Dental prophylaxis in Regensburg
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Preventive dental care helps you maintain healthy teeth and gums in the long term. At our dental practice in Regensburg, we combine regular check-ups, individual oral hygiene advice and preventive treatments to create a care plan tailored to your needs. Professional teeth cleaning is an important part of this approach, but preventive care also includes early detection, fluoride treatments and other measures.
Preventive dental care involves more than professional teeth cleaning. We assess your oral health, identify possible problems at an early stage and recommend measures suited to your teeth, gums and daily oral hygiene.
During a preventive dental check-up, we examine your teeth, gums, oral mucosa and tongue. We check for signs of tooth decay, gum inflammation or periodontal disease and, where necessary, assess existing dental restorations. Further examinations such as X-rays, sensitivity tests or percussion tests may be carried out if required.
We document the findings and use them as the basis for your individual preventive care.
With an oral hygiene assessment, we identify where bacterial deposits collect and whether there are signs of gum inflammation. Based on this assessment, you receive practical advice for your daily oral hygiene and the preventive measures that suit your needs.
Removal of plaque, tartar and surface discolouration
Professional teeth cleaning is an important part of individual preventive dental care. It complements your daily oral hygiene and helps remove bacterial deposits from areas that are difficult to reach at home. Depending on your needs, professional teeth cleaning may be combined with additional preventive care.
We begin by assessing your oral health and taking your teeth, gums, dental restorations and daily oral hygiene into account. This allows us to tailor the treatment to your situation.
Soft bacterial deposits and mineralised deposits such as tartar are removed above and, where necessary, below the gumline. We use hand instruments such as scalers and ultrasonic devices where appropriate.
Remaining discolouration and deposits on the tooth surfaces, crowns or bridges and between the teeth can be gently removed with an air-polishing device. The tooth surfaces are then polished with rotating rubber cups or brushes and increasingly fine preventive pastes. Smoother surfaces make it more difficult for deposits to build up again.
At the end of the treatment, the tooth surfaces may be protected with fluoride varnish and the gum pockets treated with a disinfecting gel where appropriate. We also provide recommendations for your daily oral hygiene and suitable preventive appointments.
Tailored to your oral health
We tailor your individual preventive care plan to your oral health, your risk of tooth decay and periodontal disease, and your daily oral hygiene. This may include check-ups, professional teeth cleaning, fluoride treatments and other preventive measures. We also recommend suitable intervals for preventive appointments and provide practical advice for home care.
Protection for caries-prone chewing surfaces
Fissure sealing (tooth sealing) is the coating of the notches or depressions on the chewing surface of the teeth with a thin layer of plastic.
In contrast to filling therapy, it can be applied preventively before a carious defect develops on the tooth. With extended fissure sealing, particularly narrow or ampullary fissures are previously widened. As a rule, fissure sealants are only recommended according to the individual caries risk.
Helps strengthen enamel and protect against tooth decay
Fluoridation is one of the main measures to prevent tooth decay. Fluoride is applied to the teeth, which strengthens the enamel and makes the development of caries less likely. The dentist applies a fluoride gel or fluoride varnish to all tooth surfaces after cleaning or treatment, and this must be left to act for one hour. During this time, the patient must not rinse their mouth and should also refrain from eating, drinking and smoking.
As part of your individual prophylaxis concept, we will also give you recommendations for regular fluoride application at home, if necessary.
Even an incipient caries that is only in the top layer of the tooth, the enamel (decalcification), can still be treated with the application of a high-percentage fluoride varnish if necessary. The fluoride can stop or slow down the process of caries formation.
Age-appropriate guidance for children and young people
Everyone wants beautiful, healthy teeth and gums for life. Children's and adolescents' teeth require very special care and you can never start too early! In addition to daily teeth cleaning, a healthy diet and regular dental check-ups, we offer our youngest patients an individual prevention program in our dental care school. Our preventive care team patiently introduces children to dental care in an age-appropriate manner. It is particularly important to us to strengthen the personal responsibility of children and young people and to motivate them to maintain oral hygiene at home - so that their teeth and gums remain healthy into adulthood.
Prevention means preventing tooth decay and gum inflammation from developing or worsening in the first place. At our dental practice in Regensburg, this includes regular check-ups, professional teeth cleaning, fluoride treatments and, if necessary, sealants. This is always cheaper, gentler on your teeth and more pleasant than undergoing extensive treatment later on.
As a rule, it is sufficient to come in for a check-up twice a year. Statutory health insurance funds cover the cost if there is at least four months between appointments. We will be happy to enter the examinations in your bonus booklet – this may entitle you to a higher subsidy for dental prostheses later on.
We examine all teeth and document our findings in a dental chart. We then check the oral mucosa and tongue for any changes. If necessary, we also examine any existing dentures. This enables us to detect at an early stage whether caries, inflammation or periodontitis could develop anywhere.
The PSI is a brief measurement of the gum pockets. This allows us to see whether your gums are healthy or whether periodontal disease is developing. At our practice in Regensburg, we take this measurement in order to detect problems at an early stage and treat them in a targeted manner.
During professional teeth cleaning, we remove plaque and tartar even from areas that are difficult to reach at home. Your teeth are then polished and fluoridated. This significantly reduces the risk of tooth decay and periodontitis and ensures smoother, cleaner teeth. At our dental practice in Regensburg, professional teeth cleaning is an integral part of our preventive care programme.
After cleaning, any remaining plaque and discolouration – e.g. from coffee, tea or smoking – are gently removed using a powder jet device. A mixture of air, water and powder ‘blows’ the discolouration off the surface of the teeth and out of the spaces between them. We then polish and protect the teeth.
Yes, if the decay is only very superficial in the enamel (early decalcification), it can sometimes be stopped or slowed down with highly concentrated fluorides. Prerequisite: We detect it early – that's why regular check-ups at the dental practice in Regensburg are so important.