ORAL HYGIENE AND PREVENTION

By hygiene and prevention we mean a series of protocols, both professional and at home, put in place to reduce the risk of the onset and progression of oral diseases. The dental hygienist, in addition to performing preventive treatments such as tartar removal, provides all the necessary instructions for good and correct oral hygiene, motivating the patient to improve his oral health. Each patient receives the appropriate indications for their mouth, whether they have a fixed or mobile orthodontic appliance, a crown, a bridge, an implant, a mobile prosthesis or a skeletonized one; everyone learns to overcome their difficulties and to maintain good oral health.

Polispecialistico Lambrate in the field of oral hygiene and prevention deals with:

PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE, i.e. the correct maneuvers implemented by the dental hygienist to prevent and preserve the health of the oral cavity, which concern education and motivation for home oral hygiene, plaque control, tartar ablation and root planing (prevention of gingivitis and periodontitis), control of the integrity of the dental tissues (prevention of caries), control of the integrity of the gingival tissues, palate, cheeks and tongue (prevention of precancerous lesions and oral cavity tumors)

HOME HYGIENE i.e. the correct maneuvers carried out by the patient, carried out at home, which consist in the correct use of all tools such as toothbrush, dental floss, interdental brush, toothpaste, mouthwash on the recommendation of the hygienist.

PREVENTION OF GINGIVITIS AND PERIODONTITIS, inflammation of the gums caused by bacteria present in the oral cavity. In this case, the gums become red, swollen and can bleed. If left untreated, the inflammation, beyond the gum, could also involve the bone and other structures that support the teeth, causing periodontitis (pyorrhea). The maneuvers implemented for the prevention and treatment of gingivitis and periodontitis are the ablation of tartar which consists in the removal of plaque and tartar above the gum and root planing which consists, instead, in the removal of plaque and of tartar under the gum.

PREVENTION OF CARIES AND BACTERIA present in the mouth which transform sugars into acids which attack first the enamel and then the dentin, forming a carious cavity.