What is essential dental care?

Essential dental care is intended primarily to help achieve a marked improvement in the ability to eat, to relieve pain and keep infections to a minimum. The dental care required is decided individually based on general status, dental health and potential benefit for the patient. The patient is entitled to decide who is to carry out the essential dental care.

Samples of Dental Care:

1. Dental Examination- A dental examination is the process often referred to as a check-up- it is a routine process where a dentist examines your teeth and checks for any problems. Often, the dentist will clean the teeth during this procedure.

2.) Teeth Cleaning- Teeth whitening is the process of removing stains and discolouration from teeth through a bleaching process to make them look “whiter”.

3. Cosmetic Contouring- is the reshaping of a patient´s own teeth. This process involves removal of a very small amount of tooth structure to help achieve a more desirable appearance. Chipped or fractured areas are smoothed out and specific angles or edges can be rounded or squared to alter the way your smile looks.

Is it going to be painful?

Most people find that cleanings are painless, and find the sensations described above – tickling vibrations, the cooling mist of water, and the feeling of pressure during “scraping” – do not cause discomfort. A lot of people even report that they enjoy cleanings and the lovely smooth feel of their teeth afterwards! There may be odd zingy sensations, but many people don’t mind as they only last a nanosecond.

Be sure to let your dentist/hygienist know if you find things are getting too uncomfortable for your liking. They can recommend various options to make the cleaning more enjoyable.

Painful cleaning experiences can be caused by a number of things: a rough dentist or hygienist, exposed dentine (not dangerous, but can make cleanings unpleasant), or sore gum tissues.

In case you may have had painful cleaning experiences in the past, switching to a gentle hygienist/dentist and perhaps a spot of nitrous oxide can often make all the difference. You could also choose to be numbed. If you find the scaling a bit uncomfortable because the gum tissues (rather than the teeth themselves) are sensitive, topical numbing gels can be used.

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