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For most people, every six months. People whose gums get inflamed easily, who wear a brace or who smoke usually need it more often. We’ll set the right interval for you once we’ve seen you.

A hygiene visit removes tartar, which is plaque that has hardened. Once it forms, a toothbrush can no longer remove it, which is why brushing well at home isn’t enough. At our practice the hygiene visit is done by Giulio, our dental hygienist.

There are three options: an implant, a bridge resting on the neighbouring teeth, or a removable denture. Which one suits you depends on the bone, on the teeth next to the gap and on what you expect, and it’s decided after a visit and, usually, an X-ray.

It’s best not to wait too long: when a tooth is missing, the ones next to it tend to lean into the empty space. Before we start, we show you every possible option, each with its cost, so you can choose knowing what’s involved.

Yes. Fear of the dentist is learned, usually in childhood: after a bad experience, or from hearing about it at home. And what is learned can also be unlearned.

It’s hard to do alone. It happens in the chair, calmly, one step at a time: first we look together at what you feel, then you learn to release the tension in your muscles, then to tell normal sensations, like pressure or pushing, apart from the ones you should flag. When needed, conscious sedation is also available.

No. Healthy gums don’t bleed: usually the gum is inflamed because plaque stays in that spot.

The first instinct is to brush the bleeding area less, and that’s exactly what makes it worse. Keep brushing gently, there too, and floss between your teeth. If it’s still bleeding after one or two weeks, book a check-up.

Yes, always. After the visit we explain what we’ve seen and what’s needed, and before starting any treatment we give you a written estimate, item by item.

If there’s more than one option, you’ll find them all, each with its cost and timing. That way you can think it over calmly at home and call us back when you’ve decided.

Better not. Kitchen baking soda is a rough powder: it removes stains by scratching, and it scratches away some enamel along with them, for good. For charcoal, there aren’t enough studies to say whether it works or what it does to gums and saliva.

Whitening products bought on your own carry a risk too: a crown or a filling doesn’t change colour, the tooth next to it does, and in the end the difference shows. Teeth getting a little more yellow over the years is normal. First we look at your mouth, then we choose how to lighten it.

Used properly, they clean just as well: no study has shown that one is better than the other. Technique is what matters, and the time stays the same, about two minutes.

An electric toothbrush helps people who wear a brace, people who find it hard to move their hand and older people, partly thanks to the timer. Used with too much force it can hurt gums and teeth. Bristles wear out on both: change them when they start to splay.

Yes, and it’s a good idea: during pregnancy gums get inflamed and bleed more easily. Let us know when you book.

Hygiene visits and check-ups can be done throughout pregnancy. Treatment that can wait is usually done in the second trimester, the most comfortable time. X-rays are only taken when truly needed, with protection.

The first visit comes early, around the first teeth or in any case by age three: it’s for getting to know each other without any rush and for prevention, not for hurried treatment.

Yes. They matter for chewing, speaking and keeping space for the adult teeth. A neglected cavity in a baby tooth can hurt and complicate everything else.

With calm and time. The first visit is almost always just about making friends. That’s why we built a world to play in: trust comes before the chair.