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Dental knowledge: tooth cleaning

Professional tooth cleaning offers protection and complements cleaning at home.

Thorough cleaning of the teeth can reduce caries and periodontitis and in many cases prevent them altogether. Professional tooth cleaning, caries prevention and accompanying measures during periodontal therapy all offer protection.

Particular care should be taken with patients who have implants, for whom a special implant prevention programme is developed.

Professional tooth cleaning begins with a thorough examination of your teeth, a systematic recording of findings, diagnosis and an explanatory conversation with tips on correct dental care.

The deposits on the tooth surfaces, in the spaces between the teeth and in the periodontal pockets are then removed. Because bacteria settle above all on rough and cracked areas, the next step is polishing, which smooths your teeth.

At the end of the treatment the cleaned teeth are coated with a fluoride varnish. This protects the tooth surfaces against acid attack by oral bacteria.

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It begins with a thorough examination of the teeth, a systematic recording of the findings and an explanatory talk with tips on correct dental care. After that the deposits on the tooth surfaces, in the spaces between the teeth and in the gum pockets are removed. Finally the teeth are polished and coated with fluoride varnish.
Thorough cleaning of the teeth can reduce caries and periodontitis, and in many cases even prevent them. Professional tooth cleaning, caries prophylaxis and accompanying treatment in periodontal therapy offer this protection. They supplement daily dental care at home but do not replace it.
The fluoride varnish applied at the end of the treatment protects the cleaned tooth surfaces from the acid attacks of the bacteria in the mouth. Beforehand the teeth are smoothed, because bacteria settle above all on rough and cracked areas.