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Preventive treatments

1. Dental hygiene

Dental hygiene treatment will help to remove any plaque from your teeth that may have built up in certain areas. Your teeth will be professionally cleaned with special equipment and pastes, this process is also known as scaling and polishing. After dental hygiene treatment your teeth remain free from plaque. You will be advised on the best brushing technique and given tips on flossing and using interdental brushes.

It is recommend that you come in for regular hygiene appointments to ensure your mouth stays clean and healthy, because is also a part of treating bad breath and gum disease. If you`re a person with a denture, bridge, dental implant or a orthodontic treatment, you will have specific hygiene needs that the dentist will be able to assist you with.

To help you with this, we have SMILE membership card, which allows you to come regulary for dental hygiene treatment and much more at a great price.

2. Gum treatment

Gum disease is a very common condition where the gums become red, swollen, sore or infected, that bleed when you brush them could be a sign of gum disease, also known as gingivitis.

Your gums are like cushions for your teeth: they surround the teeth in the jaws and help to support them. Looking after your gums is just as important as looking after your teeth.

When gingivitis is left untreated it can develop further into a type of infection known as periodontitis, which affects the entire area surrounding the tooth, and small spaces can open up between the gum and teeth. A result of this could be losing your tooth so it's vital to avoid

To keep your mouth in tip-top shape we recommend you come in for regular hygiene appointments.

To help you with this, we have SMILE membership card, which allows you to come regulary for dental hygiene treatment and much more at a great price.

Always take care of your dental health!

3. Bad breath (sometimes called halitosis)

Causes of bad breath include:
- Chronic bad breath usually has an underlying medical cause such as throat, nose or lung infections and sinusitis, bronchitis, gastro-intestinal conditions or diabetes.
- Poor dental hygiene. Without regular brushing and flossing, bacteria and bits of food can get trapped in between your teeth, which release an unpleasant odour after some time.
- Smoking.
- Eating or drinking strong-smelling or spicy foods and drinks like garlic, onions and coffee.

If you are aware that your breath is not as fresh as you would like it to be, have painful, bleeding or swollen gums, toothache or wobbly adult teeth or do you have problems with your dentures make now an appointment with the dentist for some advice and assistance.
You deserve to always have a fresh breath!

4. Sensitive teeth

Have you ever felt pain or discomfort after a bite of ice cream or a spoonful of hot soup? While pain caused by hot or cold foods could be a sign of a cavity, other cause of sensitivity is dental erosion, which is the loss of tooth enamel. Erosion can be caused by your diet (frequent consumption of high sugar or high acid food or drink), tooth brushing habits (brushing too hard), tooth grinding, certain medical conditions and eating disorders.

Tooth sensitivity, or “dentin hypersensitivity,” is exactly what it sounds like: pain or discomfort in the teeth as a response to certain stimuli, such as hot or cold temperatures.

Come to our practice for a consultation and a effective treatment of tooth sensitivity and also for best tips on protecting your enamel which will create it after an individualised care plan for you.

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Where you find us

Phone
0044 7462 088 038
Address
52 St Agnells Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7AY