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The backbone of everything we do
No 9 Dental Practice is an established dental practice that is registered with the General Dental Council. Our lead dentist Peter Buchan is an Accredited Member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the Association of Dental Implantology UK.
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Dental hygiene is the backbone of everything we do at our dental practice in Uphall. This is both in terms of appointments at the practice and advice on how to keep your mouth clean and healthy at home. Teeth are so much less likely to decay, break or fail if we can get our hygiene right.
What difference can dental hygiene make?
For those with healthy mouths hygiene appointments can be largely preventative. They ensure that any early signs can be detected of anything going wrong, so that your mouth can stay healthy for as long as possible. For those with already treated teeth or gum disease hygiene appointments are likely to be needed more often.
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Keeping everything clean and getting advice on which areas to keep an eye on at home can be the difference between losing teeth imminently or keeping them for many more years. Regular hygiene appointments will reduce the amount of other dental work needed if advice is followed. Regular professional cleaning is the only thing that really slows down gum disease.
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There is a growing weight of evidence that chronic inflammation in your gums relates to other inflammatory diseases throughout the rest of your body. Keeping gums healthy therefore is seen to be more and more important.
Dental Hygiene FAQs
Will dental hygiene remove all the stains on my teeth?
Hygiene will remove most of your stains, but if you would like all the stains removed, we would recommend an air-gloss polish.
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Will dental hygiene hurt?
Many patients comment how gentle Erika and Rachel are during their hygiene treatments. If she thinks the level of work you need may cause you any pain she will offer local anaesthetic, to ensure your treatment is pain-free. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to chat to her about these.
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Book an appointment today
Good dental hygiene is essential for keeping your teeth and gums healthy. Book an appointment today at No 9 Dental Practice in Uphall by calling our reception team today.
01506 857717
