Dental Hygiene — Scaling & Air Polishing

A professional cleaning that removes hardened tartar and softer plaque and stains the toothbrush cannot reach. Scaling uses ultrasonic instruments to lift calcified deposits from the teeth and gumline, and an optional air-polishing step (piaskowanie) clears finer build-up and surface staining from coffee, tea or tobacco. Regular hygiene visits help keep the gums healthy and leave teeth feeling smooth and looking brighter.

Professional dental hygiene at Stomatologia Kiepury combines two complementary steps. Scaling uses an ultrasonic scaler to break up and remove the hardened mineral deposits — tartar or calculus — that accumulate on the teeth and just beneath the gumline and which cannot be brushed away at home. Removing this build-up is associated with healthier gums, because the rough, bacteria-laden deposits that drive gum inflammation are cleared away. The optional air-polishing stage, known in Polish as piaskowanie, directs a fine jet of powder and water across the tooth surfaces to lift away softer plaque and the surface stains left by coffee, tea, red wine and tobacco, reaching into grooves and between teeth that are hard to clean. Together the two steps leave the teeth feeling noticeably smoother and often looking lighter as accumulated staining is removed, although this is a cleaning rather than a bleaching treatment. A hygiene appointment is also an opportunity for the dentist to check the condition of the gums and spot early problems. Most people benefit from a scaling and polishing session once or twice a year, and the clinic will advise on an interval that suits your individual gum health and habits.