Prevention (prophylaxis) is the first stage in the treatment of dental caries and periodontosis that consists of protection against the development of diseases of teeth and periodontium (tissues adjacent to the teeth). Appropriate prevention allows the most excellent results to be obtained, i.e. strong healthy teeth and a dazzling white smile. Prevention is a simple method available for everyone, and the earlier it is introduced, the better the results - healthy teeth and gums, saving of money and time spent on dental treatment, and a beautiful natural smile throughout your whole life.
The main goal of the prevention is to combat dental plaque, the main cause of the development of dental caries and periodontosis. Prevention also increases the resistance of the tissues of teeth and periodontium to attack by oral acids and bacteria.
Dentes Dental Surgery provides its patients with a full range of professional preventive procedures performed with the use of both modern and well-proved methods.

Professional tooth cleaning

Professional tooth cleaning is aimed at the removal of dental plaque and other deposits built-up on tooth surfaces, which cannot be removed by home-applied hygiene measures. There are various cleaning methods used, depending on the type of dental deposit:

• mechanical tooth cleaning by means of special toothbrushes or rubber tips and professional toothpastes;
• scaling is the procedure of removing hard dental deposit (tartar) on the tooth crowns with the use of an ultrasonic device, dental scaler. Each scaling procedure is completed with polishing the tooth surfaces, which prevents further build-up of dental plaque and gives the patient the pleasant sensation of smooth teeth.

Individual dental fluoridation - tooth varnishing

Fluorine is a scientifically proven weapon of dentists, widely used in dental disease prevention.
The most common form of professional fluoride prevention is the varnishing of clean teeth with a fluoride-based varnish, such as Fluor Protector. Thanks to its long-lasting advantages, such as good adhesion to dental enamel and prolonged presence on its surface, and thus slow release of fluorine, they provide up to 40% reduction in dental caries. Fluorine applied in the form of such varnish:

• strengthens the enamel in adults and children;
• reduces the build-up of dental plaque;
• prevents the development of secondary caries (adjacent to fillings);
• prevents the development of caries during treatment with permanent braces;
• reduces hypersensitivity of the necks of the teeth.

Pit and fissure sealing

Pit and fissure sealing consists of filling in pits and fissures in teeth with a special sealant. Such pits and fissures are the places where food debris accumulates and bacteria grow, and their complicated shapes hinder or make impossible cleaning them with a toothbrush, thus promoting the development of the caries. Thus, sealing both milk and permanent teeth is done to prevent them from the carious process. The sealing procedure should be performed as early as possible after teeth appear; however, the teeth should be through to such an extent they are separated from the saliva. The procedure involves all the healthy permanent molar and premolar teeth, as well as molar milk teeth; it is also possible to seal pits and fissures in the palatine surfaces of permanent 2nd incisors. This is an excellent method of caries prevention, simple, painless and efficient, which provides s 90% caries reduction.

starts from £100