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Dental hygiene treatment is delivered by a specially trained GDC registered dental hygienist who works to prevent gum disease/tooth decay and help to increase the life spam of your teeth and restorations by cleaning them.
Our dental hygiene will usually carry out scale and polish or the latest cleaning approach “airflow” cleaning by AIRFLOW® / Kavo PROPHYflex™ .
The dental hygienist will also approach you if periodontal treatment ( gum treatment) is necessary, demonstrate for you a tailored made oral hygiene instructions and dietary advice.
Please note that this is separate visit than your dental visit – the recalls may vary than your dental visits.
Why should a patient see a hygienist?
Essentially, to prevent gum disease. Gum disease causes bleeding & painful gums, bad breath, and even loose teeth. Gum disease can be treated, stopped and even reversed if caught in it’s early stages. Your hygienist will not only treat and prevent gum disease, but will give you the control to prevent it yourself at home with a better oral hygiene regime.
People with exceptional oral hygiene may not need to see a hygienist as often as somebody with gum disease, but regular visits are advised to ensure mouths are kept healthier for longer.
What is plaque?
Plaque is a soft, sticky film that builds up on your teeth and contains millions of bacteria.
The bacteria in plaque are harmful and can cause tooth decay and gum disease if they are not removed regularly through brushing and flossing.
Your hygienist will show you the correct tooth brushing technique and flossing method in order to achieve and maintain good plaque control.
What is gum disease?
There are two types of gum disease and the most common symptom of both are bleeding gums. One is called gingivitis and is reversible as the infection is limited to your gums only. Your gums may appear red and puffy too.
The second, later stage is called periodontitis and is characterised as being irreversible as it involves the underlying bone which supports the teeth.
Here bone can be lost due to the build up of destructive bacteria (plaque) beneath the gumline in what we call pockets. Pockets are small spaces between the tooth and the gum under the surface where your gum is no longer firmly attached to the tooth as the bacteria has destroyed those attachments.
If left untreated for long enough the bacteria within these pockets destroys the bone and if enough bone is lost then your teeth can become loose and eventually fall out.
Unfortunately we cannot remake the bone that has been lost in the process but we can prevent it from progressing and aim to stabilise the disease.
Periodontitis can only be diagnosed by your dentist or hygienist so it’s vital to keep up with regular visits to diagnose and monitor any changes in the dentition.
If you notice bleeding when you brush or floss, it is strongly advised you make an appointment with your hygienist!
The best way to prevent gum disease?
The best way to prevent gum disease would be to brush twice daily using an appropriate technique for your toothbrush for 2 minutes at a time ensuring all surfaces are covered.
Using tepes or floss to clean in your between your teeth at least 1x a day as a regular tooth brush just isn’t built for it.
Brushing only removes 60% of plaque and the remainder is actually between the teeth!
Some areas in the mouth are more difficult to clean thus to prevent the buildup of harmful bacteria, regular visits to your hygienist are essential to remove it.
What is PIEZON® PI?
What is AIRFLOW®?
Airflow is a treatment designed to remove stain whether it be from tea, coffee, red wine or tobacco to improve the appearance of teeth.
Stubborn stains which cannot be removed at home via tooth brushing can almost certainly be removed via airflow.
It is an instrument that uses high power to blast air, water and a fine powder at the teeth to lift off stain revealing a beautiful, smooth tooth surface underneath.
Many patients find airflow to be a good, less drastic alternative to whitening as by removing stain, teeth do appear slightly whiter.
Your dental hygienist is fully qualified to provide this treatment alongside regular scale and polishes.
Please bear in mind that results will vary from patient to patient and that whitening will often produce more drastic results.
What is PERIOFLOW®?
Use AIRFLOW® PLUS Powder on natural teeth in deep pockets and root furcations and on implants
We use the new and slimmer PERIOFLOW® Nozzle
Hygenist session for dental implants
All dental implants also need regular maintance and cleaning. The maintance of dental implants are very important as the maintance will define the long-term success of the dental implant.
With help of our special instrument by EMS PIEZON® PI Instrument around implants up to 3 mm subgingivally and on restorations – were the scaling tip is made by special rubber to avoid to damage the implant.
Ask us more about our implant hygiene session.
