Angel Smile

Routine Hygiene Session

Be Proactive for your gum health

Routine Hygiene Session

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Sophia Loizou

Why Choose Us?


Caring and Experienced Hygienists

Latest Swiss Technology: Benefit from the advanced cleaning precision of EMS Piezon and Airflow systems for a comfortable and effective hygiene session.


Dedicated Dental Assistant Support: Our hygienist always is assisted by a dental assistants

Meticulous Cross-Infection Control: Feel safe with our strict infection control protocols, ensuring a clean and secure treatment

Holistic Approach to Oral Health: Our oral hygiene sessions are crafted to elevate your oral health and radiate a confident smile. With a focus on preventive care, our sessions promote healthy teeth and gums, contributing to overall well-being.

Trust AngelSmile for unparalleled dental care,

Hygiene Treatments

Advanced hygiene

– Assessment of gum health

– Tailored oral hygiene advice

– Professional mechanical plaque removal using EMS Piezon (Latest Swiss technology) 

– Polish with EMS airflow (Latest Swiss technology)

Basic hygiene

– Assessment of gum health and advice

– Mechanical plaque removal using E-scaler and hand instruments

– Polish with conventional brush and paste

– Budget option only for very regular hygiene session attenders with minimal plaque and no stain accumulation

Your Journey

Appointment Booking and Welcome

Patients initiate their journey by booking a dental hygiene session appointment, either online or by phone. Upon arrival, they are warmly welcomed and complete necessary paperwork.

Comprehensive Cleaning and Assessment

The dental hygienist conducts a thorough assessment, including diagnostic procedures and a professional cleaning to remove plaque, tartar, and stains. This step ensures a clean slate for optimal oral health.

Personalised Education and Recommendations

Patients initiate their journey by booking a dental hygiene session appointment, either online or by phone. Upon arrival, they are warmly welcomed and complete necessary paperwork.

Follow-Up and Scheduling

Patients receive guidance on post-appointment care and are encouraged to schedule follow-up appointments as needed. This step ensures continuity of care and ongoing support for long-term oral health.

Benefits

Prevention of Dental Issues

Regular hygiene sessions play a crucial role in preventing dental problems. Professional cleanings remove plaque and tartar, reducing the risk of cavities, gum disease, and other oral issues. Additionally, early detection of potential problems during these sessions allows for timely intervention, preventing the progression of more severe conditions.

Overall Oral Health

Routine hygiene sessions contribute to the maintenance of optimal oral health. By consistently addressing plaque buildup and other concerns, patients can enjoy a healthier smile, fresher breath, and improved overall well-being. These sessions also serve as an opportunity for dental professionals to educate patients on proper oral care practices, empowering them to take proactive steps in maintaining a healthy mouth between appointments.

Live longer with healthy gums

Our hygiene sessions go beyond traditional cleanings, focusing on promoting longevity through the maintenance of healthy gums. Scientific studies suggest a direct link between oral health and overall well-being, emphasizing the importance of gum health in extending life expectancy.

Our dental experts employ cutting-edge techniques and technologies during routine hygiene sessions to ensure the most effective Advanced Preventative Care. By targeting plaque and tartar buildup, we safeguard your gums against potential diseases, contributing to a longer, healthier life. With our commitment to optimal oral health, we empower you to live longer, enjoy a brighter smile, and embrace a future full of well-being.

We offer different levels of oral hygiene sessions

Our dental hygienist carries out a basic scaling and polishing of teeth that includes the removal of plaque and tartar deposits. This does not include Airflow which is recommended for every hygiene session.

Please see the video above to see the differences Airflow makes for a much more effective hygiene session.  

 

How to Brush

How to Floss

Air Flow Sparkle Polish : efficient Stain and plaque Removal is a memorable experiences of tooth cleaning  and fresh breath with a choice of flavours of: Mint, Orange, or Cherry.

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We often hear this comment after Air flow treatment from many clients:

” My teeth have never felt this clean before! “

This involved using ultrasonic and manual instruments to remove all tartar build up around the teeth and gums followed by an advanced level polish called AirFlow.

Airflow is an innovative high end power automatic polish/wash combination using a jet of air, water and natural SALT particles (Natrium bicarbonate) that is propelled onto the tooth surface following deposit removal after hygiene. This jet can perfectly reach inter-dental areas,  gum margins and most inaccessible areas for the brush or any other polishing system, hence removing all the stains from smoking, tea, red wine and other day to day build up.

Although this is not a tooth whitening treatment, many clients have commented on how much whiter their teeth appeared afterwards.

Air flow cleaning is safe, quick and painless.

If your last Hygienist session was more than 6 months ago and you are not a regular attender you may be asked to see a dentist first.

After your exam appointment it may be the case that you have more extensive build up and inflammation than usual, and you have advanced gingivitis and risk of periodontitis. In this case it may be necessary to carry out deeper scaling of all bacteria and deposits underneath the margin of the gums. This may be prescribed by your dentist/hygienist if you are deemed susceptible to periodontal disease and may be necessary in order to re-stabilise gum health.

The diagnosis of advanced gum disease (periodontitis) is established by inspecting the soft gum tissues around the teeth with a probe measuring the depth of pockets around the teeth. If pocket depths are over 5.5 mm then there is ligament attachment loss and more complex treatment will be necessary.

This will involve initially evaluating the bone level using a full mouth radiograph to determine the amount of bone loss around the teeth, in addition to an extensive pocket charting examination which measures and records the amount/severity of disease for assessment of progress and success of treatment in future.

Clinical treatment involves local anaesthetic to carry out Root Surface Debridement (using Ultrasonic Debridement and Manual Debridement)  removing the bacterial growth which has caused the gum disease. In addition to this classical treatment disinfection is additionally carried out using a high tech diode Laser.

Laser periodontal therapy is used as supportive technique in conjunction with classical procedures of gum treatment showing promising results for eligible patients. The laser is used following mechanical calculus and plaque removal from pockets to disinfect  and further eliminate bacteria so as to help the of gums achieve state of health through its anti-inflammatory effect.

This modern laser technology allows bleeding, pain and swelling to be limited because periodontal laser therapy is less invasive than regular surgery. Recovery and healing times are all shorter.

Watch the video for Root Planing and the Debridement

 

We will book you for a review 1 month after these sessions and reassess the progress

Scaling and Root Planing are performed first
Laser energy is applied into the pocket to decontaminate and coagulate the soft tissue
The diode laser tip is placed into the pocket
Pocket depth is measured before the treatment and three months post treatment

 

Bacterial reduction using laser:

 

Laser periodontal therapy is not yet considered as single treatment however as supportive technique in conjunction with classical procedures of gum treatment shows promising results for eligible patients. The classical protocol used to treat periodontal infections is scaling and root planning. Sometimes, however, bacteria under gum level are difficult to eliminate and despite several treatment sessions, they grow back and repopulate the periodontal pocket.In addition to classical protocol in these cases we use dental laser following mechanical calculus and plaque removal from pockets to disinfect area between the gum and the root.  use of laser light as anti-infective approach to treat biofilm/plaque-induced gum diseases. The laser light is used in this context as a complement to the routine techniques of treating periodontal diseases.  Aim is eliminating  infection through its antibacterial property and promoting the return of the periodontium to a state of health through its anti-inflammatory effect.

 

In some cases we use laser to remove the inflamed gum tissue from around the root. When infected tissue is removed and the root is exposed, the root scaling can begin. This involves scraping off the calculus and plaque built up below the gumline around the root. The dentist then smooths the root with instruments to remove any rough spots that might attract bacteria and cause future infections.

 

The benefits of using lasers for diseased gum tissue are:

 

-No block or big anesthetic is needed

-Lasers can target the diseased areas precisely and accurately.

-Bleeding, pain and swelling are limited because periodontal laser therapy is less invasive than regular surgery.

-Recovery and healing times are shorter

After the initial mechanical and laser therapy to treat your periodontal disease, your dentist will then review the response to the initial therapy at approximately 3 months. The healing from periodontal disease can be varied and there may be sites that do not respond to initial therapy and may require advanced care.

At this point your dentist may then suggest a focused re-treatment of non-responding sites or persistent pockets. Apart from focused conventional mechanical therapy, advanced care may include the additional usage of local antimicrobial agents. These are antibacterial agents that are target delivered in the form of chips/gels to the sites that require additional attention after initial therapy. Periochip for example contains the agent chlorhexidine gluconate in a microchip format inserted into the pockets requiring therapy, and aims to assist in pocket reduction.

After a further review following re-treatment, non responding sites may be considered for possible surgery.

Gum Treatment

Gum treatment and PERIOCHIP

 

 

 

In the majority of cases gum disease can be controlled with non surgical measures however in some cases surgical treatments for gum disease will be needed when all other treatment options have been carried out.  Your dentist will inform you in this case.

Examples of such procedures are :

-Flap surgery/pocket reduction surgery.

-Bone grafts.

-Soft tissue grafts.

-Guided tissue regeneration.

-Bone surgery

Please read, understand and sign this form before your dental hygienist treatment

download the consent Form

 

Dear valued client:

 

  1. If you request direct access to an oral hygiene session, please be aware that a hygienist can perform a ‘scale and polish’ to remove stains, tartar and other deposits from teeth in addition to advice for a tailored oral care routine at home. Please be aware that a visit to hygienist is not a substitute for dental examinations by a dentist.
  2. Cracked teeth or inadequate restorations (including fillings, crowns, veneers, and orthodontic wires) may chip, detach or break during any hygiene session. In this case you need to contact your dentist for repair and accept relevant costs.
  3. After calculus removal, the existing gaps between teeth may seem more obvious
  4. After the hygiene session, you may experience more sensitivity of your teeth which mostly subsides in few days however, some cases may need dentist’s treatment/ management
  5. If you are not a regular hygiene session attender, there is no guarantee that the treatment will be completed in one session only , meaning additional sessions may be needed 
  6. Please plan your journey well in advance and allow some time so that you attend the practice five minutes prior to your appointment. Hygiene sessions are based on continual blocks with strict timed protocols which we need to follow. We thank you in advance for your punctuality. If you attend late, our hygienist may not be able to see you, yet a fee of £45 will be charged. 
  7. Your hygienist may advise you to see a dentist. This is because they feel that it is in the interests of your health, it is outside the scope of what they are allowed to do, or they are uncertain about treating you without further advice. In some cases, patients will be asked to see a specialist dentist for gums. It will be your responsibility to book those appointments.
  8. There are very rare circumstances when a hygienist can’t start treatment. These may relate to your medical history and general health, or the condition of your mouth.

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