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Dental Hygiene Chichester
Our dental hygienists can work with you to ensure your gums are kept clean and healthy, preventing gum disease. Preventative dentistry is the practice of caring for your teeth and gums to keep them healthy, thereby avoiding problems ever starting.
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The benefits of a hygienist appointment
Meet your dental hygienist
Your friendly end experienced hygienist will assess your mouth and recommend a treatment plan.
Get a dental plan
From only £16 per month we can create a plan which is tailored to you.
State-of-the-art technology
CBCT scanner for accurate, high-resolution digital imagery & Intra-oral scanner.
What is gum disease
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There are various symptoms of gum disease.
Bleeding gums, redness, swelling, achy discomfort or wobbly teeth. Over time, gum disease leads to a loss of the bone that supports the teeth (their foundations) and they become loose or fall out.
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Many factors contribute to gum disease, but a major contributing factor is dental plaque.
Plaque is a soft material that looks like a thin layer of mashed potato, which sits at the junction of your tooth and gum. It contains a matrix with millions of bacteria (70% bacteria, 30% glycoproteins and polysaccharides). You could wipe if off with a towel it is that soft. However a toothbrush is better designed to get into all the nooks and crannies!
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As soon as you brush off the plaque layer, it is already starting to rebuild itself again.
So ensure you keep up a good routine of daily cleaning to prevent its build-up. Cleaning our teeth twice a day with a brush (and something to get between each one too), helps to ensure we continually remove the plaque film.
Free consultation within 2 weeks
Start your journey to a healthier smile today
- Our passion in dentistry is quality of care
- Free 15 minute consultation within 24 hours of contacting us
- Nervous about pain? We offer sedation for all treatments
What is involved in a hygienist appointment
What is involved in a hygienist appointment
We treat adults and children. Our dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists work closely with you to help treat problems such as stain removal, bleeding or swollen gums, bad breath or tastes and loose teeth.
The 1st session often involves recording your present gum health so there is a benchmark to measure how successful treatment is, taking x-rays and establishing what course of treatment to arrange. You will also be shown how to look after your mouth. This will include brushing, cleaning between your teeth and diet advice, smoking cessation and anything in your medical history that may make you more susceptible to gum disease. For example, diabetes or smoking.
Once clean, you will see and feel the difference in your smile! You will feel more confident inside, knowing you have a clean and healthy mouth.
For those patients looking to remove the toughest stains caused by day to day drinking, eating and smoking, we are able to offer air polishing treatment. This is also an ideal treatment for those who experience dental anxiety or have sensitive teeth since it is a particularly gentle procedure.
Our success stories
The problem
Amelie was playing at the beach whilst sailing one Saturday. She and her friend were bouncing a marker buoy back to each other when the buoy bashed her face a bit too hard and broke her tooth.
The solution
The team at Market House met Amelie and her Dad that same day and worked into the evening to get her back on the water the next day in comfort and with this wonderful new tooth. Amelie is now going to University and that same composite restoration is as good as the day it was done and the tooth still in good health.
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After
The problem
Fergus came to us with a problem regarding natural dark brown and extreme white mottling of his teeth, which was affecting his smile.
The solution
We carried out a staged approach with Fergus. Initially we carried out micro abrasion. Once this settled we carried out tooth whitening. Once this settled we carried out a simple camouflage treatment to settle down the remaining extreme white patches. No fillings were carried out, this was a very minimally invasive treatment. Years later, the wonderful true whiteness of his teeth still shines out when he smiles. A lovely broad smile now too!
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After
The problem
Bob had lost his lower front six teeth due to infection. He was very keen to have his missing teeth replaced but did not like the idea of a denture, which could be prone to moving around.
The solution
Bob’s preference was to have teeth put back with dental implants. To keep costs reasonable, we attached the six teeth to two dental implants with a restoration called a bridge. As you can see from the photographs, these work very successfully indeed and Bob has been enjoying the benefits of this bridge for nearly 5 years now.
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After
The problem
Janet presented with severe gum disease, chronic pain, a lower denture which was very painful and an upper denture that was very loose-fitting. We walked Janet through a variety of options with regards how best to attend to her oral situation.
The solution
Janet’s choice of restoration was a new upper denture, retained with the teeth she naturally had. This was beautifully secure and restored her confidence to smile broadly. For her lower teeth, she chose to have a complete new lower denture, retained by two dental implants. These implants now hold her lower denture securely in position.
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After
The problem
John came in having spent several days in excruciating tooth ache due to a dental abscess. This occurred because the nerve and blood vessels in his tooth had died and an infection had formed.
The solution
We cleaned and sterilised the infected areas of the tooth and his pain immediately subsided. His tooth is still happily working away in his mouth 10 years later. These images show the tooth before the procedure and how it appears afterwards, on x-ray. The new white areas in the root system are the root canal treatment.
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Meet your hygienists
Maaike Harrisson
DENTAL HYGIENIST & THERAPIST
BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Maaike graduated from the University of Portsmouth in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy in 2017. Following her degree, she completed her Foundation Training year in Dental Therapy treating dentally phobic patients, as well as individuals with special needs.
Maaike regularly attends continuing professional educational courses and is always looking for ways to improve her skills. She has a gentle manner and tries to make her patients feel as comfortable as possible.
Meet your hygienists
Maaike Harrisson
GDC REGISTRATION: 223712
Rosie Van
DENTAL HYGIENIST & THERAPIST
BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Rosie graduated from the University of Portsmouth in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy in 2017. Following her degree, Rosie went on to study a Master Class in Periodontal Disease in 2018.
Rosie’s passion in art offers a creative flair, fine motor skills and great attention to detail. “I make a concerted effort to put all patients at ease, with gentle techniques both behaviourally and instrumentally”
Rosie Van
GDC REGISTRATION: 271637
Are you a nervous patient?
We offer IV sedation
Does the thought of sitting in the dentists chair make you anxious and stressed?
We understand going to see the dentist can be a worrying experience for many people. As a Chichester dental practice, we have built a reputation for treating nervous patients with our kind and gentle techniques.
State-of-the-art technology
State-of-the-art technology
At Market House Dental Practice we are continually investing in state-of-the-art modern technologies to make your experience with us more comfortable and allow us to look after you in the most effective way.
If we need a detailed scan of your entire jaw, we use a digital 3D 3-in-1 scanner system; the Vatech Pax-i3D Smart CBCT. Together this enables us to view instant digital images of your entire jaw in 3D, totally pain-free and similar to how you would view an MRI scan, with no need for multiple scans.
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