The Hygienist's work
We believe
that healthy teeth improve your general sense of well being and thus we promote regular check ups (something which also helps to keep down the cost of your treatment). We also believe that prevention is better than cure and a key member of our team is the dental hygienist who specializes in preventative dentistry.
Gum health treatments
A healthy mouth starts with healthy gums. Our hygienist will check where your plaque is tending to form & give you a plaque score.The lower the score, the healthier your mouth, and you should aim to be consistently under 15%.
We'll also check to see if there are any areas where your gums are beginning to detach from the teeth, forming a gum pocket. Pocket areas will need extra care and regular monitoring to ensure you retain the affected tooth over the long term. Remember that more adult teeth are extracted because of gum disease than because of decay. Once you know where the difficult-to-clean areas of your mouth are, the hygienists will help you formulate a home care programme to establish and maintain a low plaque score. Teeth can often be repaired and reconstructed even when very broken down, but once gum disease is established it generally progresses until the tooth is so loose or infected it can only be removed.
