In London, Thousand Smiles offers dental hygienist appointments to ensure the maintenance of healthy teeth and gums. The prevalence of gum disease and tooth loss among adults continues to rise, underscoring the significance of regular dental hygiene procedures.
By scheduling regular visits to our trusted dental practice, combined with diligent oral care practices at home, you can enhance both the health of your teeth and the appearance of your smile.
Thousand Smiles provides a range of hygienist services designed to meet your needs. These include preventive fluoride applications, scale and polish treatments, cosmetic brightening treatments to remove stains, and the innovative AIR-FLOW therapy.
Dental hygienists provide professional teeth cleaning, called scaling and polishing. During the hygienist appointment, our dental hygienist will conduct an initial hygiene examination before the following.
The hygienist will also inform you of the diet to prevent tooth decay. Your hygienist can identify signs of gum disease and refer you to a periodontist or dentist if you need further treatment.
We recommend visiting the hygienist regularly. How often you visit the hygienist will depend on your clinical needs and the frequency of your need for teeth cleaning and polishing. Your dentist may inform you to undergo thorough teeth cleaning with the hygienist before a complex dental procedure like getting dental implants.
Visiting a dental hygienist is essential, but you also need to care for your teeth at home to keep them healthy and clean. Regular flossing and brushing are necessary to maintain your oral health.
Many people think they know the right way to brush their teeth but usually miss essential steps that are important for keeping their mouth healthy.
Remember these vital steps when brushing your teeth to maintain a healthy and happy smile.
A good oral hygiene routine is essential to prevent decay and gum diseases which may cause tooth loss. Regular dental hygienist visits ensure that the hard-to-reach and hidden tartar and plaque don’t remain on your teeth for long to cause accumulation of bacteria and affect your gum and teeth health.
The hygienist will help you have whiter and brighter teeth. Cosmetic treatments, scaling and polishing, and AIR-FLOW therapy can remove surface teeth stains for a brighter smile. The hygienist can advise you on a good diet option and how to care for your gums and teeth at home.
AIR-FLOW is a fast-acting stain removal treatment for deep cleaning the gums. It uses and wand for deep cleaning and polishing teeth with water, fine powder and compressed air. It uses air-water micro-burst technology to reach all areas of the teeth that traditional scaling can’t remove.
The effect of this therapy depends on your lifestyle. If you take red wine and coffee, your teeth will stain faster. You can maintain the results with regular dental visits and a good oral hygiene routine.
AIR-FLOW differs from teeth whitening because the whitening treatment uses a chemical to improve the teeth’ shade, but AIR-FLOW is a non-chemical procedure that removes surface stains but doesn’t lighten the teeth’ colour. It makes your teeth look brighter and cleaner, returning them to their natural whiteness. You can undergo the procedure before teeth whitening to enhance the overall result.
AIR-FLOW therapy is available at Thousand Smiles, and you can contact us to book an appointment for the procedure.
You can contact us via email at [email protected] or call 020 8050 0280 to book an appointment to see our dental hygienist.
