The team at Beacon Dental wants to remind you that as you strive for pearly white teeth, the first step to oral beauty is healthy teeth. One of the easiest ways to help your teeth and gums stay healthy is to floss daily!

What you are looking at here in this picture is a periodontal chart. It measures the health of your gums by checking to see if they are receding or not on each tooth. The dentist pokes your teeth to see how far down the measurement goes, with 1s and 2s being great! 5s and 6s being... eh, not so great. TIP: Floss daily!

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