Hygiene
Our hygienist can clean your teeth and gums as well as offer advice on your daily oral hygiene routine. Routinely having your teeth and gums professionally cleaned can help prevent tooth decay, gum disease and problems such as bad breath. We at Dental Sense strongly believe in prevention and our highly skilled hygienists play a central role in this.
Periodontal disease can occur at any age and over half of all people over the age of 18 have some form of the disease. Unfortunately, the disease process is usually asymptomatic and painless however can be easily detected during regular dental examinations. The most common type of periodontal disease are gingivitis and periodontitis, for patients with periodontitis (advanced gum disease) a full periodontal exam may be indicated.
Gum disease can cause bad breath, receding gums and loose teeth and is the leading cause of tooth loss.
Perio Therapy
Advanced gum treatment, for patients who present with chronic periodontitis (gum disease) where deep pockets have already formed. We offer extensive highly advanced therapy to deep clean and stabilize such patients. Your initial visit will be for 1hr during which a full assessment will be carried out of the gumms and underlying bone levels using our sophisticated Florida Probe and Imaging Techniques.
Following this an explanation of the disease process and aetiological factors will be given and a treatment plan tailored to your specific needs. All options costs and risks will be discussed including consequences of no treatment.
The above will take approximately half of the time, the remaining time will be spent cleaning the teeth and demonstrating oral hygiene techniques.
You will then have a series of appointments for deep cleaning under local anaesthetic, adjunctive medicaments will be placed into the pockets during this stage to maximize effectiveness of therapy.
On completion of the intensive ‘disinfection’ you will be asked to return after 2m for reassessment. At this visit oral hygiene will be monitored, pockets will be re measured to identify success of treatment any sites not responding to initial treatment will then be re visited and a long term management plan supportive care plan discussed.
Our recommendation to have your teeth scaled and polished varies from patient to patient. However all patients are advised to see a Hygienist at least once a year to ensure the plaque/calculus that collects between the back teeth in those hard to reach areas is removed. Why not join the ‘Dental Senses’ 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.