Your Dental Hygienist!

Normally we think of a teeth cleaning as just that. Our tongues love the smooth and clean feeling we get after visiting our dental hygienist.

 But there's another huge benefit to regular teeth cleaning. Hygienists spend time in your mouth. That give them the opportunity to spot suspicious tissue or other possible signs of oral cancer.

 Oral cancer has a fantastically high cure rate - but only if it's detected early.

 Another reason to love your dental hygienist!

Westshore Dentistry, Inc.  
Rajiv Motwani, DMD
4708 26th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34207
(941) 758-4543
WestshoreDentistryFL.com

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