{"id":3655,"date":"2024-04-22T22:19:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2024-04-22T22:19:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:19:07","slug":"de-ce-este-important-sa-consultati-un-igienist-dentar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/2024\/04\/22\/de-ce-este-important-sa-consultati-un-igienist-dentar\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it important to see a dental hygienist?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A raw look at all the risks you take by avoiding your hygienist. Spoiler alert: there might be a lot more than you expect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018'A third of adults have never visited a dental hygienist.'.<\/strong> This statistic is the result of a study conducted by the reputable TePe and shows that more education is needed for the public to understand why visiting a dental hygienist is so necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is it so important to visit your dental hygienist regularly?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day, on average, we brush away about 60% of harmful plaque bacteria. What happens to the remaining 40% that we don\u2019t remove? A dental hygienist uses tools to gently remove this hard and soft plaque, as well as educate us and provide personalized advice to improve our success in plaque control, thereby improving our oral health and protecting us from the oral diseases that remaining plaque can cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Often, the daily routine is skipped or rushed.<\/strong>, we live busy lives and then we develop bad habits. Most patients report a great deal of motivation after meeting with their hygienist, which encourages them to improve their oral health. I always explain this to my patients as if it were my relationship with the gym. If my personal trainer is there, my motivation level during and after fluctuates, the same can happen when visiting a hygienist.<\/strong> Hygienists can detect the bad habits we all do daily without realizing it, creating irreversible damage to our teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat happens to the remaining 40% of harmful plaque that we don\u2019t remove with our toothbrush?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gum disease affects most of the population, some reversible and some irreversible, which can lead to tooth loss.<\/strong>. Your dental hygienist will screen you for gum disease at each appointment to prevent, treat, and maintain. Tooth decay is another dental disease that can be prevented if you go to the hygienist regularly.<\/strong>, as removing plaque and tartar will stop the destruction of enamel. Dental professionals are trained to spot the early signs of tooth decay. If caught early enough, tooth decay can be reversed in its early stages with fluoride, diet, and oral hygiene advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow to treat bad breath\u201d is the most searched health issue on Google.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bad breath (halitosis)<\/strong> It is very common and something we are all very aware of. When soft and hard plaque builds up, it can create odors that will not go away unless professionally cleaned. Impacted wisdom teeth, hairy tongues, and smokers will suffer more from this.<\/strong>, and hygienists know exactly how to treat and prevent it. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c"\u201cYou should go to your hygienist more than your doctor<\/strong>.".\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental hygienists have been very successful in encouraging their patients to quit smoking and reduce alcohol consumption due to awareness of the implications on oral & overall health. Smoking commonly causes gum disease, <\/strong>but it also masks the symptoms, which increases the chances of the disease progressing without any warning. You should see your hygienist more than your doctor, which means they have more time with you to discourage you from this deadly habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In people who smoke and drink heavily, the risk of oral cancer can be up to 1001 times higher than in non-smokers.<\/strong> Oral cancer sometimes presents without symptoms, which prevents early detection, which is extremely important. At each consultation, Hygienists examine patients inside and outside the mouth to detect signs of oral cancer where the patient cannot visibly check.<\/strong> If you don't go to a dentist regularly, who checks your soft tissues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We all want a white smile, especially in recent years. Teeth whitening and cosmetic treatments are on the rise, and why not? We want to stand out, right? Getting your teeth cleaned, aired out, and whitened by your hygienist will brighten your smile, giving you the confidence to smile. Clean teeth with a smooth surface will make it harder for plaque to adhere, If you have sticky teeth because of the plaque film on them, the surface will act like Velcro for plaque and stains creating a vicious cycle, yellow appearance and more buildup.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you read the recent studies that have linked heart attacks and strokes to gum disease?<\/strong> Yes, you read that correctly. All because of poor oral hygiene and care<\/strong>. Dental cleaning will reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's and more by disrupting the bacterial load in your mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule an appointment with your dental hygienist now and then maintain it every 6 months, more often if you suffer from gum disease. A healthy mouth is a healthy heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: enlightensmiles.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

O perspectiv\u0103 crud\u0103 asupra tuturor riscurilor pe care vi le asuma\u021bi evit\u00e2ndu-v\u0103 medicul igienist. Alert\u0103 de spoiler: ar putea fi mult mai multe dec\u00e2t v\u0103 a\u0219tepta\u021bi ‘O treime dintre adul\u021bi nu au vizitat niciodat\u0103 un igienist dentar’. Aceast\u0103 statistic\u0103 este rezultatul unui studiu realizat de reputata TePe \u0219i arat\u0103 c\u0103 este nevoie de mai mult\u0103 educa\u021bie pentru ca publicul s\u0103 …<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pacient"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3660,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3655\/revisions\/3660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enlightensmiles.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}