Unfortunately, plaque buildup, food debris and tartar (calcification) can cause tooth discoloration, cavities, gum disease, and eventually tooth loss, that’s where polishing comes into play.

Polishing contains abrasives that scrape away the surface layer of your teeth to reveal bright white enamel underneath, and in addition to providing aesthetics, teeth polishing plays a vital role in keeping your teeth and gums healthy.

If your teeth are stained, you might consider having professional teeth polishing performed at your dental clinic in Dubai.

Let’s get to know more about this dental procedure.

Teeth Polishing Benefits

Teeth polishing or dental polishing is usually done during a regular dental cleaning appointment.

After your teeth have been scaled, your dentist will use a special tool to polish your teeth.

Dental polishing is an important part of maintaining healthy teeth, this process not only has instant aesthetic results, but it also gets rid of stains, microorganisms & tartar, freshens your teeth, prevents tooth decay, improves overall oral health, reduces the risk of cavities, gum disease, tooth decay, and other problems.

You may be surprised to learn how much this simple procedure can benefit your mouth:

1. It Enhances Teeth Appearance

Because teeth polishing removes plaque, stains, and the light yellowish surface on your teeth that cannot be removed by regular teeth brushing and flossing, your teeth will appear whiter, brighter, shiny, and more attractive than before!

On the other hand, if you want super white teeth, polishing won’t give you the results you want, you should consider going to your dental clinic to get the best teeth whitening in Dubai.

2. It Removes Bacteria

Teeth polishing helps to remove bacteria from your mouth, and even this bacteria will grow back, teeth polishing kinda puts a dent in it.

3. It Removes Plaque Buildup

Even if you do regular habits to maintain healthy teeth, plaque will build up anyway and stain your teeth.

Polishing is recommended every six months to scrape away the plaque layer, and leave your teeth stain-free for a longer time.

4. It Protects Enamel

Your teeth' enamel which is a hard substance that covers the entire surface of your teeth, protects the inner part of your tooth known as dentin, the enamel can not be replaced once it’s damaged, here where tooth polishing can help protecting it because it removes away plaque and bacteria which saves enamel from erosion.

5. It Lowers the Chance of Gum Disease

As we mentioned before, polishing removes buildup plaque which is a main cause of gum disease.

6. It Beats Bad Breath

Bad breath can be caused by oral bacteria buildup or other factors. Teeth polishing can help you reduce bacteria, therefore, bad breath problems.

Teeth Polishing Types

Superficial

Superficial polishing polishes the crown of the tooth by using a fine-grit abrasive paste, this technique improves the aesthetic appearance of the tooth.

Therapeutic

Therapeutic polishing removes bacteria, microflora, endotoxins, and others from contaminants.

Coronal

Coronal or cosmetic polishing removes stains, plaque making the outer layer of the tooth shiny and lustrous.

Selective

Selective polishing is recommended after undergoing a teeth scaling procedure. This technique removes stains, and that's why it’s called selective stain removal or extrinsic stain removal.

Last but not least, although most patients tend to do teeth polishing for a cosmetic objective, the procedure has many medical benefits too, but too much of anything is good for nothing, over undergoing this procedure causes erosion of the outer surface of the teeth, it removes the protective fluoride layer around the teeth which leads to staining and plaque buildup.

Keep in mind to stay moderate, brush your teeth twice a day, floss once, and always remember to smile!

Author bio:

Dr. Nabil Mockbil is an Orthodontist who received his DDS in 2001 from Umea University in Sweden, regarded as having the best dentist programme in Sweden for undergraduates. He’s now the founder of Swedish Dental Clinic - Dubai Marina.