got me an appointment with a neurologist before I left the office. I highly recommend Mint Dentistry.
