Why dental hygiene?

Why dental hygiene?

Dental care at home is often not enough: professional dental hygiene helps to reduce the risk of tooth and gum problems. Brushing your teeth is good and important. But only when a professional cleans teeth are they really well protected against caries and periodontitis.

How long does dental hygiene take?

The duration of a professional tooth cleaning depends on the individual oral hygiene situation of a patient. Stubborn plaque and discoloration can delay the duration of tooth cleaning. On average, however, you should allow about an hour for dental hygiene.

What do you do during a professional teeth cleaning?

We explain step by step the process of a professional tooth cleaning.Step 1: Coloring the plaque with a plaque test. Step 2: Removal of tartar. Step 3: Tooth cleaning with airflow powder jet. Step 5: Polishing the teeth. Step 6: Fluoridation offers protection against tooth decay.

How painful is professional teeth cleaning?

Basically, one can say that a PZR usually does not cause any pain. However, there can be some circumstances that make teeth cleaning uncomfortable.

Can professional teeth cleaning hurt?

Can professional teeth cleaning also have disadvantages? Long-term undesirable effects of professional tooth cleaning have not been investigated. For example, it remains unclear whether a PZR makes the teeth more sensitive over time or damages the tooth surface or gums.

How does a teeth cleaning at the dentist work?

How does professional teeth cleaning at the dentist work? In the first step, hard deposits on the teeth and under the gums are removed using instruments and ultrasound. Stubborn deposits are then removed with polish and powder jets.

What do you have to consider after a teeth cleaning?

What do I have to consider after a professional tooth cleaning? Do not eat anything for one hour and only drink water. Do not smoke for eight hours. Do not eat any staining foods (coffee, tea, wine, cola, carrots, etc.)

How expensive can a teeth cleaning be?

The cost of professional tooth cleaning (PZR) varies greatly. According to the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Dentists (KZBV), most practices charge between 80 and 120 euros.

Is dental cleaning covered by health insurance?

Subsidies between 25 and 100 euros per tooth cleaning are possible. In some cases, health insurance companies also cover the costs in full. However, this is subject to conditions, for example it can only apply to teeth cleanings at certain dentists, for example from a network that cooperates with the health insurance company.

Does AOK pay for professional teeth cleaning?

We will reimburse you for 80% of the costs for additional services. Professional tooth cleaning involves up to two treatments per calendar year, each costing up to 50 euros. Simply submit the invoice and, if applicable, the prescription online via “Meine AOK”, by post or in person and we will transfer the money to your account.

How often does health insurance pay for teeth cleaning?

For adults, check-ups are free twice a year, tartar removal once a year and early detection of periodontitis every two years. Many health insurance companies voluntarily offer subsidies for professional tooth cleaning as a statutory benefit.

What does health insurance pay for at the dentist?

For adults, statutory health insurance pays for two dental check-ups a year and a tartar removal, ie the removal of hard and soft plaque. Health insurance companies cover the costs of early detection of periodontitis every two years.

What do I have to pay for at the dentist myself?

You have to pay these costs yourself: Private medical additional servicesDental care. Professional tooth cleaning (some insurance companies subsidize this measure) Tooth fillings. Replacement of intact fillings. root canal treatment. periodontitis treatment. orthodontics. Dentures. treatment methods.

What do you have to pay at the dentist yourself?

Private patients know the procedure. They receive a bill from the dentist, transfer the total amount to their dentist, and submit the bill to their health insurance company, which then reimburses the proportion of the total bill that it has to pay to its insured.

What does the AOK pay at the dentist?

The AOK pays for this: For incisors and canines in the upper and lower jaw, we cover the costs for tooth-colored plastic fillings, for all other teeth the costs for amalgam fillings. If you also choose the more expensive plastic fillings (composite) for these teeth, you will bear the additional costs yourself.

How expensive is a plastic filling?

In the case of a plastic filling, the patient usually incurs costs of 30 to 120 euros per filling.

How much does a periodontal treatment at the dentist cost?

Overall, the costs amount to 50 to 180 euros. Members of a statutory health insurance company have to pay between 150 and 580 euros for periodontal treatment. If you also take advantage of plasma and laser therapy, the costs can quickly reach up to 1,000 euros.