Frequently Asked Questions

Bleeding gums are often a sign that the tissue in that area is inflamed. Thorough yet gentle cleaning helps the gums become healthy again.

During prophylaxis, we will create a personalized plan with you: which spaces need which brush size and how often should you clean them? Over time, you will develop a good sense of how healthy interdental spaces feel and how much pressure is right.

Above all, observe the progress. If the bleeding decreases day by day, you are on the right track. If it persists, gets stronger, or if pain and swelling occur, we will look at the cause together.

Our goal is for you to feel for yourself what a healthy mouth feels like: pain-free, ideally without bleeding, and with a fresh, good feeling.

Inflamed gums can bleed and be sensitive or painful even with light touch. The right interdental brush should glide through the space with slight resistance.

During prophylaxis, we will show you the right size for every space and create a plan for you to follow at home.

Clean the area consistently and observe the progress. If the bleeding decreases day by day and the gums feel better, that is a good sign. If the condition persists or worsens, we will look for the cause together.

Gums can recede for many different reasons. Brushing technique, inflammation, a very thin gum structure, tooth alignment, and functional stress can all play a role.

That is why we first want to understand: Why are the gums receding?

At home, a gentle brushing technique, a suitable toothbrush, and careful interdental care help. We also look for inflammation, tooth alignment, and the load on individual teeth.

Once we know the cause, we can decide together what support makes sense.

This can happen, especially if the necks of the teeth are already somewhat exposed or were previously covered by plaque.

There are special toothpastes and fluoride preparations for sensitive tooth necks. Some products can be applied specifically to the sensitive areas for a few days like a treatment. We would be happy to show you which product suits your situation and how to use it.

The most important thing afterward is the trend. If the sensitivity decreases day by day, the tissue is on the right track and should be given the time it needs to adapt.

If the sensitivity persists, gets stronger, or noticeably affects a single tooth, we will take another look.

How much support you need through prophylaxis is very individual and can change over the course of your life.

Even with very good care, there are areas that are difficult to reach at home. At the same time, we look together at what is already working excellently and where small changes can make your daily care even easier and more effective.

Together, we will determine a sensible interval. Sometimes you need more support, sometimes less. This interval may change with your oral health and your life situation.

Please feel free to talk to us about it. Bad breath is common and very often has causes that can be treated well.

Tongue coating, interdental spaces, gum inflammation, or other niches in the mouth can play a role. At home, you can focus on careful tongue cleaning, interdental care, and drinking enough water.

If the feeling persists, we will look for the cause together. If it lies outside our field of expertise, we will bring in the appropriate specialists.

So: don't be shy.

There are various possible causes for this. An exposed tooth neck can be the reason, as can a small leak in an older filling, previously undetected decay, or irritation of the tooth due to micro-cracks.

For mild sensitivity, products for sensitive teeth and suitable fluoride preparations can help.

Observe the progress. If it gets significantly better within the next few days, that is a good sign. If the sensitivity persists, increases, or if the tooth continues to hurt long after the actual stimulus, we would like to examine it.

Discomfort when biting down can have very different causes. Inflamed gums can make a tooth sensitive when chewing. Likewise, inflammation at the root tip could be the cause.

Overloading the tooth, a filling, or a small crack can also cause pain when biting down.

If you can identify a specific tooth as the cause and the pain occurs repeatedly when biting down, please make an appointment.

Until then, try to avoid chewing on that tooth. If the symptoms get stronger, we will look for the cause promptly.

An X-ray shows us an important snapshot of the situation. Your own sensation, the clinical examination, cold and bite tests, gum findings, function, and the progression over time provide further information.

That is why we take a tooth that feels clearly different to you very seriously.

Sometimes diagnostics take time. In those cases, we observe the development together and gather more information until we have a conclusive explanation for the symptoms.

You know your mouth very well, and changes that you notice are important information for us.

Observe more closely: Does the tooth react to cold? Does it feel higher when biting down? Is pressure uncomfortable? Has the contact with the neighboring tooth changed?

If this feeling persists or gets stronger, we would be happy to take a look at the tooth. Early changes can often be categorized well.

A tooth may initially be more sensitive after a filling. We have worked on a living organ, and the tissue determines how much time it needs to settle down again.

For us, the progression is therefore the most important factor.

If the sensitivity decreases day by day or week by week, that indicates a good recovery. The tooth should then be given the time it needs.

If the condition remains unchanged, worsens, if spontaneous pain occurs, or if you wake up at night because of it, please contact us. We will then examine the tooth again.

Our teeth are much more than tools for chewing and speaking. They are highly sensitive tactile organs. A tiny grain on a chewing surface is sometimes enough for you to feel immediately: something is different here.

Our bite has a kind of memory. If one or more chewing surfaces are changed during a treatment, this system registers the new contacts immediately.

We adjust the chewing load after a treatment as evenly as possible. Nevertheless, we are working here in the range of micrometers. Especially after a longer session where the mouth was open for a long time, biting together can initially feel unusual.

Give your bite about two to three days to adjust to its new baseline. Often, the unusual contact sensations disappear completely during this time.

If a clear interference remains after two to three days or if you still feel that one tooth is being loaded first or more heavily, please come in for a check-up. We want to correct any permanently uneven chewing load.

A root-canal-treated tooth can develop symptoms again even after a long time. In that case, we first want to understand where they are coming from.

Depending on the cause, a repeat root canal treatment, a so-called revision, can be a good way to continue to preserve the tooth.

We look very closely at the individual prognosis: How much tooth structure is present? What does the root look like? How is the bone? What function does the tooth perform?

Ultimately, we want to decide together whether a new treatment can give the tooth a good and long-term perspective.

Call us and make an appointment. Until then, you can try to avoid chewing on that tooth.

A broken tooth often feels surprisingly large and unusual to the tongue. That is why we take a calm look at: What broke off? How much broke off? And at which point was something lost?

The therapy recommendation is based on this information. In doing so, we try to preserve as much healthy tooth structure as possible.

That depends on why the restoration came loose.

In the best case, only the bond between the tooth and the crown, partial crown, or inlay has detached. If the tooth and restoration are intact, both can be cleaned, prepared, and, if necessary, re-bonded.

Sometimes we discover decay under or at the edge of the restoration or a defect in the tooth. In that case, we first take care of the tooth and remove the diseased tooth structure. For the moment, we create a secure emergency restoration and then plan calmly which new restoration makes sense in the long term.

Therefore, always bring a fallen-out crown, partial crown, or inlay with you to the appointment.

Please bring the guard with you to the appointment. We will look at both the guard and your teeth and bite.

A guard can change. Likewise, teeth or contact points may have changed. That is why we want to understand why the guard suddenly fits quite differently and derive the appropriate solution from that.

Yes. Teeth can still change and move in adulthood.

If spaces develop, teeth become more crowded, or the front changes visibly, we look for the cause. Sometimes observation is enough, sometimes the periodontium should be examined more closely, and sometimes a correction with clear aligners makes sense.

With such a correction, we are concerned with more than just straight teeth. We want to distribute the chewing pressure as evenly as possible across the teeth.

Think of your teeth a bit like a team: it works best when the load is shared by many together. This creates good conditions for your teeth to age as evenly and appropriately for your age as possible.

How we handle grinding or clenching depends on how much the teeth, muscles, and jaw joints are being stressed.

A guard can very effectively protect the teeth from further wear and distribute the load. Especially in a permanent condition, this protection is an important and helpful therapy.

At the same time, it is worth looking at possible causes and contributing factors. Depending on the situation, physical therapy, osteopathic treatment, relaxation techniques, and a more conscious handling of clenching and tension can be helpful.

Yes, those things can be related. At the same time, head and facial pain can have many different causes.

If you frequently notice tense chewing muscles in the morning, clench heavily, or if changes to your tooth surfaces are visible, we will take a closer look at your function.

Sometimes just a better understanding of when and how hard you clench helps. Depending on the findings, a guard, physical therapy, or further therapeutic support may be useful. If there are indications of other causes, we involve the corresponding specialties.

Yes, grinding and clenching can leave visible traces over the years. Teeth can become shorter, lose small edges, or appear increasingly flat.

We look at how your teeth work together and how evenly the chewing pressure is distributed.

The earlier we recognize wear, the earlier we can react to it. This becomes particularly important if the wear goes significantly beyond what we would expect for the respective age.

First, we protect the existing tooth structure and stabilize the function. After that, we can consider together whether the lost tooth shape should be rebuilt.

In many cases, yes. Clear aligners can usually be integrated very well into everyday life for adults and move the teeth step by step into the planned position.

Beforehand, we look closely at the gums, bone, existing restorations, and your bite.

Ultimately, the teeth should look natural, be easy to clean, and absorb the chewing pressure as evenly as possible with each other. From the beginning, we also discuss how we can keep the achieved result stable in the long term.

Just talk to us. Together we can see what change is possible and sensible for you.

Clear aligners are suitable for many adults whose teeth are rotated, tilted, shifted, or are too crowded or too far apart.

Before treatment, we take a close look at your teeth, gums, bone, and your entire bite. We also include existing crowns, bridges, or implants in the planning.

We are not only interested in how straight the teeth are at the end. We also want to ensure that the teeth work well together and that the chewing pressure is distributed as evenly as possible.

Whether treatment makes sense in your personal situation can be assessed after an examination, photos, a scan, and the necessary diagnostics.

Yes, tooth movements are possible even in adulthood. The decisive factor is that the teeth and periodontium are healthy and sufficiently stable.

Especially smaller changes that have developed over the years can often be corrected well with clear aligners. More extensive tooth movements can also be possible and require appropriately precise planning.

Just talk to us. We will look together at what change is sensible and realistic for you.

It begins with an examination, photos, a digital scan, and, depending on the situation, the necessary X-ray diagnostics. We then plan the tooth movements digitally and discuss the possible result with you.

After your approval, the aligners are manufactured. Usually, you can start treatment a few weeks later.

The aligners are changed according to a set rhythm, and the progress is regularly checked by us. How long the entire treatment takes depends on how many teeth are to be moved and how complex the initial situation is.

At the end, we secure the result with suitable retention so that the teeth keep their new position in the long term.

In order for the planned tooth movements to take place reliably, the aligners should be worn as consistently as possible, usually about 22 hours a day.

You take the aligners out to eat. You can drink water while wearing the aligners. For other drinks, we recommend taking the aligners out and then cleaning your teeth and aligners accordingly.

The better the aligners are integrated into your daily routine, the more reliably the treatment can proceed according to plan.

The costs depend on the scope and duration of the planned tooth movements. After diagnostics and planning, you will receive a transparent cost overview from us.

For adults, aligner treatments are generally not part of regular coverage in statutory health insurance. Private health insurance and dental supplemental insurance may contribute to the costs depending on the contract.

If you are insured, it is therefore worth submitting the individual treatment and cost plan before starting treatment and having the reimbursement checked.

After tooth movement, the teeth need long-term stability in their new position. That is why retention is part of our treatment planning from the very beginning.

Depending on the situation, a fixed retainer, a removable night guard, or a combination of both may be useful.

We will discuss together which form fits best for you. The most important thing is to secure the achieved result in the long term.

Rinse your aligners regularly with cool or lukewarm water and clean them carefully with a soft toothbrush and a mild cleaning product.

Your teeth should also be clean before the aligners are put back in. The interdental spaces especially deserve attention during aligner treatment.

When you receive them, we will give you detailed care instructions, and you can ask at any time if discoloration, odor, or deposits develop.

For suitable patients, a custom-made snoring guard can be very helpful.

Before treatment, we perform comprehensive diagnostics. This is because snoring can have different causes and can also be associated with a sleep-related breathing disorder.

Sleep medicine clarification is therefore part of our planning. Once we know what happens during your sleep, we can assess whether a guard is medically sensible for you.

We find that out together with you and sleep medicine specialists.

We examine your teeth, your gums, your bite, and your jaw joints. In addition, there is the sleep medicine diagnostics.

From this information, an individual treatment concept is created, along with the decision as to whether a snoring guard is a suitable therapy for you.

Our goal is for you to snore more quietly or, in the best case, not at all, while also knowing for sure how healthy your breathing is during sleep.

Obstructive sleep apnea with repeated breathing pauses can be behind snoring. The sleep medicine examination provides us with important information for this.

On this basis, sleep medicine and dentistry can together plan a safe and sensible therapy.

Because in the mouth, we can only see a part of what is important for your dental health with the naked eye. X-rays can make the smallest changes visible long before you feel anything yourself.

A good example is beginning decay between two teeth. If it is still in an early stage in the enamel, a change in oral hygiene, fluoridation, and close observation may be sensible at first, depending on the findings.

Diagnostics become particularly valuable over time. We can compare images from different years and see whether a condition remains stable or changes.

In this way, we make decisions based on your personal development.

As much individual diagnostics as sensible and as targeted as possible.

That depends on your personal situation and can change over the course of your life.

Healthy gums, good home care, and a low individual risk of disease allow for different intervals than many existing restorations, periodontitis, or increased cavity activity.

Life itself also plays a role. In old age, for example, fine motor skills can decline. In stressful phases of life, there is sometimes less time and energy for one's own oral care. Medications, illnesses, or other changes can also have an influence.

That is why we set your check-up and prophylaxis intervals together and adjust them if your situation changes.

And if everything remains stable for years, that is also a reason for us to be happy.

Yes. Many changes in the mouth develop long before they cause pain.

Regular check-ups help us to recognize these changes early. Then smaller adjustments in care, prophylaxis, or a manageable treatment are often sufficient.

It is therefore best when visiting the dentist is a natural part of your health care and you come to us regularly and automatically.

Ideally with the first tooth.

The first appointments should be light and curious. Your child gets to know the rooms, our team, and maybe even the small mirror.

First visits are particularly nice before fixed ideas have already developed through stories or experiences from outside. Your child is welcome to come along with siblings or parents at first and experience: this is simply part of our family routine.

In this way, trust is built step by step. At the same time, your child learns that a visit to the dentist can be different from other medical appointments that may have already been associated with unpleasant experiences.

Baby teeth have many tasks. They help with chewing and speaking, accompany the development of the jaw, and serve as placeholders for the permanent teeth.

It is even more important to us to create a sense of a healthy mouth early on. Children should experience how healthy teeth and healthy gums feel and naturally trust that they can eat, laugh, and speak with their teeth.

In the beginning, parents bear the responsibility for good oral health. With each year of life, children can take on a little more of it themselves.

We accompany you in this, explaining, showing, and practicing. In this way, good oral hygiene becomes something completely normal in everyday life as early as possible.

First, ask yourself a simple question: What exactly do I no longer like?

Is it the color? The position? Have small edges broken off? Do old fillings bother you? Do the gums look different? Or has the overall picture changed a bit over the years?

With good oral hygiene, consistent interdental care, and suitable care products, you can do a lot yourself for a healthy and well-groomed appearance. With whitening toothpastes, strong advertising promises, and tips from social media, it's worth taking a closer look. Feel free to ask us before you use products over a long period of time.

If you would like to change something beyond that, we will look together at what actually bothers you. Then we like to start with the smallest sensible change. That could be prophylaxis, bleaching, a small composite correction, or a change in tooth alignment.

Beautiful teeth should look healthy and natural and, above all, suit you.

We make this decision together and after thorough diagnostics.

We look at the existing tooth structure, the root, the bone, the gums, possible inflammation, and the function of the tooth in the entire set of teeth. From this, it can be estimated which treatment would be necessary and what perspective the tooth has afterward.

Sometimes more extensive tooth preservation is very worthwhile. In other situations, the long-term prognosis is limited.

We want to explain these differences to you in an understandable way and find a medically justifiable solution together. With our support, you should be able to decide for yourself how important the preservation of this tooth is to you and what effort is sensible in your personal situation.

Your own tooth is something very valuable.

We therefore look closely: How much healthy tooth structure is present? How stable is the tooth? What does its environment look like? What treatment would be necessary and what prognosis can we realistically expect?

On this basis, you can decide which path you want to take.

Together we look for a solution that is medically sensible and will remain stable and meaningful in a few years.

For those with statutory insurance, we often consider good dental supplemental insurance to be sensible, especially if high-quality tooth preservation, prophylaxis, and long-term stable restorations are important to you.

Statutory health insurance works according to a clearly defined framework. The principle of economic efficiency requires services that are sufficient, appropriate, and economical, and do not exceed the measure of what is necessary.

Modern dentistry offers many possibilities beyond this, where material, time, diagnostics, or treatment techniques go beyond this framework.

Good supplemental insurance can give you more freedom in such decisions later and cover out-of-pocket costs.

We do not sell insurance and are not involved in any contracts. Our goal is to be able to offer you dentistry that fits your health goals.

As a guide, you can use the current WaizmannTable for dental supplemental insurance, for example. It compares plans based on specific dental services.

Look at the services that are relevant to your personal dental health. These can include prophylaxis, high-quality filling therapy, tooth preservation, root canal treatments, dentures, and other private dental services.

The conditions in the fine print are also important: benefit limits in the first few years, teeth already missing, recommended treatments, and possible limits on the reimbursable fee factors can make a significant difference.

A large percentage alone therefore says little about how much a plan actually covers in your specific treatment.

For orientation, you can also use the WaizmannTable here, which compares plans based on standardized dental treatment courses.

Statutory health insurance provides care within the legal framework. The law describes this framework as sufficient, appropriate, and economical, and limited to the necessary extent.

In modern dentistry, there are also possibilities to use more time, different materials, additional diagnostic procedures, or more complex techniques. Depending on the treatment, these can mean a private out-of-pocket cost.

Sometimes it is worth investing time and money early on. A stable solution can avoid or delay later, significantly more extensive treatments. In addition to money, this is also about time, comfort, tooth preservation, and quality of life.

We therefore want to discuss with you before a treatment what we recommend, why we recommend it, what alternatives exist, and what costs will be incurred. This way you can decide for yourself which path suits you.

The scope of services covered by statutory health insurance and the possibilities of modern dentistry are not identical.

Statutory health insurance operates within its legally defined service framework. Your personal wishes may go beyond this, for example, regarding prevention, comfort, aesthetics, material choice, tooth preservation, or the extent of a treatment.

Therefore, there can be several medically sound approaches that differ in effort, cost, and long-term outlook.

We will explain these options to you. You then decide which approach best suits your health, your life situation, and your personal preferences.

One question is particularly helpful:

What do I need today to feel comfortable during my treatment?

Perhaps you want to know exactly what's happening. Maybe music through headphones, something to hold in your hands, a clear stop signal, a specific breathing technique, or the option to pause briefly will help you.

Experiment to find what works for you and gather experiences. Please tell us the two things that are most important to you today before your treatment.

The responsibility for your self-care remains with you. You tell us what you need and where your limits are. This allows us to concentrate on our task and take good care of your teeth.

With every positive experience, something new can emerge: more trust in the situation and also more confidence in your own ability to handle it.

Before your appointment, consciously focus on your personal best-case scenario:

How would this dental appointment ideally go for me? How would I like to feel during it? And what do I need to make that possible?

Music, calm breathing techniques, guided relaxation exercises, or trance can help direct your attention and bring your body into a calmer state.

Feel free to try such techniques at home beforehand.

On the patient pages of the German Society for Dental Hypnosis, you can find more information on hypnosis, trance, and ways to experience dental treatments more relaxed.

And most importantly: tell us what helps you. Together, we can find out how treatment can become easier for you.

Trust is allowed to grow.

Therefore, the first appointment might initially be about getting to know each other, asking questions, and experiencing that agreements are kept.

Please feel free to tell us what you found unpleasant in the past. The question that is particularly helpful for us is: What do you need today to have a different experience?

This could be control, explanations, time, a stop signal, or a specific type of communication.

With new positive experiences, trust can gradually be rebuilt. And just as important: a sense of self-efficacy. You experience that you yourself have an influence on how a treatment proceeds for you.

Wisdom teeth are very welcome to stay if they have enough space, develop into a functional position, serve a purpose, and can be properly maintained by you long-term.

Therefore, we observe how the tooth develops. We look at its position, the available space, the course of eruption, and how well you can keep the area clean.

Especially during eruption, cleaning the very back of the mouth can sometimes be challenging. We support you in prophylaxis and show you how to reach these areas.

The timeline also helps us with the assessment. If the tooth continuously develops into a position that is easy to clean and functionally sound, we can monitor this process.

If repeated inflammations occur, the tooth remains in an unfavorable position, or its situation endangers neighboring teeth, we will discuss removal together.

So, a wisdom tooth can stay if it is healthy, functionally sound, and easy to clean.

In the event of a dental injury, the first thing is to stay calm and act correctly as quickly as possible.

Dental injuries can look very different. Sometimes only a small corner is chipped, a tooth may be loose or displaced, and in more severe injuries, a permanent tooth can be completely knocked out.

Please contact a dental practice as soon as possible after a dental injury. Even injuries that initially appear minor should be checked and subsequently monitored.

You should collect any broken tooth fragments and bring them with you. For permanent teeth that have been completely knocked out, there are special immediate measures. Crucially, this includes properly storing the tooth and getting it to a dentist quickly.

For precisely this situation, the German Society for Endodontology and Dental Traumatology (DGET) developed the initiative "Save Your Tooth." There, you can directly look up what to do based on the type of dental injury.

It's best to save this page today. In the event of a dental injury, the first few minutes can be crucial for preserving an injured tooth long-term.