Why should you visit the dental hygienist?

The oral cavity contains both beneficial and disease-producing bacteria. In order to prevent disease-producing bacteria from reproducing and harming your overall health, you need to clean your teeth at least twice a day.

However, it is impossible to completely remove all dental plaque at home, as there are some parts of your oral cavity you cannot reach yourself. Additionally, you cannot remove tartar without special equipment.

How do plaque and tartar form, and how do the gum diseases develop?

Plaque forms from old food debris, recrements of microorganisms, saliva and also from products that attack teeth enamel. For example, black tea or coffee, both leave deposits around the edge of teeth near the gum. This encourages parasitic bacteria to appear and multiply.

Smoking considerably impacts dental health as well. Nicotine destroys the dentine and encourages the growth of bacteria, leaving a light-brown tint on the white enamel. If you neglect to take care of it, it will turn your teeth black and ruin them. Plaque is a soft sticky deposit along the gum and between the teeth. Over the course of time when exposed to parasitic bacteria and saliva, plaque hardens and tartar forms. Among the main symptoms of tartar are stomatorrhagia and unpleasant breath. Tartar peels off the gum and it encourages subgingival space to deepen. This leads to the following gum diseases: periodontitis and gingivitis. Without treatment, teeth loosen and can fall out.

Parasitic bacteria emit poisons and other substances, which have a negative effect on the immune system. Because of this, one might experience headaches, pneumonia or be exposed to blood poisoning and stomach infections due to long-term inflammation. In order to avoid the above listed unpleasant consequences you should clean your teeth on a regular basis and visit dental hygienist at least twice a year. It is recommended that smokers and pregnant women should visit the hygienist more frequently.

Description of the procedure

The professional clean takes about 30 to 60 minutes. Plaque and tartar are removed with the help of special equipment and an ultrasound scalar. To remove plaque we also use a soda stream, which has a slight whitening effect. When hard deposit is removed, we polish teeth with an abrasive paste, carefully clean them with dental floss and cover them with cement or another substance that strengthens the teeth and decreases sensitivity.