Making a favorable impression on others and being in the center of attention allows not only flawless clothing, good hair, well-groomed hands and healthy skin of the face, but also a snow-white smile, showing excellent dental health. Healthy teeth combined with fresh breath can create an image of a person attentive to their health.
Currently, there is a huge amount of products for the care of teeth and gums, as well as oral mucosa. Their use is an essential aspect of maintaining healthy teeth. Despite this fact, doctors recommend visit the dentist at least twice a year for the passage of diagnostics, prophylactic procedures and timely treatment of damaged teeth.
Even the regular and proper use of prophylactic drugs at home can not fully guarantee the preservation of dental health. Deposits on the enamel of the teeth can only be removed qualitatively during a professional cleaning procedure.
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What is professional teeth cleaning?
The procedure of professional tooth cleaning is a set of measures aimed at removing plaque and tartar performed in a dental clinic a professional doctor using special equipment.
Painlessly get rid of plaque, remove tartar deposits, restore professional whiteness to restore healthy whiteness of teeth. In addition, during the procedure bacteria are destroyed, which has a beneficial effect not only on dental health, but also on immunity in general.
Due to the fact that modern technologies of professional tooth cleaning are quite benign, dentists recommend repeating the procedure twice a year. Under special indications, more frequent recourse to the procedure is allowed.
Indications for professional toothbrushing
Professional hygienic cleansing procedure allows to solve a number of problems:
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removal of plaque; - removal of tartar;
- prevention of damage to hard tooth tissues;
- prevention of periodontal disease (tissues surrounding and holding a tooth);
- prevention of bleeding gums;
- fight with an unpleasant smell from an oral cavity;
- whitening tooth enamel.
Symptoms indicating the need for professional cleaning
If the patient does not adhere to regular visits to the dentist, the following symptoms will help determine the need for a regular professional cleaning procedure:
- obvious presence of hard-to-remove plaque;
- obvious presence of deposits of tartar;
- persistent unpleasant smell from the oral cavity in the absence of specific diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- bleeding gums;
- the appearance of discomfort, itching or burning in the area of the teeth and gums;
- discoloration of periodontal tissues;
- feeling of heaviness or pain in periodontal during meals;
- violation of attachment of gum tissue to the tooth.
An overview of the photos taken before and after the procedures allows us to get an idea of how professional cleaning can help in solving the problem.
Professional teeth cleaning methods
The complex effect on the teeth, carried out by modern methods in the process of professional cleaning, can be divided into two ways:
- hardware;
- manual.
Hardware methods for removing plaque and tartar: features and contraindications
We can distinguish three techniques used in the process of the hardware method of professional tooth cleaning:
- the so-called Air Flow;
- the use of ultrasound;
- application of laser technology.
Let's take a closer look at each of them.
Air Flow Method
This method involves exposure to the surface of the teeth air flow containing a special abrasive material. Traditionally as an abrasive sodium bicarbonate is used, that is, ordinary drinking soda. A thin stream of water allows you to remove the abrasive from the treated area along with the dirt that has separated from the teeth. For a refreshing effect, menthol or other fragrances can be added to the water supply. Water also has a cooling function, preventing the enamel from overheating during exposure to abrasive.
This method not only performs the function of cleaning, but also provides enamel polishing. The enamel of the teeth acquires shine, and its surface is partially lightened. You should not expect perfect whiteness, because this the method allows only to clean the enamel from dirtthat hid her natural color. It is impossible to lighten the enamel into several tones using this method.
Among the advantages of this procedure are safety and high efficiency. Doctor individually selects power abrasive flow. At the same time, it takes into account not only the volume and durability of dental deposits to be removed, but also the individual sensitivity of the teeth, as well as the thickness of the enamel.
Before carrying out the procedure, it is necessary to make sure that the patient does not have any contraindications to it:
- excessively thin layer of enamel;
- extensive caries;
- damage to the enamel non-carious nature, leading to increased sensitivity, abrasion or fragility;
- acute periodontal diseases;
- certain diseases of the respiratory tract (obstructive bronchitis, asthma);
- allergic to used components.
Of the features of the method Air Flow can be noted wide availability and relatively low cost. The duration of the procedure is from 20 to 30 minutes. The effect of it lasts a long time. Photographs of the teeth taken after the procedure clearly demonstrate its effectiveness if a comprehensive comparison is made with the photo before the dental procedure.
Ultrasound method
The use of ultrasound allows you to make the procedure of professional tooth cleaning more effective. The duration of manipulations is reduced, which has a positive effect on the patient's convenience. Ultrasound has a remarkable antibacterial and antimicrobial effect.
It is important to note the complete safety of the mouth ultrasound. The softness of the effect spares the enamel of the teeth. The use of special nozzles for different areas allows you to most effectively remove pollution, even in difficult areas. During exposure, tartar is not simply mechanically removed, but its gradual destruction occurs with the subsequent removal. This aspect is of particular importance for the stone in the periodontal pockets. If instrumental intervention is used to remove it, it will be significantly traumatic.
With the ultrasonic method, a jet of water is likewise supplied, which removes destructible deposits and washes away their remnants from hard-to-reach places. Simultaneously with the removal of deposits, partial clarification of solid tissues occurs.
There are also some contraindications to this procedure:
- significant enamel demineralization;
- extensive caries, as well as its complications;
- purulent diseases affecting the periodontal or oral mucosa;
- severe diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- use of pacemakers by the patient;
- pulmonary, renal or hepatic failure.
Currently, the ultrasonic cleaning method has become widespread, making the cost of the service significantly reduced. Wherein the effect of the procedure can last up to a year, subject to thorough home care for the teeth after the procedure.
Laser technology
The use of laser has become the hallmark of the most modern methods of professional teeth cleaning. The peculiarity of the effect of this method is based on the process of evaporation of a liquid. Thickness of plaque and tartar contains disproportionately more liquid than enamel of the teeth. The laser allows you to evaporate the liquid contained in the sediment layer by layer, destroying them layer by layer.
Contact of the tool with fabrics is completely absent. This is not only painless procedure is provided, but also excludes the possibility of any infection. It is worth noting that the laser itself has an antiseptic effect. This prevents the development of caries and other oral diseases.
A distinctive feature of laser irradiation is the ability to whiten enamel, eliminating the need for a separate special whitening procedure. This is clearly seen when studying photos taken before the start of the procedure and after its completion.
Note contraindications to this method:
- the presence of implants in the body, including pacemakers;
- the presence of orthopedic structures;
- ARVI;
- rhinitis;
- severe infectious diseases (HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis);
- epilepsy;
- asthma.
With all its positive qualities, the method is characterized by the high cost of the procedure. The cost of laser cleaning can be two or more times higher than the cost of other methods. However, due to its effectiveness, whitening effect and other advantages, this method has gained great popularity. The effect of this procedure lasts up to a year.
Manual method for removing plaque and tartar
Manual method of professional tooth cleaning is a classic. With an integrated approach to professional hygienic cleaning, this method is applied at the final stage.
In the arsenal of the dentist, there are special strips that have the necessary roughness coating. With the help of them, the doctor corrects areas unaffected by hardware cleaning, processes interdental spaces. The choice of roughness allows both grinding off the coating and polishing the enamel.
For difficult areas of sediment special tools are used for the cleaning. They have a sharp work surface and allow an experienced dentist to manually remove deposits that require drastic measures.
Special polishing pastes are also used. Their use with special brushes allows you to effectively remove plaque, so and to polish the enamel of the teeth.
Oral care after professional cleaning
In addition to traditional recommendations for daily care, you should also pay attention to some additional aspects of care after undergoing a professional cleaning procedure:
- During the first day after the procedure, products with a pronounced coloring effect should not be eaten.
- during the first day it is undesirable to use coffee, tea, as well as smoking.
- You should pay attention to the fact that after the procedure the dentist should apply special means to the teeth that will prevent the formation of deposits and will have a strengthening effect on the enamel.
- teeth brushing is recommended after every meal. If it is impossible, you can recommend chewing gum or rinsing the mouth with clean water.
Summing up, we can conclude that regular visits to the dentist, timely treatment of damaged teeth, as well as periodic professional cleaning, together with daily thorough oral care, will achieve excellent dental health and snow-white smiles that will last for many years.
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