When you think of a visit to the dentist, you automatically think of pain, drilling and root canal treatment. But the first step towards healthy teeth is dental hygiene. Regular, professional teeth cleaning helps to minimise bacteria in the mouth and prevent tooth decay. But when is a professional teeth clean actually necessary?
Teeth cleaning is advisable if deposits of dyes or calcareous minerals have formed on the teeth that you can no longer get away with your daily dental care with a toothbrush or dental floss. This bacterial plaque must be removed to avoid long-term damage.
However, many patients also come to our dental practice in Zurich to have their teeth cleaned for aesthetic reasons. Dyes in coffee, tea, red wine and other foods can lead to unsightly brown or gray discolouration and significantly worsen the aesthetics, especially in the area of the incisors.
More insidious, however, are the calcareous deposits that mainly form at the points where our salivary glands release saliva that is very rich in minerals. These calcifications that subsequently form in the mouth are also known as „tartar“. Due to the particularly rough surface of tartar, bacteria in the oral cavity thrive there. You will not be able to remove the bacteria by brushing your teeth daily with a conventional toothbrush, as they can hide perfectly within the tartar. If tartar is not removed over a prolonged period, it can become dangerous. After some time, it can also form beneath the gums and cause gum inflammation. This eventually leads to a loss of the bone supporting the teeth (periodontitis). Ultimately, this results first in the teeth becoming loose and then in the loss of the affected teeth.
Regular, professional dental cleaning is therefore an absolute must for a healthy smile.
The dental hygiene treatments are carried out by our well-trained hygiene team. Professional dental hygiene uses the latest technology and efficient cleaning methods to achieve the best possible result. Thanks special Hand instruments, ultrasound instruments or an AirFLow powder jet device, we gently and carefully remove stubborn deposits and discoloration in our dental practice in Zurich.
In our dental practice you have various options for professional teeth cleaning. You can choose between treatment with our prophylaxis assistants and our dental hygienists.
Our prophylaxis assistants remove plaque from your teeth that is above the gums. Since you do not have to treat below the gums, this tooth cleaning is also cheaper. It is suitable for young and adult patients without deep gum pockets.
In contrast, the dental hygienist HF also cleans the deep gum pockets. This is usually carried out with a local anaesthetic so that the treatment is painless for the patient. In most cases, not even a syringe is used. As a rule, only an anaesthetic gel is required, which is applied to the gum pockets.
Healthy teeth are our passion. Our aim is to ensure that receding gums, pain and tooth loss never become an issue for you in the first place, thanks to regular cleaning. Take preventative measures and avoid long-term damage to your teeth.
We also aim to offer patients suffering from gum inflammation a gentle treatment plan tailored to their individual needs.
Tooth cleaning by the prophylaxis assistant:
175.- Sfr. / 35-60min
105.- Sfr. / 25-30min (e.g. with a reduced number of teeth or very little deposits)
Tooth cleaning by the dental hygienist HF:
195.- Sfr. / 35-60min
125.- Sfr. / 25-30min
Approx. 2 sessions at CHF 360.- Sfr./120min
usually every 3 months.
The detailed price list can be found here:
The duration of professional teeth cleaning / dental hygiene is between 30 and 60 minutes. The time required depends on the number of teeth, the current oral hygiene and the number of complicated positions of the teeth.
The more deposits the prophylaxis assistant or dental hygienist discovers, the longer the treatment will take.
As a rule, a specially trained employee in our dental practice cleans your teeth. Every dentist can also do a professional tooth cleaning if necessary. The employee can be a prophylaxis assistant (PA) or a dental hygienist (DH). The prophylaxis assistant is only allowed to work supra-gingivally (i.e. above the gums), the dental hygienist also sub-gingivally (below the gums, in deep gum pockets).
The dental hygienist (DH) is specially trained in the treatment of periodontal patients and works closely with the dentist.
For patients with healthy gums, teeth cleaning by a prophylaxis assistant is recommended, as this is cheaper and the cleaning result is identical.
For patients with chronic gingivitis or for smokers, we recommend having their teeth cleaned by a dental hygienist, as this enables the best possible long-term result for the patient to be achieved in collaboration with the specialist dentist for periodontics.
How often you have professional teeth cleaning / dental hygiene carried out depends on your individual risk. Is there already an inflammation of the teeth and gums? Do you often have tooth decay? If the body's immune system is burdened by chronic diseases - e.g. diabetes - professionals should clean their teeth more often. Dental plaque and plaque affect each patient very differently. Your dentist at ZurichDental will be happy to discuss the individual risk with you and recommend a rhythm for teeth cleaning in order to keep your own teeth healthy over the long term.
In order to be able to assess the individual oral hygiene and to determine the patient's personal risk of illness, a thorough examination of the teeth and mouth is always required before professional tooth cleaning / dental hygiene. From a dental point of view, this enables potential danger spots and bacterial deposits to be detected and made visible. For example, if your doctor finds soft and hard plaque such as tartar on the patient's teeth, it is an indication of an increased risk of tooth decay or periodontal disease. The result of the examination determines the further course of treatment. With the help of various devices and instruments, a specially trained employee gently removes discolorations and soft or hard deposits (plaque, tartar) on the accessible tooth and tooth root surface and between the teeth. Prevention is the best way to keep your smile fresh and healthy.
Professional teeth cleaning / dental hygiene is generally recommended for every patient. Why? Because people can only reach 70 percent of the surface of their teeth by cleaning their teeth every day at home. However, people who are already ill, who have sensitive teeth or who can only care for their teeth to a limited extent benefit in particular. This includes patients with dentures, fixed braces or with inflammation of the gums. But also elderly people or patients with physical limitations whose manual skills in oral hygiene are limited.
For patients who have already been treated for periodontitis, regular professional removal of dental plaque is an important step in ensuring the success of their treatment. Take preventative measures to ensure a radiant smile.
