As they are the groundwork in which your teeth exist, they need to stay in great condition so that your teeth can keep performing the functions you need them to. Routine hygiene appointments ensure that this remains the case.
Dental Hygiene Cleaning appointments should be an essential part of your efforts to stay healthy, just like your visits to the dentist.
This is usually called scaling and polishing. However, perhaps the dental hygienist’s most important role is showing the patient the best way to keep the teeth free of plaque.
The hygienist also plays an important role in treating gum disease.
Hygiene appointments: at a glance
Airflow tooth polishing is a gentle, supplementary clean that you can opt for after a classic scale and polish during your hygiene clean visits. The mixture of water, powder particles and compressed air is applied to your teeth and does an amazing job of getting to the nooks and crannies of your mouth, where plaque and tartar may have settled. We highly recommend Airflow Polishing, particularly for patients who have high-risk factors for gum disease, and who have a significant amount of plaque and tartar along the gum line.
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