When you go for a check-up in Leeds, your dentist has a set routine that is followed in order to ensure that your teeth are fresh and healthy. What is searched for is anything that your regular work at home has failed to do. If however, you have lapsed badly at home, bacteria from food stuffs and drinks would have clung to the surfaces of your teeth and in no time at all, plaque will have started to develop all around the teeth. Further progression in the plaque will then see it harden and tartar will form; this is a very tough and crusty substance that develops around the base of the teeth next to the gums. Your gums are now in danger of being infected and diseased. Your dentist will spot this easily and break away the tartar by scaling the teeth; this can also be done just below the gum-line as well in order that there is no further risk of infection. After all the tartar has been removed, the teeth are then highly polished: polishing will make it difficult for bacteria and plaque to cling on to the surfaces of your teeth and hopefully prevent it happening again; this should serve as a warning to you to improve your dental hygiene in the future.
