Teeth Polishing

Regularly polishing your teeth gives you whiter teeth and a fresher looking mouth. It is also beneficial to your oral health. It removes plaque. OptiSmile offers a great product to polish your teeth.

What is tooth polishing?

You have probably experienced it at the dentist: your teeth are polished. In this treatment, the goal is to make the teeth smooth and even again. Tooth polishing is usually applied when a treatment has preceded it. For example, it is done after the removal of tartar. This involves a great deal of fiddling in the mouth and often involves removing large amounts of tartar from between the teeth. Here, sharp edges of small tartar remnants can occur. Polishing helps here. Also after filling a tooth or molar, or after measuring a piece of artificial tooth, polishing is done. The material of the filling is never quite right and is often rough. Thanks to polishing, teeth are made smooth again and you will never open your tongue by a rough or sharp edge.

Can you polish your teeth yourself?

Yes, you can! It is quite possible to polish your teeth at home. Polishing your teeth regularly yourself can prevent tartar build-up. It also helps to make your teeth whiter. After all, you polish a small layer of the teeth. The surface disappears, and it is the surface that often becomes discoloured. This is the tooth enamel. Using a special tooth polisher in addition to your toothbrush prevents this. 

What should you watch out for when polishing your teeth?

Make sure you do not put too much or too little toothpaste on the polisher. Then place the polisher on a tooth and polish for 2 seconds per tooth. With the OptiSmile Tooth Polisher, it all goes without saying. This is an easy-to-use tooth polisher with a rotating brush head that removes plaque, cleans enamel and whitens the surface of the teeth. It is also important to make sure that you do not use the tooth polisher on children under 12 years old.