Professional Dental Hygiene with AIRFLOW

Professional dental hygiene at Perfect Smile is delivered by university-trained dental hygienists at both Prague 1 locations. The first visit combines a full examination of teeth and gums, personalised oral-hygiene instruction, ultrasonic and hand-curette removal of tartar, tooth polishing, AIRFLOW air-polishing to lift surface staining from coffee, tea, and tobacco, and a finishing enamel fluoridation. Regular hygiene is particularly important during clear-aligner treatment, when trays cover the teeth for 22 hours a day — the clinic currently includes a free hygiene session with new aligner treatment and recommends ongoing visits to keep gums healthy throughout orthodontic care.

Professional dental hygiene removes the hardened plaque (tartar/calculus) and biofilm that home brushing cannot reach — the primary cause of gum inflammation, bleeding, bad breath, and eventually periodontal disease and tooth loss. For orthodontic patients it is not optional polish but a clinical foundation: clean, healthy gums are a precondition for starting aligner or brace treatment, and maintaining them during treatment protects the final result. **The first visit (2,590 Kč) includes:** *Examination:* The hygienist assesses tooth surfaces, gum condition, pocket depths, and bleeding tendency, establishing a baseline and flagging anything that needs the orthodontist's or a dentist's attention. *Instruction:* Personalised coaching on brushing technique, interdental brushes, and floss — adapted to aligners or retainers where relevant. This is the highest-value component long-term, since daily technique determines gum health far more than any in-office cleaning. *Tartar removal:* Ultrasonic scaler and hand curettes remove calculus above and below the gumline. *Polishing and AIRFLOW:* Mechanical polishing followed by AIRFLOW air-polishing — a fine jet of air, water, and powder that gently strips pigmented biofilm from enamel, removing coffee, tea, red wine, and tobacco staining and leaving teeth noticeably smoother and brighter. AIRFLOW is also available as a standalone 1,150 Kč refresh between full visits. *Fluoridation:* A final fluoride application strengthens enamel and reduces post-cleaning sensitivity. **Follow-up visits (2,090 Kč)** repeat the clinical cleaning cycle and are typically recommended every six months — or more frequently during fixed orthodontic treatment. **During aligner treatment:** Because Invisalign trays cover the teeth for ~22 hours daily, any plaque left on enamel sits in prolonged contact with the tooth surface. Perfect Smile therefore integrates hygiene into its orthodontic protocols and currently offers a free hygiene session with new aligner treatment. **Whitening pairing:** Hygiene immediately before in-office whitening measurably improves the whitening result; the clinic offers a combined hygiene + Philips Zoom whitening package at 10,500 Kč.