Preventive care – The basis of your dental health
Prophylaxis refers to all measures that serve to prevent caries, periodontitis and other tooth and gum diseases:
- In a broader sense, teeth cleaning at home is also part of prophylaxis.
- Professional dental hygiene, in which teeth are freed from plaque, tartar, discoloration etc.
- For children, prophylactic measures also include the sealing of fissures – i.e. the tight pits in the chewing surface of the side teeth, in which caries forms particularly frequently and which often are so deep that they cannot be cleaned effectively.
- An adequate supply of the teeth with fluoride and other natural trace elements that are needed to build bones and teeth, as well as nutritional recommendations are also part of preventive care.