Your oral hygiene status underpins your dental and wider health.
Here at Lakewood Dental, we offer personalised hygiene services to help you attain and maintain healthy oral soft tissues and teeth.
Introduction to Dental Hygiene
- Experienced hygiene clinicians who can quickly diagnose gum disease.
- Stain removal from your gum line.
- Plaque and tartar removal.
- Oral hygiene counselling.
- Improve bad breath (halitosis).
Dental Hygiene & AIRFLOW® in a Nutshell
State-of-the-art AIRFLOW® machine for gentle tooth cleaning and stain removal.
Your hygienist will show you where the plaque is located on your teeth.
Your Patient Journey
Examination
The hygienist will examine your teeth and identify the degree of biofilm accumulation along your gum line and on your teeth. They will also check for periodontal pockets, which form when gum disease occurs.
They will brief you on the next steps needed, and let you know your gum health status. An ongoing plan may need to be formulated if you are suffering from periodontitis (advanced gum disease).
Ultrasonic scaling
Your teeth are gently scaled to remove the plaque and tartar buildup.
We can offer AIRFLOW® polishing equipment to remove the stubborn areas of staining, as an optional extra. We highly recommend this to patients who regularly sustain staining as a result of enjoying teeth-staining food and drink, as well as smokers. We are one of the few practices in our area to use the AIRFLOW® machine, which goes significantly further than the traditional scale and polish to remove stains.
Oral hygiene counselling
Your hygienist can offer advice on the following to help you care for your teeth and gums independently:
- Nutrition.
- Stopping smoking.
- Brushing and flossing tips.
- How certain medications affect gum health.
How to brush
Our Promise
When you choose Lakewood Dental for your cosmetic dental treatment, you are putting your oral care in the hands of professionals who truly love what they do.
We believe in continuously finding treatment methods that make life easier for our patients. Ultimately, making our patients happy is the foundation of what we do and why we do what we do.
Our oasis of high-quality dentistry is a serene environment that instantly helps you to feel relaxed and assured that you are future-proofing your teeth and smile.
Our approach to gum health is to give patients the best insight possible into their oral hygiene status.
FAQs
What is AIRFLOW®?
The AIRFLOW® machine combines compressed air, water and powder particles. This powerful mixture is a non-invasive solution for ridding the mouth of lingering plaque and tartar. It is particularly effective for hard-to-reach parts of the mouth, which cannot be accessed with standard scaling equipment. We have invested in AIRFLOW® to help reduce our patients’ gum disease risk.
How often do I need to see the hygienist?
Patients without any severe gum problems should visit for a routine scale and polish one or two times per year. We may need to see you more regularly if you are suffering from advanced or advanced gum disease.
How long does it take for a hygienist to clean your teeth?
Your routine appointment will generally take between 30 minutes to an hour. The time scale will depend on how much biofilm needs to be removed from your gum line, and how much discussion is needed between you and your hygienist. We never rush appointments, believing instead that they are a golden opportunity to help you better understand how to care for your gum health. With gum disease remaining the biggest threat to oral health amongst adults in the UK, this couldn’t be more important.
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