Dental Hygiene (Scaling & Air-Polishing)

Professional dental hygiene is a preventive cleaning that targets the plaque, hardened tartar (calculus) and external staining that accumulate on teeth despite a good home routine. Removing these deposits is central to keeping the gums healthy: when tartar builds up at and below the gum line it harbours bacteria that cause inflammation, bleeding and, over time, gum disease and bone loss.

At STOMO Clinic a hygiene visit typically combines two steps. Ultrasonic scaling uses gentle high-frequency vibrations to break tartar away from the tooth surfaces and just beneath the gum margin. Air-polishing then directs a controlled jet of fine powder and water to remove soft plaque and lift stubborn surface stains from tea, coffee, red wine and smoking, reaching grooves and spaces a brush misses. The result is a noticeably cleaner, smoother feel and…