Professional Hygiene

Proper and competent hygiene is the key to healthy teeth, a beautiful smile, and clear speech. On average, teeth should be cleaned twice a day – in the morning and in the evening. Ideally, hygiene should be performed after every meal, whether it’s chocolate or a bun.

However, even thorough tooth cleaning at home does not guarantee satisfactory results. This is explained by the fact that food particles often get stuck between the teeth in hard-to-reach places, where toothbrush bristles cannot reach them. Eventually, these particles turn into dental plaque, which mineralizes, forming foci of infection that threaten the health of the surrounding teeth and soft tissues.

Getting rid of such plaque is possible only with the help of special tools and techniques offered by modern dentistry.

Differences Between Professional and Daily Hygiene

Daily hygiene helps remove food particles, most contaminants, and soft plaque. Often, this is sufficient to maintain dental health for an extended period.

However, over time, such contaminants, when trapped between the teeth, create an ideal environment for the development of bacteria capable of causing numerous dental diseases, even leading to tooth loss.

Based on the above, it is important to note that professional and daily hygiene should be performed comprehensively and regularly. Daily cleaning helps deal with daily dental deposits, while professional cleaning addresses older ones that cannot be dealt with at home. Together, both methods maintain the health of oral tissues at the proper level.

Procedures of Professional Hygiene

Ultrasonic Cleaning

This contactless method involves the use of an ultrasonic scaler, which emits ultrasonic waves at its tip. These waves act on hard dental deposits, detaching them from the tooth surface one by one. The procedure involves painless manipulations by a dentist, although depending on the patient’s individual characteristics, it may cause slight discomfort of various intensities.

Air Flow Cleaning

If necessary, often as a follow-up to ultrasonic cleaning, the dentist washes away soft plaque under pressure using a stream of water aerosol with a high content of powder based on calcium carbonate or glycine.

After completing these procedures, the tooth surface is polished with special toothpaste, preventing harmful bacteria from lingering on the teeth for a long time or plaque from adhering.

How Often Should Professional Hygiene Be Done

On average, professional cleaning in a clinic setting should be performed regularly no less than once every 6 months. In exceptional cases, such as when a patient abuses harmful habits or does not adequately clean their teeth at home, visiting the clinic may be necessary no less than once every 3 months.

Overall, the frequency of professional hygiene is individual, depending on the condition of the teeth and the rate of formation of harmful dental plaque.

Advantages of Professional Tooth Cleaning

An effective way to prevent most dental diseases
Strengthening and protecting (mineralization) of enamel
Aesthetic and cosmetic effect – enamel color may lighten by 1-2 shades
Not accompanied by painful sensations or gum swelling
Ideal for cleaning interdental spaces
Improves the overall health of the hard and soft tissues in the oral cavity
Affordable cost of the procedure

Recommendations for Maintaining Oral Hygiene

Brush teeth after each meal or at least twice a day
Use special toothbrushes with non-abrasive toothpaste
Clean teeth with gentle circular motions
Use special picks, floss, and irrigators.
Limit or reduce consumption of sweets and acidic products
Avoid harmful habits (smoking, alcohol consumption)
Regularly, no less than once every 6 months, visit a dentist for professional tooth cleaning

Professional Tooth Cleaning at ORTHO Clinic

In our dentistry, professional specialists, depending on the specific clinical case, recommend a sequential cleaning with ultrasound and Air Flow. After the procedure, the patient’s teeth are polished and mineralized (enamel strengthened), allowing them to resist aggressive conditions in the oral cavity for a longer time.

This approach contributes to consolidating the results of professional cleaning and ensures maximum tooth health, while also saving the patient’s finances by preventing the need for dental treatment due to inadequate hygiene.

To find out the cost of ultrasonic cleaning and Air Flow cleaning, follow the link or visit our clinic at the specified address for a free consultation.