Preventive treatment methods

The removal of tartar, professional dental cleaning, fissure sealing and fluoridation are preventive treatment measures. Preventive treatment measures can reduce the risk of caries and parodontitis.

Preventive treatment measures supplement daily oral hygiene at home. It remedies deficits in self-performed dental hygiene by cleaning those areas which are difficult to clean. The following work steps can be mentioned depending on the oral status, oral hygiene situation and patient:

1. Anaesthesia (as required)
2. Rinses with chlorhexidin solutions (germ reduction)
3. Tartar removal
4. Concrement removal
5. Removal of plaques and irregularities
6. Smoothing and polishing
7. Powder jet (air-flow) cleaning of tooth stains
8. Fluoridation
9. Treatment of oversensitive tooth necks