Dental hygienists are specially trained to clean patients’ teeth professionally, which is usually referred to as scaling and polishing. The hygienist plays a vital role in the dental team, and perhaps their most important task is showing patients the best way to keep their teeth free of plaque. They also give advice on diet and preventing dental decay.
Unfortunately, 19 out of 20 people suffer from gum disease at some point in their life, making it the most common, non-infectious disease in the world. Gum disease is the main cause for loss of adult teeth.
Visits to the hygienist should be a regular part of your oral hygiene routine. Unlike dentists, hygienists focus on providing a deep clean of your teeth to remove any plaque or tartar that has built up since your last visit. If left, these deposits can lead to gum disease, bad breath and eventually tooth loss.
Evaluation and dental cleaning in Panama – Benefits
Regular visits to your hygienist puts you in the best position for detecting any oral health problems before they become symptomatic or require treatment.
Hygienists are trained to provide tailored advice about how you can alter your oral hygiene routine to ensure your teeth and gums remain as healthy as possible. During your visit, you can discuss anything from the ideal brushing technique to the benefits of flossing, and even the different foods you should avoid to help keep your teeth and gums healthy.
Hygienist appointments at the dentist can also be beneficial if you’re concerned you may be developing gum disease. Early symptoms include bad breath, swollen gums and bleeding when you brush your teeth.
Evaluation and dental cleaning in Panama for children
If you find it difficult to get your child to brush their teeth or just want to educate them on the importance of healthy teeth and gums, we also offer tooth brushing sessions.
The session includes:
• Polishing your child’s teeth
• Advice and education on maintaining healthy teeth and gums
• Demonstration – with the use of disclosing tablets and an intra oral camera
What can I expect from a hygienist appointment?
Our Dental Hygienists have undertaken extensive training in all aspects of preventive dentistry and they play an important role in your dental health care by preventing dental disease and helping you keep your teeth clean and healthy.
An appointment with Clínica Dental Champsaur hygienist will involve an initial oral hygiene check up, followed by a ‘scaling’ procedure. This is where any build up of harmful plaque and tartar is carefully and gently removed from the surface of your teeth and around the gum line using scalers and curettes, which are specially designed tools to check scrape away soft deposits. Hand-held mirrors help your hygienist to spot those missed areas and pinpoint plaque build up. Following a good clean and analysis of overall gum health, they will give your teeth a shine and polish with a gentle, quiet air polisher to remove any superficial stains. In cases where there is decay, a hygienist may apply fluoride or an antibacterial gel.
Contact Clínica Dental Champsaur. today to book your next appointment for Evaluation and dental cleaning in Panama.