Soft plaque that stays on the teeth for a long time mineralizes, and after that, it can no longer be brushed off with toothbrushes or be removed with dental floss and other devices.
When you come to the dentist for teeth cleaning, your overall oral health will be examined (teeth, gums, and tongue). Only after that, the dentist conducts professional hygiene – removes all dental deposits (pigmentation, plaque, and tartar), polishes the teeth, and massages the gums. Cleaning is completed by coating the teeth with a special gel or varnish.
Professional dental cleanings in the dentistry clinic are carried out with different methods. These include ultrasonic scaling, Air-Flow cleaning, cleaning with brushes and professional pastes, etc.
Why Do You Need Professional Dental Hygiene?
Even if you take proper care of your teeth at home, you will not be able to properly clean your teeth in hard-to-reach places. As a result, there is an accumulation of plaque and tartar.
Tartar cannot be removed at home on your own. Not only does it look unaesthetic, but it is also bad for your health.
Professional hygiene can also prevent and sometimes eliminate gum disease, bad breath, and loosening of the teeth, which leads to their loss. It is recommended to carry out professional cleaning to consolidate the results of the treatment of teeth and gums.
Teeth cleaning at the dentist should be carried out 2 times a year for everyone, and for those who have problems with the gums – no less than every 3 months.
However, if you regularly pay enough attention to personal oral hygiene, this will be enough for the health of your teeth and gums.
Plaque
There are many pastes and lotions for dental care, but none of them will help to completely remove the remnants of food eaten during the day from hard-to-reach places. Food components, bacteria, and saliva interact with each other, and form plaque all the time – even at night, so you need to brush your teeth both in the morning and evening. Smoking, addiction to coffee and strong tea, and improper, irregular oral hygiene only complicate the situation.
Gray or yellow plaque makes your smile look worse and bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease multiply in it several times faster. At first, the plaque is soft and easy to remove, but over time, due to the action of saliva, it hardens and turns into tartar. Plaque poses a serious threat to the health of teeth and gums at all stages of its existence.
Tartar
Soft plaque, which remains on the teeth for a long time, mineralizes, and after that, it can no longer be brushed off with toothbrushes, and can not be removed with dental floss and other devices.
Over time, tartar occupies a bigger area of the tooth and penetrates under the gum. The gum is injured and inflamed, after which it lags behind the crown of the tooth towards the root, up to the formation of a gum pocket.
The gum pocket is the space between the tooth and the gum where bacteria live and multiply. Microbes enter the blood vessels and spread throughout the body, which increases the risk of diseases of the cardiovascular system and internal organs. It can also lead to tooth decay. Gradually, the gum pocket increases. It leads to the loosening of the teeth and their loss.
Enamel Discoloration
Changing the color of tooth enamel has certain reasons, and it does not happen immediately. Every day we drink tea, and coffee, and use products that contain dyes. It is because of them that over time there is a change in the color of the teeth. Teeth acquire shades of gray, yellow, and brown. Smoking leads to pigmentation of the teeth. With poor hygiene, plaque appears, contributing to various dyes' absorption.
Only a dentist can restore teeth to their original color. Professional cleaning makes the teeth brighter because all the pigmented plaque is removed and also restores the teeth to their natural shine.
