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What’s the point in dental hygienist therapy?… 7 reasons

The majority of the population are unaware of the benefits of regular dental hygiene therapy appointments. Many people think “it’s just scrape and clean”. This is entirely FALSE.

The mouth is full of bacteria. There are bacteria that are helpful and bacteria that are harmful. For example, plaque bacteria, is a harmful bacteria that can destroy the boney support of your teeth and result in tooth loss. When plaque bacteria becomes hard, this is known as tartar. One of the things your dental hygienist will do is carefully remove this harmful bacteria. Not only that, they will give you an individual plan to help you keep your dental health in top shape.

Regular dental hygiene therapy will help:

  • keep your breath fresh
  • ensure teeth look better, whiter and not stained
  • maintain strong foundations- keep your bone-keep your teeth
  • protect your existing teeth and fillings
  • improve general health- gum disease increases risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke premature births
  • reduce the need for more fillings /replace the ones you have
  • catch early potential life threatening conditions such as oral cancer

Now that direct access is available, which means you dont need to see your dentist first before seeing a hygienist, it’s even easier to make sure you look after your dental health.

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