A.R.K Dental Practice

1. How do caries develop?

Food remnants and plaque left in the mouth is the food on which caries bacteria feeds to produce a tooth-damaging acid. This acid causes demineralisation, softening and discolouration of the enamel. In short: caries!

2. Treatment

There are two ways to treat caries:

a) Traditional drilling enlarges the affected area to remove the infected substances. This treatment has been used for decades and is still used for various indications.

b) Alternatively, some cases may be treated successfully with a painless, non-invasive caries therapy. In contrast to the traditional method, teeth containing caries which have not yet developed into a cavity need not be drilled and can now be treated effectively with KaVo HealOzone within a few seconds. This kills all bacteria in the treated areas and allows a natural healing process to take place. Once a cavity has developed it is possible to combine both treatment regimes, to optimise the results.

3. Why use the HealOzone patient kit after the HealOzone treatment?

Once the bacteria has been destroyed using the KaVo HealOzone, a 4-6 week natural remineralisation process follows. This is enhanced by using the KaVo HealOzone patient kit which contains all the minerals required to allow effective remineralisation. The HealOzone patient kit ensures the successful replacement of lost minerals in the tooths' enamel, with minerals not always available to you from your diet. The toothpaste and mouth rinse combined ingredients assist in:Arresting Bacteria, Neutralising Acid, Adding Fluoride and Minerals. This ensures an effective and quick healing process.

4. Remineralisation depends on your co-operation

What is important to me?

A good oral hygiene routine and regular use of the patient kit!

The toothpaste, twice daily.The mouth-spray should be used after meals

Note: You should only use dental products recommended by the Dental Team during the remineralisation process.