THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING A DENTAL CLEANING
It is essential to carry out an annual dental cleaning to maintain good oral hygiene, in addition to this, it must be maintained with a good brushing of teeth after each meal, using dental floss and a mouthwash.
Next, we will explain what a dental cleaning treatment is. The estimated time is 40 minutes. It consists of deep cleaning the bacterial plaque, tartar and accumulated stains that have not been removed by brushing the surface of the teeth and the gum line.
Steps of a dental cleaning
When a patient undergoes a dental cleaning, these steps are followed:
Examine the dental surface: It is done with a scraper, they begin to look for the most affected areas to be able to influence them.
Remove bacterial plaque and tartar: A curette and an ultrasound instrument are used to remove the accumulated plaque and tartar.
Stains are removed: It is done with pressurized water and a bicarbonate solution.
Clean the teeth and gums: this is done after having removed the bacterial plaque and tartar and a special brushing will be carried out. In this brushing there could be a little bleeding, depending on the sensitivity of the patient.
Finally, the teeth are polished: It is done with a whitening toothpaste, polishing the teeth so that they remain smooth and shiny.
Advantages of getting a dental cleaning
At Sermadent Clinics, we recommend that you have an annual cleaning to achieve proper oral hygiene. The main advantages are:
It is possible to have more aesthetic teeth: since bacterial plaque, tartar and stains are completely removed from the teeth. Your teeth will look much healthier.
Cavities are prevented: Thanks to removing plaque and tartar from the teeth, the risk of cavities appearing is greatly reduced.
Avoid inflammation and bleeding of the gums: normally, when there is an excess of bacterial plaque in our mouth, there is usually an inflammation or bleeding of the gums. Therefore, dental cleaning not only helps the tooth, but also the gums.
The loss of dental pieces is avoided: thanks to this annual cleaning, we can avoid diseases that need more specific treatments, and prevent the teeth from beginning to weaken and cause dental loss.
For this reason, it is important to have dental cleanings whenever necessary.
Although in reality, as a general rule, a cleaning should be carried out once a year, this depends a lot on each person, and it may be necessary to carry out one every 6 months. It is important to make it clear that a dental cleaning does not replace any dental treatment such as dental cleaning, which will be carried out by an expert professional in the dental field.
If you have not yet made an appointment to have good oral health, you can do so whenever you want, and at Sermadent Clinics, we will be happy to help you improve the health of your mouth.
