Prophylaxis

99% of all adults suffer from caries or periodontitis.

75% of all adults have one or more teeth extracted at some point in their lives. Adults have at least 1 tooth extracted before the age of 44 and 12 tooth extractions by the age of 50. After the age of 65 more than 25% of adults have lost all their teeth. It is amazing how easily we accept that. We woud accept no other part of our body being partially rotten and replaced with plastic or metal, before reaching half of one’s life expectancy.

» Caries and periodontitis are infectious diseases caused by bacteria:

The oral cavity is populated with countless bacteria, which stick on the surface of the teeth and produce the dental plaque. In some areas the plaque hardens and cannot be removed by simple tooth brushing.

The excretes of these bacteria are acids and toxins, which attack the teeth, the gum and the jaw bone and result in caries (tooth decay), gum bleeding and periodontitis (loose teeth).

» Today we know, that tooth brushing, twice a day, is not enough to avoid caries and periodontitis.

Clinical experience has proven, that patients who get a professional tooth cleaning, PTC, regularly can keep their teeth healthy up to an old age.

Because there are various kinds of plaque, caused by coffee, tea, tobacco and food colours, which stick on the surface of teeth and support the growth of bacterial populations.

These kinds of plaque cannot be removed by normal tooth brushing. Besides there are areas with a higher risk of decay, because they cannot be reached by a tooth brush, like crowding of teeth, interdental space or insufficient fillings or crowns.

Through professional tooth cleaning all areas of every single tooth are completely cleaned, polished and fluoridated by different instruments and material.