We remove the tartar and plaque your toothbrush can no longer reach, then polish the enamel with air polishing. A short appointment that protects your gums, prevents cavities and leaves your teeth smoother and brighter.
Even if you brush properly, plaque builds up in the hard-to-reach areas. Within a few days it hardens into tartar, a deposit your toothbrush can no longer remove, however much you scrub.
A professional cleaning means removing that tartar with ultrasonic scaling, clearing stains with an air polishing jet and polishing the tooth surface. By the end, your teeth are smooth, and plaque settles back more slowly.
Tartar sitting at the gum line irritates it, causes inflammation and makes it bleed. Removed in good time, the gum settles down. Left untreated, it can lead to gum disease and, over time, to loose teeth.
Plaque produces the acids that attack enamel. Clearing it regularly lowers your risk of cavities, especially between the teeth, where they most often start.
Coffee, tea, red wine and smoking leave stains on the enamel. Air polishing removes them with a fine jet of particles, and your teeth get their natural colour back. It isn't whitening, it's cleaning.
With clean teeth, we can see everything clearly. A small cavity, an inflamed gum or an old filling starting to fail, all are easier to catch at a hygiene appointment, while they're still simple to deal with.
We remove the tartar built up on the teeth and just below the gum line, using an ultrasonic instrument. The vibrations lift the deposits without touching the enamel, while water cools and rinses the area as we work.
A fine jet of air, water and soft particles that clears the stains from your enamel, the ones left by coffee, tea, wine or smoking. It also reaches the grooves and gaps your toothbrush misses.
We finish with a professional polish and paste, which smooths the tooth surface. Smooth enamel means plaque takes longer to build back up before your next visit.
ONE APPOINTMENT, NO DISCOMFORT
A cleaning usually takes 30–45 minutes and is done in a single visit. No anaesthetic is needed, and you leave straight away with smooth, clean teeth. Here's what happens, step by step.
We look at your teeth and the state of your gums, to see how much tartar has built up and whether any areas are inflamed. That tells us how to approach the appointment, and we let you know if anything else needs treating.
We clear the deposits from your teeth and just below the gum line, using ultrasound. You'll feel a vibration and the coolness of the water, if any sensitivity comes up, tell us and we'll adjust the intensity.
We run the air polishing jet over the tooth surfaces, to remove the stains left by coffee, tea, wine or smoking, along with any fine plaque left in the grooves.
We finish with a professional polish and a special paste. The tooth surface is left smooth, so plaque takes longer to settle over the following months.
We show you where plaque tends to gather in your case and how to brush those areas effectively. We also agree when you should come back for your next cleaning, based on how your gums look.
The price depends on how much tartar has built up and on the state of your gums. The consultation is free, and if anything needs treating, we tell you exactly what and how much, in your written quote.
Removing tartar with ultrasound and polishing the teeth. The standard hygiene appointment, recommended every 6 months.
The scale and polish, plus air polishing to clear stains from coffee, tea, wine or smoking. The most visible result.
Prices for the procedures that may come alongside a cleaning. Amounts vary from case to case; you'll get the exact figures in writing, in your quote.
If you come regularly, every 6 months, the deposits are light and the appointment is short. After years without a cleaning, the tartar is far heavier and takes more time to clear.
The gap since your last appointment is the best predictor. The longer it's been, the more work is needed, sometimes even two appointments.
Scaling removes tartar, but stains from coffee, tea, wine or smoking come off with air polishing. It's a separate stage, which you choose depending on how visible the staining is.
Healthy gums are easy to clean. If they're inflamed, bleeding, or tartar has gone below the gum line, periodontal curettage may be needed, a separate treatment, charged per tooth.
With clean teeth, everything shows. A small cavity or an old filling starting to fail is treated separately, and you learn the cost beforehand, in the written quote.
Smoking, along with daily coffee and tea, speeds up staining and tartar formation. For anyone with these habits, cleanings are usually needed more often.
A cleaning done well isn't just about removing the visible tartar. What matters is reaching below the gum line too, where deposits do the most harm, and not rushing, so no areas are left behind and the gum isn't irritated unnecessarily.
We work at your pace, adjust the intensity if sensitivity comes up, and show you at the end where plaque gathers in your particular case. You leave not just with clean teeth, but knowing what to do at home until next time.
They're two different things, though both change how your teeth look. The comparison below helps you work out which you need, we decide together at the consultation.
As a rule, cleaning comes first: on clean teeth, whitening gives a better and more even result. We'll tell you at the consultation whether you just need a clean or whitening as well.
Usually not. You'll feel a vibration and the coolness of the water, sometimes mild sensitivity, especially if there's a lot of tartar or the gum is inflamed. No anaesthetic is needed. If it becomes uncomfortable, tell us and we'll adjust the intensity there and then.
A scale and polish starts from 150 RON, depending on how much tartar has built up. Air polishing, to remove staining, is a further 100 RON. The consultation is free, and you learn the exact price at the check-up, before we start.
The general recommendation is every 6 months. If you smoke, drink a lot of coffee or tend to build tartar quickly, it may be needed more often, every 3 to 4 months. We'll tell you the right interval for you, based on how your gums look.
It won't whiten them, but it brings them back to their natural shade. Tartar and stains from coffee, tea or smoking make teeth look darker; once removed, their real colour reappears. For a shade lighter than your natural one, you need whitening.
No. The ultrasonic instrument lifts the tartar through vibration, without scraping the enamel. The sense that your teeth "feel different" after scaling comes from the surface being clean and smooth, not from anything having been worn away.
Because they're already inflamed by the tartar sitting at the gum line. The bleeding isn't caused by the cleaning, it's revealed by it. Once the deposits are removed and after a few days of proper brushing, the gum settles and the bleeding stops.
Usually 30–45 minutes, depending on how much tartar there is. If it's been a long time since your last cleaning, it may take longer or, in rare cases, need two appointments. We'll tell you at the check-up what to expect.
Yes, straight away. No anaesthetic is involved, so there's nothing to wait for. If you've had air polishing as well, we do suggest avoiding coffee, black tea, red wine or smoking for a few hours, enamel takes up pigments more readily just after cleaning.
Brush twice a day for two minutes, use floss or interdental brushes daily, and rinse after coffee or tea. Plaque that isn't removed within 24 to 48 hours starts to harden, which is why consistency matters more than how hard you brush.
Professional cleaning is the foundation of prevention and the first step before many cosmetic or restorative treatments.
Call for a free consultation and receive a written treatment plan with all costs included.
