Use good oral hygiene. Professional oral hygiene at Rudnevka

What is proper oral hygiene?
By following the rules of oral hygiene, your mouth looks healthy and your breath is fresh and pleasant. It means that:

• Teeth look clean and free of tartar
• The gums are pink and do not hurt or bleed when brushing or flossing.
• Bad breath is not a constant problem

If your gums hurt and bleed when you brush or floss, and there is a persistent smell coming from your mouth. bad smell, consult your dentist. These symptoms may be a sign of illness.

Your dentist or dental hygienist will help you learn how to maintain good oral hygiene and point out areas oral cavity, requiring special attention while brushing and flossing.

What are the methods for maintaining good oral hygiene?
The most necessary condition for healthy teeth and gums is maintaining proper oral hygiene. Healthy teeth are not just a part of an attractive appearance and wellness. This is also a deposit good nutrition and intelligible speech. The health of your body as a whole largely depends on the condition of your oral cavity.

Daily prevention, including proper cleaning brushing and flossing helps prevent the development of oral diseases, and these procedures are less painful, expensive and problematic than treating lesions that could have been stopped at an early stage.

Between regular visits Each of us should go to the dentist simple recommendations, significantly reducing the risk of developing caries, periodontitis and other oral diseases. These include:

• Brush your teeth twice a day and floss between your teeth daily.
• Eat a balanced diet, limiting snacks between meals
• Use oral care products that contain fluoride, including fluoride toothpaste
• Rinse your mouth with fluoride rinses as recommended by your dentist.
• If you live in an area where water is not fluoridated, make sure that your child under 12 years of age drinks fluoridated water or food supplement fluorine

Methodology correct use dental floss
Take approximately 45 cm of dental floss and use a clean section of 3-5 cm long to clean the tooth each time.	Clean the interdental spaces with gentle movements, following the contours of the gums.	Be sure to clean the surface of your teeth below the gum line, while avoiding any sudden movements of the floss.

Pledge healthy teeth- correct and regular home care. Therefore, it is very important to choose the right hygiene products.

Individual oral hygiene

In addition to professional oral hygiene, an important role is played by daily care a person behind the oral cavity using such means as:

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Dental floss

Mouthwash

Oral irrigator

Dental brushes

Chewing gum

Prophylactic gels

As you know, you need to brush your teeth 2 times a day – morning and evening. There are a lot of methods for brushing teeth - each of them is correct and complete. Which method you choose depends on your personal preferences. But you should still listen to the following recommendations:

Always start brushing your teeth in the same place;

Adhere to a certain sequence so as not to miss areas of the dentition;

Brushing your teeth should take 2-3 minutes;

Do not injure your gums while brushing your teeth.

Toothbrushes

Today, the choice of toothbrushes is dizzying: regular mechanical and electric, hard and soft. Of course, only a professional can understand such diversity; most people usually choose brushes based on price and design rather than on functional features. Be that as it may, a toothbrush is a necessary daily personal hygiene product for every person. Let's become professionals for a moment and decide what kind of toothbrushes there are and what this or that type is intended for.

Toothbrushes are manual, electric, ultrasonic, sonic, and ionic.

Manual toothbrushes the easiest to use and therefore the most common. When choosing such a brush, you should pay attention to the stiffness of the bristles. There are 5 types of hardness: from very soft to very hard. The most soft brushes Usually recommended for use by children and people suffering from diseases of the oral mucosa. In most cases, children over 12 years of age and adults are recommended to use medium-hard toothbrushes. There are also brushes with various silicone inserts. There is still no consensus on the advisability of using such brushes - some experts believe that rubber inserts have a massaging effect on the gums, others are of the opinion that this is just another advertising myth. In any case, the choice is always up to the buyer.

When brushing your teeth with manual brushes, you should pay special attention to the nature of the movements of the working head - they should be sweeping, from the gingival edge to chewing surface teeth. The brush should be positioned at an angle of 45 degrees to the teeth. The most common mistake is horizontal movements of the brush from the cheek surface across the dentition, also with excessive pressure. As a result of such actions, the gums are injured, the tooth enamel wears out and becomes sensitive to various irritants.

Electric mechanical toothbrushes V Lately are gaining popularity despite the fact that their price is significantly higher than their mechanical counterparts. Advantages electric brush- saving time and using a minimum amount of effort: the brush will do everything for you.

The heads of such brushes have a round surface and perform reciprocating movements. The new models use 3D technology - pulsating movements are added to the reciprocating movements, as a result of which the bristles oscillate and carefully surround the teeth, destroying plaque and removing it. Many models have a pressure sensor: when you press firmly on the surface of the teeth, the sensor signals you about this and the pulsations stop. Also, such brushes have a built-in timer - each segment of the teeth takes 30 seconds, after which the brush changes the speed of movement, letting you know that it’s time to move to the next side of the dentition; This way, brushing your teeth will take at least 2 minutes. This is exactly the amount of time it takes to thoroughly clean your teeth.

Ultrasonic toothbrushes on this moment are among the most high-tech. The operating principle is to emit sound waves frequency of 1.6 MHz, which cause oscillatory movements of the working part up to 100 million per minute. In this case, the ultrasonic vibrational wave acts not only at the point of contact of the bristles with the surface of the tooth, but also up to 4-5 mm from the surface of each bristle. Thus, therapeutic effect Ultrasound can spread to very hard-to-reach areas - interdental spaces, periodontal sulcus, shallow periodontal pockets.

Before using ultrasonic toothbrushes, consult a dentist.

Sonic toothbrushes clean the surface of the teeth due to the sweeping movements of the working head, as well as sound vibrations of the liquid. All sonic toothbrushes have a built-in high-frequency generator that produces sound vibration waves. This causes the bristles on the head of the toothbrush to vibrate. The bristles make about 28-30 thousand oscillatory movements per minute, and not 100 million, like ultrasonic brushes. Therefore, sonic brushes are safer than ultrasonic ones.

Due to this frequency, as well as the significant amplitude of movement of the bristles, a dynamic flow of liquid (a mixture of water, saliva and toothpaste) is created, which penetrates deep into the spaces between the teeth and along the gum line, allowing for a good cleaning of the teeth. Thus, teeth cleaning occurs not only due to the mechanical sweeping away of dental plaque and the dynamic flow of liquid, but also under the influence of sound vibrations, which contribute to the destruction of the attachment of dental plaque, pigment plaque at the point of contact of the toothbrush bristles with the tooth surface.

New on the brush market are ionic toothbrushes. Inside the brush there is a metal rod made of titanium dioxide. When you press the metal plate on the handle, a stream of negatively charged ions is created, which draw positively charged plaque ions towards themselves. With its help, the acid-base balance in the oral cavity is restored faster, and the toothpaste begins to work more actively.

You should buy toothbrushes in specialized stores. It should be taken into account that more expensive brushes have bristles made of higher quality materials, which will have a beneficial effect on their service life. It is recommended to change your toothbrush every 3 months, as well as after illness. Some brushes have special indicator bristles that change color when it is time to replace the brush (or attachment).

And remember that the health of your teeth depends not only on what kind of brush you have, but also on how you use it!

Toothpastes

Toothpastes are an essential attribute daily hygiene oral cavity along with a toothbrush. Toothpastes are hygienic, therapeutic and prophylactic, and combined.

Hygienic toothpastes suitable for daily use. They do not fight oral problems, but effectively cleanse teeth of plaque and give fresh breath. Examples of such pastes include ROCS Bionica, Colgate, Blend-a-Med, Aquafresh and many others. Also hygienic pastes are pastes for children.

Therapeutic and prophylactic pastes contain components that eliminate factors contributing to the occurrence of diseases of the teeth and periodontal tissues.

For prevention occurrence of caries Pastes with fluorine, calcium, phosphates, and amino fluoride are used. The fluoride concentration in the paste should not exceed 0.1-0.6% and is expressed by the PPM index (for example, 1500 ppm = 0.15%). It is recommended to use toothpaste without fluoride only if there is a high fluoride content in the drinking water. During the period of formation and mineralization of the skeletal system and teeth (from 6 to 15-17 years), children especially need fluoride. Some companies have abandoned fluorine in their composition, for example, ROCS, Splat.

When gum disease Toothpastes contain components mainly plant origin. These include herbal antiseptics, antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins, macro- and microelements, and compounds with immunocorrective properties. Toothpastes with plant extracts, depending on the components they contain, can have a hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, stimulating, wound-healing effect, as well as normalize tissue trophism. Toothpastes may contain extracts medicinal plants, traditionally and successfully used in dentistry: chamomile, sage, nettle, St. John's wort, kelp, mint, calendula, eucalyptus, as well as oil tea tree and some others. Examples of such pastes can be both imported (Parodontax, Lacalut) and domestic (Forest Balsam). It should be remembered that all pastes have symptomatic treatment. To eliminate the cause of the disease, you should consult a dentist.

At hypersensitivity teeth, components are added to the pastes that clog the dentinal tubules. This allows you to reduce or eliminate painful sensations that occur when teeth are exposed to various irritants and provides long-term protection during daily brushing. Toothpastes and rinses for sensitive teeth reduce sensitivity due to components such as potassium chloride, potassium nitrate, strontium chloride, high dosages of fluorides. It should be noted that such toothpastes are not as effective as professional dental preparations that can be used in a dental office.

Toothpastes for hypersensitivity are not suitable for long-term use on permanent basis, because they are low-abrasive, which means they are worse at cleaning teeth from plaque. An example of such pastes is Sensodyne.

Whitening toothpastes are divided into 2 groups:

1. Pastes that remove pigmented plaque from the surface of teeth. Such pastes make teeth lighter only by removing dyes and pigmented plaque from tooth enamel. This is done due to the abrasive and polishing components they contain, or enzymes and pyrophosphates that break down plaque. The abrasiveness of pastes is controlled by the RDA index, where the value 0-70 is low abrasiveness, 70-100 is medium, 100-150 is high, 150-250 is super-abrasive (its use is dangerous for healthy enamel). Such pastes are not recommended for people with increased tooth wear, as well as those suffering from hypersensitivity. If you have good hygiene oral cavity, then such pastes will not have the desired whitening effect and may even be dangerous if the RDA value is high. But people who love strong tea and coffee, as well as smokers, will like them.

2. Pastes that have a whitening effect due to oxygen. Such pastes contain carbamide peroxide, which, when interacting with saliva, releases active oxygen. It is able to penetrate tooth enamel and break down dark pigments that cannot be removed using abrasive polishing pastes, as well as pastes with enzymes and pyrophosphates.

If you want toothpaste to improve your dental and oral health and provide benefits, consult your dentist.

Dental floss

Dental floss (floss) is a special thread for cleaning interdental spaces. When using a toothbrush, it is possible to remove plaque from only three out of five tooth surfaces. The remaining two surfaces between the teeth remain inaccessible to the bristles. Therefore, these surfaces are the most vulnerable to the formation of carious cavities. To remove food debris and plaque between teeth, it is recommended to use floss after each meal or at the end of personal oral hygiene in the evening.

Dental floss is made from natural silk or artificial fibers (acetate, nylon, nylon). Depending on the method of surface treatment, flosses can be waxed or unwaxed. Waxed dental floss is treated with wax, which facilitates its penetration into the interdental spaces. Unwaxed floss becomes fiber-free during use, thereby improving the cleansing process through greater contact with tooth tissue. By cross section threads can be round, flat, ribbon, or voluminous. Also, some manufacturers add special impregnating agents. Flosses impregnated with therapeutic and prophylactic compounds provide, in addition to cleansing, additional effect, due to the properties of the drug: strengthen tooth enamel in hard-to-reach places (sodium fluoride), suppress the growth of pathogenic microflora (chlorhexidine), deodorize (menthol), etc.

One type of dental floss - superfloss. It consists of 3 parts - a part similar to dental floss, fleecy and spongy nylon, which is highly stretchable, and a hard fiber. Thanks to its hard fiber, similar to fishing line, superfloss can be threaded under artificial parts of bridges, under arches when treated with braces. The combined structure of superfloss helps increase its efficiency compared to conventional thread by 60%.

Mouth rinses

With daily use of mouth rinse, the effect will not be long in coming. When choosing a rinse aid, it should be taken into account that each of them has a certain content active substances, the action of which is aimed at solving certain problems:

For preventing the development of caries and its complications (in such cases, the composition should include amino fluoride or sodium fluoride. The concentration of fluoride compounds should not exceed 250 ppm)

At diseases of periodontal tissues. In case of exacerbation of chronic processes of periodontal diseases, after surgical interventions Antiseptic-based rinses (chlorhexidine, triclosan, benzydamine, methyl salicylate) are recommended. They can be used within 14-21 days. With longer use, dysbacteriosis may develop, manifested by dry mucous membranes, persistent bad breath, increased irritability fabrics. Rinses based on plant extracts can be used regularly; they significantly reduce the risk of developing periodontal diseases.

At dental hyperesthesia as complex therapy decreased sensitivity

Rinse aids with whitening effect

Rinse aids complex action

To get the greatest effect from a mouth rinse, you need to use it at least 2 times a day, rinse your mouth for at least 40-60 seconds. If you use a product based on fluoride compounds, then before using it you need to brush your teeth with a calcium-based paste that does not contain fluoride - then the anti-caries effect will be maximum

Oral irrigator

An oral irrigator is a device that delivers a stream of water under pressure to clean the interdental spaces. IN different models irrigators, the water stream can be pulsating, contain air microbubbles, or be a regular monostream. It is better to choose an irrigator with pulsating jet, since pulsation creates microhydraulic shocks, which make it possible to more effectively remove food debris and soft microbial plaque than a monojet does. IN microbubble technology The stream of water mixes with air bubbles, which saturate the water with oxygen. In this case, mechanical cleaning will be carried out due to microhydraulic shocks; also the presence of oxygen in water has a bactericidal effect on pathogenic microflora. This is especially important if you have periodontal pockets.

Oral irrigators have several water pressure modes. You need to start with the minimum, gradually increasing the pressure. Lower water pressure also allows the irrigator to be used by children and people with sore gums (high pressure can increase gum bleeding). Each family member should have their own individual nozzle (most often they are color coded).

Attachments for irrigators are different in their purposes - ordinary hygienic, for cleaning the tongue, for washing periodontal pockets, attachments for cleaning orthodontic structures (braces), attachments for cleaning artificial crowns and bridges, attachments for cleaning implants.

An oral irrigator is not only a device for cleaning interdental spaces; it also has a massaging effect on the gums, thereby improving trophism and microcirculation. So he is an excellent remedy for the prevention of periodontal tissue diseases. As a liquid for oral irrigator it can be boiled water or special solutions for irrigators (ready-made or in the form of a concentrate).

An oral irrigator is an excellent tool as part of a complex therapy for gum inflammation. However, it must be remembered that the basis for the treatment of gingivitis, periodontitis, and bleeding is the removal of dental plaque at the dentist and anti-inflammatory therapy. The irrigator allows you to quickly cope with inflammation and prevent new cases of inflammation and bleeding.

You can use an oral irrigator from 6 years of age.

Dental brushes

The main function of a dental brush is to remove food debris from the spaces between teeth. This device consists of two parts - a handle-holder and a working part. Cleaners vary in color, size, and shape of the working part (conical and cylindrical). Synthetic bristles can be soft or hard. It is attached to a thin, durable wire covered with a plastic layer.

Like an oral irrigator, a dental brush is considered an additional element of personal oral hygiene; many have not even heard of its existence. Indications for the use of dental brushes:

Presence of bridges

Orthodontic treatment using braces

Missing one or more teeth

Gum diseases

Prophylactic gels

Gels are a means of preventing and treating major dental diseases. The special properties of the gel - both a solid and a liquid - make it a new generation of dentistry. How solid the gel has the ability to linger on the teeth, providing dental treatment medicinal substance. As a liquid, the gel is effective when applied. The gel is especially effective when used for remineralization of teeth with various diseases tooth enamel. This is achieved by the rapid flow of medicinal substances from the gel into the tooth enamel.

An example is Rocs Medical Gel. It does not contain fluorine, therefore it is safe for use with infancy. Has a remineralizing effect on tooth enamel. It is used for dental caries, non-carious pathologies of various etiologies (fluorosis, enamel hypoplasia, erosion of dental enamel, wedge-shaped defects, pathological abrasion), increased sensitivity of teeth, remotherapy during teeth whitening and upon completion. The duration of the course depends on clinical manifestation diseases. Can be used both in mouth guards and separately.

The health of our teeth and gums directly depends on proper oral hygiene. Meaning of daily hygiene procedures difficult to overestimate, but it is often easy to underestimate and pay with the loss of teeth even in at a young age. So the statement of dentists is that one of the most effective and at the same time simple ways For the prevention of dental diseases, proper and regular hygiene of teeth and oral cavity in children and adults is more important than ever. We should not forget that hygiene procedures should not be limited to just brushing your teeth at home.

Preventive oral hygiene is a comprehensive measure that includes daily brushing of teeth and visiting a hygienist at least once a year. The fact is that in order to maintain teeth and gums in a healthy condition, it is necessary to promptly and efficiently remove dental plaque, as well as thick plaque on the tongue. Food debris and soft plaque can be removed with a toothbrush and toothpaste. But the removal of tartar (mineralized dental deposits) is carried out by a dentist using special means and tools, for example, Air Flow. Due to this comprehensive care Oral hygiene includes personal and professional hygiene.

Individual oral hygiene

Individual oral hygiene is most effective if you follow certain rules on how to brush your teeth. As you know, there are many ways - each of them is correct and complete, it all depends only on our personal preferences. But it is still advisable to listen to the following recommendations from dentists:

• Always start brushing your teeth with the same row of teeth;
• adhere to a certain sequence of teeth cleaning so as not to miss any area;
• Carry out cleaning at the same pace in order to maintain the required duration of cleansing.

Of course, you need to pay attention to your teeth brushing technique. If, for example, you brush your teeth across the dentition, the enamel will wear off over time. Therefore, individual oral hygiene must be carried out in compliance with the technique of brushing teeth (you cannot even do circular movements– they should be perfectly round). But in our version they are more oval. Therefore, due to non-compliance with this important rule By the age of about 35, the enamel is severely damaged, if not completely erased. However, if you use an ultrasonic brush, everything said above is not relevant for you. In addition, do not forget that cleaning the tongue with special scrapers is a necessary component of oral hygiene.

Oral hygiene products

Oral hygiene products are a kind of multicomponent system, which includes a variety of natural and synthetic substances intended for both preventive and therapeutic effects on the oral cavity as a whole.

Basic personal oral hygiene products:

• toothpastes, gels, tooth powders;
• toothbrushes;
• chewing gum(therapeutic and prophylactic).

It is recommended to choose toothpastes depending on the presence of certain problems or specific tasks. If you have had dental implantation, then best choice There will be toothpaste for implants. To lighten the enamel surface, you should pay attention to whitening pastes. But to strengthen teeth, restorative products are suitable, for example, Theodent or Swiss Smile Crystal toothpaste with theobromine.

There are also additional oral hygiene products. These include:

• floss (dental floss), toothpicks;
• oral irrigators (before choosing the best irrigator, be sure to study the main characteristics of the models);
• means for cleaning the tongue: scrapers, scraper brushes;
• mouth rinses, oral deodorants, teeth whiteners;
• denture treatment powders/denture treatment tablets;
• foam for oral hygiene (foam dissolves plaque well and is indispensable where it is not possible to use standard oral hygiene products; just hold the foam in your mouth for 20–30 seconds and spit).

The unique, multifunctional device JETPIK JP200-Elite combines electrosonic toothbrush, irrigator and dental floss. The components and the device itself are stored in a convenient plastic container, which is ideal for traveling or storing in a small bathroom.

Oral hygiene is important not only for the prevention of caries, but also for free, comfortable communication with others. Stained yellow teeth and bad breath will not make anyone attractive. Aesthetic dentistry procedures such as veneers and expensive laser teeth whitening will not make sense without basic hygiene procedures.

From the early age We are taught to brush our teeth regularly. However, in addition to regularity, it is also important to perform this procedure correctly and choose a toothbrush and toothpaste.

Choice of funds personal hygiene

Regular brushing of teeth removes plaque, which in turn reduces the risk of dental plaque formation. inflammatory processes to a minimum. The main tool for individual oral hygiene is, of course, a brush. The effectiveness of its use directly depends on the selection of optimal rigidity and size. Currently, dentists prefer toothbrushes with artificial fibers. First of all, this is explained by the fact that natural bristles have a hollow channel, which is an ideal environment for the development of bacteria. Artificial fibers form a single structure without empty cavities. In addition, natural bristles have sharp, unrounded ends that injure the enamel. When choosing a toothbrush, pay attention to the stiffness of the bristles. Brushes with soft bristles are optimal for children; the same brushes are recommended for use in cases of gingivitis and periodontitis. Brushes with medium-hard bristles are intended for people with healthy teeth and the absence of increased sensitivity of the enamel. Hard bristles will remove stubborn plaque, however, if the toothbrush is used incorrectly, it can injure the gums and cause increased abrasion of the hard tissues of the tooth. The brush should be changed every 2 – 3 months.

The choice of toothpaste must be approached no less responsibly. Conventionally, pastes are divided into two groups: hygienic and therapeutic and prophylactic. The first group includes products that are intended only to cleanse teeth and give the mouth freshness. Such pastes do not contain active protective components, so they are optimal for people with healthy teeth. The second group - therapeutic and prophylactic pastes, are mainly a means of suppressing microflora that causes caries and periodontitis. Anti-inflammatory pastes are quite popular now, which provide reliable prevention of gum disease. Such pastes, as a rule, contain extracts of medicinal plants - sage, green tea, St. John's wort, chamomile. Salt pastes help improve blood circulation; as a rule, they are recommended for use by people suffering from periodontitis. You should be very careful when using whitening pastes, as they are extremely aggressive to tooth enamel.

The composition of toothpaste can be difficult to understand even experienced dentists However, the purpose and characteristics of the main substances and components are worth knowing:
Fluorides: These are usually sodium monofluorophosphate (NaMFP), sodium fluoride (NaF), a combination of NaF and NaMFP, and amino fluorides (AmF). The content of these compounds should not exceed 2%. The optimal figure is 1% for adults and 0.5% for children.
Abrasiveness is measured according to the RDA standard and should not exceed 100 - this is the maximum. An acceptable RDA is 70 – 80.

Brushing and rinsing teeth at home
The standard method of brushing your teeth involves cleaning the surface of your teeth and gums from plaque and food debris. The basic cleaning rules are simple:
The cheek surfaces should be cleaned away from the gums using sweeping movements.
Chewing surfaces are cleaned with reciprocating and circular movements.
The tongue is cleaned with gentle sweeping movements from root to tip.

It is recommended to brush your teeth in the morning after breakfast and in the evening after dinner; the procedure should take at least 3 to 4 minutes. In addition, in the evening you can use floss to clean the interdental spaces. The floss should be carefully moved away from the gum, using a new length for each section. For tight standing teeth A flat thread is suitable, and for wide interdental spaces - a round one. Excellent prevention inflammatory diseases is the use of fluoride-containing gels. Such substances are applied 2–3 times a week and used like regular toothpaste. Mouth rinsing also helps prevent the growth of pathogenic bacteria. It is carried out at the end of all hygiene procedures before bedtime. There are mint rinses and menthol ones - with a more pronounced refreshing effect. The choice of one or another depends on individual characteristics body. It is recommended to consult your dentist before purchasing.

Careful oral hygiene at home is the key to a beautiful and healthy smile.

After all, if a tooth hurts, it won’t go away on its own, and you can’t do without a visit to the dentist. But this state of affairs can be prevented if timely prevention is carried out. It plays an extremely important role in this (facts suggest that it can also prevent gums). But let’s look into the details on how to properly organize hygiene measures.

What causes dental problems?

Our teeth in normal condition do not have cavities or darkening, and their surface is covered with a protective film that is invisible to the eye. It is on this film that microbes and bacteria accumulate, gradually multiplying. This is how the color of the teeth changes, they become duller and darker. If dental plaque is not removed on time or is not done well enough, a large number of accumulated microorganisms can lead to a violation of the integrity of the tooth shell and the development of caries.

Another scenario could be the appearance of tartar. In this case, plaque accumulates at the base of the tooth, near the gum, and becomes very hard. It interferes with the normal blood supply to the gums, which leads to their inflammation and loss of teeth stability.

Oral hygiene will help solve them at their very beginning. Every adult and child should know the facts about proper hygiene measures.

Basics of oral hygiene

It is not at all difficult to comply with the generally known ones. Here are the main ones:

• Brush your teeth at least twice a day: in the morning after meals, in the evening before bed.
• Rinse your mouth after every meal, especially after sweets.
• Change your toothbrush and toothpaste every six months.
• Do not abuse sweet and carbonated drinks.
• Do not chew nuts, seeds or hard caramel with your teeth.
• Visit your dentist for a preventive examination at least twice a year.

This set of rules is familiar to everyone, but not everyone is in a hurry to follow them. And even if you completely comply with everything hygiene standards, sometimes this is not enough: the brush and paste cannot cope with plaque or cannot treat the entire oral cavity at the proper level. In this case, it will become mandatory. What is it - we will find out in more detail.

What are the benefits of professional hygiene?

Activities that will help cope with dental plaque and tartar are carried out by a dentist or a more specialized specialist - a hygienist. Such procedures ensure complete and accurate removal of plaque, which serves as an excellent prevention of problems with teeth and gums.

During a preliminary examination, the dentist can assess the condition of the patient’s oral cavity and determine how necessary professional oral hygiene is. The methods and means by which the procedure will be carried out, as well as its frequency, are selected by the doctor individually for each patient.

After the procedure, the teeth look clean, shiny and healthy. It is almost impossible to achieve this effect on your own at home.

How is the procedure done?

Professional hygiene oral cavity is a set of measures carried out by a dentist or hygienist, depending on the degree of neglect of the patient’s condition. Most often, the procedure is painless, but if you need to remove a large amount of tartar or it is located too close to the gums, the specialist may offer local anesthesia.

Cleaning from dental plaque occurs using special equipment in which water along with medicine is supplied under high pressure. This allows you to remove plaque in the most difficult to reach places.

After removing plaque and stone, the surface of the teeth is ground, polished and coated with a special compound that has protective effect on tooth enamel.

Teeth may be overly sensitive after professional oral hygiene has been carried out: evidence suggests that some patients complain of pain when brushing their teeth or eating cold food. But this phenomenon is temporary and disappears without a trace after a few days.

Prevention is better than cure!

Sometimes it is difficult to force yourself to go to the dentist even for a routine examination. But this is an unjustified fear! Regular examination allows you to identify problems with teeth and gums at the earliest early stages, which will significantly simplify and reduce the cost of treatment.

Do not forget that the most The best way Treatment of a disease is its prevention. In the case of teeth, this is timely and proper oral hygiene. The facts cited by dentists indicate that people who regularly monitor their oral health are three times less likely to seek dental treatment. And this is a great reason to pay attention to constant hygiene procedures!

Take care of your teeth and gums, do not be afraid of visiting dentists - unnecessary consultation, cleaning or preventive examination can help avoid painful treatment or even save a tooth!