Preventive care – protection that lasts a lifetime
Regular preventive care is the single most effective way to avoid decay, gum disease and tooth loss for good. At our practice we place great value on individual prevention – for children from their first tooth just as much as for adults and older patients.
Our trained preventive care specialists and dental hygienists clean your teeth professionally, remove stubborn deposits and tartar, and give you concrete advice for better oral hygiene at home. Regular recall appointments secure the result long-term.
- Professional teeth cleaning – thorough and gentle
- Tartar removal and polishing
- Fluoridation to protect against decay
- Fissure sealing of the permanent back teeth
- Children's preventive care as a statutory insurance benefit
- Individual oral hygiene instruction
- Recall scheduling for continuous protection
Why prevention achieves more than any treatment
The two most common diseases in the mouth – tooth decay and periodontitis – have one thing in common: both are caused by bacterial deposits, and both are largely preventable. No filling material is as good as healthy enamel, and no treatment replaces a tooth that never became diseased in the first place.
The bacterial film that forms on teeth every day hardens into tartar within a few days. New bacteria adhere particularly well to that rough surface – a cycle that a toothbrush alone can no longer break. This is exactly where professional cleaning comes in: it removes what you can't reach at home and restores a smooth surface.
The spaces between the teeth matter most here. Around a third of the tooth surface lies where a brush cannot reach – and that's where a large share of all decay and gum problems begins. That's why guidance on home care is part of every appointment: not as a lecture, but because the right technique with the right brush size makes a measurable difference.
A professional cleaning, step by step
The appointment usually takes around an hour. Here's what happens in that time:
- Assessment and disclosing. First we look at your teeth and gums. A disclosing agent makes deposits visible – to you as well, in the mirror. That way you can see for yourself where home care still has gaps.
- Removing hard deposits. Tartar is loosened with ultrasound and hand instruments – above the gum line and at the accessible areas just below it.
- Cleaning between the teeth. Fine instruments, floss and special brushes clean the surfaces between your teeth.
- Removing soft deposits and staining. A powder jet device gently lifts away discolouration from coffee, tea or smoking.
- Polishing. The teeth are smoothed. New deposits adhere less well to a polished surface – an effect that lasts considerably longer than the cleaning itself.
- Fluoridation. A varnish or gel hardens the enamel and protects sensitive tooth necks in particular.
- Advice and next appointment. You'll get concrete recommendations for home – which brush size fits your gaps, which technique makes sense. Together we agree the right interval until your next appointment.
How often makes sense?
There's no single rhythm that suits everyone. What matters is your personal risk – here's a rough guide:
Twice a year
The benchmark for most adults with healthy gums and no particular risk factors.
Every three to four months
After treated periodontitis, with implants, during pregnancy, with diabetes, or if you smoke. Here the tighter interval is part of the therapy itself.
During orthodontic treatment
Fixed braces and aligners both make cleaning harder. Close-interval preventive care stops decalcification from becoming visible once treatment ends.
Children and adolescents
The statutory preventive examinations are covered by insurance and accompany children up to their 18th birthday – with brushing instruction, fluoridation and sealing of the back teeth.