Hygiene

Good dental hygiene means you brush your teeth at least twice a day, and you clean in-between the teeth with dental floss or interdental brushes at least once per day.

An essential component of dental hygiene is ensuring you see your dentist at your recommended recall frequency for a dental check-up, and you have regular professional cleanings. As we treat every patient as an individual, we tailor your dental and hygiene recalls to reflect your individual oral health needs.

What does a hygienist do?

Your hygienist will conduct a medical history review and discuss any concerns you have about your oral health before performing a visual gum tissue check.

This is followed by a gentle but thorough cleaning of the teeth and gums by the gold standard EMS airflow system. The system also rapidly removes surface stains. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic are hygienists are offering hand scaling in place of the EMS airflow system, we envisage this to be a temporary change to our hygiene offering and hope to be using the EMS Airflow system again soon.

A hygienist can also give you advice on how best to clean and floss your teeth at home in addition to answering any other questions you may have about keeping your teeth and mouth clean and healthy.

Is it true that poor dental hygiene can affect my overall health?

Studies have shown direct links between poor oral health and diseases and conditions like heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, and stroke.

If you are ready to take care of your oral health, book an appointment with our hygienist for professional teeth cleaning or one of our dentists for a dental exam by calling us on 01892 522 297.