Recent studies show that good oral hygiene is essential not only for your dental health, but your overall health and well being, too. Our comprehensive dental hygiene program is designed to preserve your teeth and the supporting structures by preventing the onset, progress and recurrence of dental disease.
We recommend routine professional dental cleanings to maintain optimal oral health. It’s extremely important to remove plaque from teeth, especially from places where a toothbrush can’t reach, like underneath the gum line and in between teeth.
Along with regular professional dental cleanings, it’s critical to adopt good dental hygiene habits at home, as well. We make it a point to go over our current home care practices at your dental visits as part of the preventative care program. This allows us to make recommendations as to where you can improve, and instruct you on proper methods of brushing and flossing.
At times, we may recommend additional preventative services for patients. In particular, an integral part of our preventive program for pediatric patients includes fluoride treatments and dental sealants.
At Freedom Dental of West Chester, preventive care is about more than simply cleaning your teeth. We want to understand where your smile needs attention and make your cleaning as comfortable and thorough as possible. Guided Biofilm Therapy gives our hygiene team a different way to do that.
The process begins with a disclosing solution that makes biofilm visible, so we can actually see the areas that need attention. AIRFLOW then uses a combination of warm water, air, and super-fine powder to gently remove biofilm and surface stains. Once those areas are clean, your hygienist has a clearer view of any calculus that remains and can focus on removing what still needs attention.
For patients, that means a cleaning that feels more targeted and uses less of the traditional scraping many people associate with a dental visit. It can also help you better understand your own oral health, including areas that may be difficult to keep clean between professional visits.
Want to see what Guided Biofilm Therapy is actually like? Dr. Hayes decided to experience it from the patient’s chair herself. Watch the video to follow her cleaning at Freedom Dental of West Chester and hear what she thinks of the process firsthand.
Your everyday toothpaste choice matters. Dr. Lee Brown explains why he recommends avoiding highly abrasive charcoal toothpaste and choosing more predictable options for your teeth.
Brushing is important, but your toothbrush can't always reach the spaces between your teeth where plaque and food collect. Dr. Brown explains why cleaning between your teeth every day can help keep your teeth and gums healthy and protect dental work such as fillings, crowns and implants. Depending on your needs, that may mean traditional floss, a water flosser or a combination of both. A few extra minutes of home care each day can make a meaningful difference in your long-term oral health.
Cleanings should not be painful.
If you’ve been told you have inflammation or gingivitis, your gums may feel tender but our hygiene team uses gentle techniques and modern technology to make everything as comfortable as possible.
A regular cleaning removes plaque and tartar above the gumline. A deep cleaning (scaling and root planing) goes below the gumline to treat gum disease and stop harmful bacteria from progressing.
Guided Biofilm Therapy is a modern, gentle approach to dental cleanings that uses advanced technology to remove biofilm more effectively and with less discomfort. Patients often say it feels cleaner, smoother, and more comfortable than traditional methods.
Most adults need a cleaning every 6 months.
If you have gum disease or certain risk factors, we may recommend a customized schedule to protect your long-term oral health.
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