Professional teeth cleaning scale and clean

The professional scale and clean is an important preventive measure. Bacteria organize themselves on the tooth surface in the form of a bio film and can only be removed by mechanical cleaning. When looking into a mirror only 30% of the tooth surface can be seen. Therefore it is of no surprise that it is necessary to have them cleaned professionally in regular intervals in addition to the oral hygiene measures taken at home.

Scientific research shows that this bio film takes some time to cause damage to the peridontium. We generally see our patients 3 times per year. The more often this is done, the more steady is the level of  oral hygiene, as in our experience the motivation for it is significantly higher shortly prior and sometime after such an appointment. Therefore 6 or even 12 monthly oral hygiene appointments are not enough.

“Every patient should have their teeth cleaned professionally 3 times per year, to ensure that no further damage is done to the tooth (teeth??) or peridontitum.”
 
In addition to that the treatment is less invasive and does not stat at level 0 every time.
In our surgery we rely on the traditional cleaning with hand-instruments and ultrasonic scalers as well as, in combination with the Air Flow system, a jet formed by air, powder and water as described in many scientific studies (Airflow). Finally we complete the treatment by polishing the dentition and applying highly concentrated fluoride as well.