Oral hygiene, tartar

Plaque is a thin film-like substance forming on the surface of your teeth that consists of bacte-ria. Plaque formation is an almost inevitable consequence of eating. How strongly plaque can adhere to your teeth will greatly depend on the unique bacterial flora of your mouth and your tooth brushing habits. Removing this deposit from your teeth takes regular and thorough brushing, but, unfortunately, brushing does not completely remove all plaque.

Plaque is often visible to the naked eye, and occasionally it can build up under your gum line. As it builds up layer after layer, plaque interacts with the calcium in your saliva, creating tartar, which provides an ideal environment for various bacteria that produce substances damaging the gum and, over time, the periodontium. Normally, your gum adheres tightly to your teeth, but over time, or as a result of certain diseases, this may change and a gap may form between your tooth and your gum. The plaque building up in this gap may then cause inflammation.

Oral hygiene treatment once every six months is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Call our dentistry in downtown Szeged at +36 30 206 9532 for an appointment for complex oral hy-giene treatment! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Acting in combination with any accumulated plaque, certain foods and beverages may stain your teeth, creating a yellowish-brownish layer on them. There is simply no home solution to remove this layer, however thoroughly you may brush your teeth.

Stains may be caused by the following factors:

• smoking;
• beverages containing tannins (coffee, tea, coke, and red wine);
• juices and syrups made from berries;
• soy sauce;
• the active ingredients of certain mouthwash products.

Oral hygiene treatment once every six months is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Call our dentistry in downtown Szeged at +36 30 206 9532 for an appointment for complex oral hy-giene treatment! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Tartar or calculus is calcified, hardened dental plaque. Tartar damages your teeth as well as your gum because over time it leads to tooth decay and gingivitis, an inflammation of the soft gum tissue. As a result, your healthy pink gum turns red, sore, and swollen. Do your gums bleed spontaneously or when you brush your teeth? This is a typical symptom of gingivitis. In extreme cases, and in susceptible patients, gingivitis may lead to periodontitis.

If you do not have your tartar removed regularly and your gums are in a constant state of in-flammation, your gums will start to recede, become thin and atrophied. This inflammation gradually spreads along the roots of your teeth to your jaw bones, which may lead to the fol-lowing severe consequences:

• your teeth may become loose;
• your teeth may shift;
• your teeth may become sensitive to cold and heat or when tapped;
• you may lose your teeth.

There are no home remedies for removing plaque, stains, or tartar. You can keep your teeth healthy by seeing us once every six months to have your plaque, stains, and tartar removed. This involves a 30 to 40 minute pain-free oral hygiene treatment performed by a clinical dental hygienist or by a dentist. Sometimes a thorough dental hygiene treatment that gives your teeth back their original colour works as well as teeth whitening.

Call Dentha Dentistry Szeged at +36 30 206 9532 for an appointment and experience the benefits of a complex oral hygiene treatment!

Biofilm – or in other words the dental plaque or tartar – is a layer on the teeth, implants, crowns and dental braces that is not visible for the naked eyes. The biofilm itself is produced by many different bacterial strains among which can be found microorganisms of natural impact but also bacteries that are favoring the development of dental caries and gum infections.

Thus, it is very important to remove the biofilm, for its continuous development increases the amount of bacterial strains favoring the apparition of dental caries, gum infections, periodontitis and other type of infections around the dental implants. By regularly removing the biofilm, we can considerably extend the longevity of our teeth, implants and crowns (dentures).

In our clinic, as a new service, we propose a Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) executed by EMS’s Airflow Prophylaxis Master device. By using the special disclosing marker of the system, we make the biofilm on the teeth visible and its removal much more effective. During the disclosing procedure, the different colour-depths are referring to the age of the plaque-layer, whether it is a young or old biofilm. By using this therapy, we remove not only the paint, but with it the biofilm as well.

The EMS’ Airflow Prophylaxis Master ensures the most updated, ultramodern oral hygiene therapy. This is a complex dentalhygienic system for removing dental plaque, tartar and stains (using one word: the biofilm) and also for polishing and whitening¹ your teeth, all this almost painlessly. The therapy is gentle and precise, it doesn’t hurt the enamel and removes the dental plaque from everywhere.

Often, the traditional dental plaque removal is a painful procedure and it is of much weaker efficiency.

^{*doesn’t replace the tooth whitening}

1. Diagnose-assessment and infection control: the dentist (or dental hygienic specialist) controlls and evaluates the general status of the teeth, prosthesis, mucous membrane and gum.
2. Disclose: we color the teeth with plaque-colouring material.
3. Motivate: our dentalhygienic specialist shows You the areas that are covered by biofilm or dental plaque. We show You the critical points, which should be cleaned with special care and attention. By this the patient learns the accurate toothbrushing technics.
4. Airflow: by using a high-pression air, water and fine erythriol-chlorhexidin powder mixture, we remove the over-gum (supra-gingival) and under-gum (sub-gingival) biofilm-layer (tartar), the discolorations caused by caffee, smoking, colored dishes and the youngest dental plaque layer. This procedure not only cleans the surface of the tooth, but the chlorhexidin also disinfects, moreover it plays a major role in eliminating the bacteries.
5. Perioflow: if necessary, we penetrate deeper by using another nozzle and clean up the under-gum (sub-gingival) areas (not every patient needs this)
6. Piezon: After using the Airflow, we remove the under-gum (sub-gingival) and over-gum (supra-gingival) dental plaque. For this, we use the PIEZON NO PAIN PS device, which is almost perfectly painless. This operates gently, only on the dental-plaque layer, without touching the healthy tooth surface.
7. Control: after removing the tartar and the dental-plaque, our specialist controls the full dentition. During this control, dental caries can be discovered, that were earlier covered by the dental plaque.
8. Recall: to maintain a healthy oral hygiene, the regural tartar and dental plaque removal is inevitable. Our dental hygienic colleague gives You a proposal concerning the frequency of the therapy, and also concerning what steps of the multi-etap procedure should be focused or repeated even within a month.

• No more fear of the painful intervention, no more discomfort-feeling
• Maximum pureness by using a gentle (non-invasive) technologie
• Using disclosure technology makes the biofilm and the dental plaque zone visible
• When using regularly, it decreases the risk of dental caries, gum infections and gingivitis
• A revolutionary solution for a better oral hygiene
• Healthy oral cavity=healthier patient
• The ultrasound part of the device is more gentle on the surface of the tooth and at the soft tissues, than the old-type ultrasound device. It guarantees a minimal invasive operation against the root-cement. With a dynamic power adjustment, the therapy can be more tailor-made
• By using the technology, the developping dental caries can be detected.
• Even in case of exposed tooth necks, the technology minimalises the pain.
• Gently cleans the implants and crowns
• It is also suitable for cleaning periodontal pockets up to 9mm depth, thus with its help even periodonthal surgery interventions can be avoided.
• With the EMS device, even the fixing parts of the dental brace and the inaccessible areas around its retainers placed after the ortodontic treatment can be perfectly cleaned with a toothbrush.
• Suitable for cleaning not only the mucous membran, but also the tongue
• Suitable for removing the discoloration caused by strongest coloring materials (caffee, smoking, black tee)

• to everyone, both adults and children, who wishes to save his/her teeth’s health
• on the teeth and interdental zones
• crowns
• for patients wearing dental brace
• cleaning the tongue and palate
• those suffering from periodontitis
• tooth neck abraison
• around implants
• before tooth whitening

„I’ve been always afraid of the traditional way of dental plaque removal, several times the ultrasound plaque removal device caused pain. Instead, my EMS Guided Biofilm Therapy was perfectly painless, only the airflow coming from the hand-device kept on cooling my teeth. So, all in all, I went through much less stress and discomfort-feeling, than earlier. The other adventage of this procedure was the dental plaque disclosing method. It was very impressive to see with my own eyes, in which areas should I improve my toothbrushing technics.”

1. First, your dental hygienist thoroughly examines your teeth to get an overall picture of their current status and how much tartar you have.
    
2. Then, he or she will remove your tartar and stains using an ultrasonic scaler. The tip of the scaler vibrates at a high frequency, forming tiny air bubbles that break down and remove your tartar from your teeth. As the scaler moves very gently, it does not ever damage your dental enamel.
    
3. As an extra option completing ultrasonic scaling, the dental hygienist offers to apply Air-Brush salt cleansing. This involves spraying high-pressure water and a very fine salt mixture onto your teeth. This fine abrasive material cleans even the most difficult-to-reach gaps between the surfaces of your teeth and gently removes any stains.
    
4. Finally, your dental hygienist or dentist polishes the surface of your teeth with special brushes, rubber bells, and polishing paste. This prevents plaque formation and makes your teeth appear shinier and more vibrant.
    
5. As part of your dental hygienic treatment, we give you a number of useful tips on effec-tive home dental care and on what you can do to prevent plaque from forming on your teeth. These tips cover issues like:

• how to choose the right tooth brush;
• what is the right technique to brush your teeth;
• how to use dental floss;
• whether an interdental brush should be used or not;
• why it is a good idea to also use a tongue cleaner; and
• how often you should use mouthwash.

Why is it a good idea to visit your dentist regularly for oral hygiene treatment?

• It helps you keep your teeth healthy.
• It prevents the development of painful dental diseases.
• You get useful practical tips about effective home dental care.

Oral hygiene treatment once every six months is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Call our dentistry in downtown Szeged at +36 30 206 9532 for an appointment for complex oral hy-giene treatment! We look forward to seeing you soon!