The importance of good dental hygiene can’t be overstated. During your routine hygienist visits, our friendly clinical team can remove harmful plaque and tartar along your gum line.
Banish Bad Bacteria
Plaque and tartar build up on your teeth over time. Your hygienist will remove this to prevent it from inflaming your gums and causing gum disease (which remains the main reason for tooth loss in adults).
Advice From Skilled Hygienists
Our hygienists will impart their knowledge of gum maintenance to help prevent gum disease. They can offer tailored advice on:
Our state-of-the-art Airflow® polishing system is designed to give you a beautifully polished smile. If you have significantly stained teeth, your dentist may recommend this as an additional clean after your scale and polish. The best part? It’s a completely non-invasive process that uses a gentle jet of water, air, and powder.
Yes. Visiting the hygienist when you have fixed braces will help remove plaque and tartar that can easily become stuck around your brace.
This is a worthwhile undertaking, as it will reduce your chance of developing gum disease during your orthodontic treatment (your risk can become heightened during this time, as braces can be a challenge to brush and floss with).
Plaque is the accumulation of food, bacteria, and saliva protein. Plaque is removed from our gum line each time we brush and floss, but everyone develops a certain degree of lingering plaque on their teeth – which is where the hygienist comes in.
Failing to have this removed causes it to harden and become tartar, a yellow pernicious substance that will go on to cause gum inflammation, bleeding and gum disease.
Don’t panic – there is always a way back for your oral health and smile.
If gum disease is in its early stages, we may recommend a series of cleaning sessions and a change to your diet or lifestyle habits. If your symptoms are severe, we can recommend you out-of-practice to a trusted specialist in treating advanced gum disease.
