Making your teeth look good makes you feel good
In order to maintain a healthy looking smile you need to ensure you have good oral hygiene.
We advise all our patients to have regular visits with our hygienist Blackheath.
They are specialists in all aspects of preventive dentistry, They play an important role in dental care by preventing dental disease and helping you keep your teeth clean and healthy.
Good home care is important if gum disease and tooth decay are not to progress into more serious problems.
The cost varies accordingly to the amount of time/visits that you need and how frequently you need to visit the hygienist.
On your first visit your hygienist will thoroughly check your gums. Part of this appointment will be spent on oral hygiene instruction and the rest of it will involve scaling and polishing your teeth.
If your hygienist feels you need a further appointment then she may encourage you to see her again.
Hygienists carry out all types of preventive care :
Scaling and polishing teeth
Oral hygiene instructions
Air polishing
Root planning
Dental Health education
Fresh Breath Treatment. About 30% of the population have chronic bad breath.
Some of the causes are:
Poor OH
Gingivitis
Poor Fitting crowns
Broken fillings
Come to see us as soon as possible so that we can help you.
