Oral Health
Scaling and Polishing regularly by your dentist or hygienist helps keep your teeth and gums healthy and your smile whiter. Scaling removes the hard tartar which cannot be removed by brushing. Stains from coffee, tea, cigarettes or red wine are removed with the polishing. We provide sodium bicarbonate-based jet polishing on a private basis which is used for extremely stained or smokers teeth.
If you visit the dentist or hygienist at regular intervals and follow a daily cleaning plan, there is more chance that you will keep your teeth into your old age. Catching the problem before there is too much damage can only be achieved if you visit the dentist. If you have any doubts make an appointment right away and let perfect smile deal with your dental problems.
If you don't visit a dental hygienist
In dentistry, calculus or tartar refers to calcified deposits on the teeth, formed by the presence of saliva, debris, minerals and plaque. Its rough surface provides an ideal medium for plaque formation, threatening the health of the gums and it absorbs unaesthetic stains far more easily than natural teeth.
Plaque that accumulates on calculus causes inflammation of gums, and can lead to gum recession. Calculus can even extend into pockets created between the tooth and gums.
Calculus comes in two forms. Supragingival (above the gumline) calculus is the visible deposit that forms on the surface of the teeth. Subgingival (below the gumline) tartar forms in pockets between teeth and gums. Subgingival calculus is more harmful as it facilitates faster growth of plaque.
Dental hygienist Treatment
We recommend that you have your teeth scaled and polished every six months. Why not join the Perfect Smile Membership Plan? For a small monthly fee you will be entitled to two hygiene visits a year. This is the most cost effective way to look after your smile for many years to come.