Scaling & Dental Cleaning
Next comes the tartar when plaque buildup mixes with the saliva in your mouth it hardens over time and turns into tartar. Tartar usually a result of poor brushing ultimately leads to gingivitis. It’s a vicious cycle Gingivitis can also be a warning sign for a more severe gum disease called periodontal disease.
Periodontal disease is when gingivitis is left untreated and can lead to bone loss or even tooth loss but don’t despair. The good news is that gingivitis can be treated with scaling and with routine oral hygiene at homes such as proper and regular brushing and flossing. You can prevent gingivitis.
Scaling and Root Planing
For many reasons, sometimes people aren’t able to maintain their recommended frequency of dental checkups. Oftentimes, when the extended time has gone in between cleanings, a more advanced cleaning may be recommended by your Ganpati Dental Clinic doctor. Harmful bacteria and hard tartar deposits called calculus build up on your teeth above and below the gum line, releasing toxins that cause gum disease, also known as periodontitis.
Unfortunately, this buildup occurs in areas that can’t be taken care of by brushing, flossing, or even regular dental cleaning. Over time, if periodontitis progresses, it can lead to increased inflammation, bleeding, receding gums, and ultimately receding bone tissue.
We can recommend a procedure called scaling and root planing, to remove these deposits from your teeth.
Scaling and root planing is a specialized procedure that removes excessive calculus and the bacterial deposits beneath the gum line, and is usually performed with a hand scaler, and an ultrasonic cleaner, which uses high-frequency vibrations to separate the calculus from the tooth.
This procedure is for advanced periodontitis cases, and in many cases is so extensive that it must be done in stages. It may require multiple appointments to complete in order to ensure you are as comfortable as possible during the procedure. By removing the deposits and bacteria, this procedure is in many cases able to hold the spread of periodontitis. Your doctor will determine the next steps for continued rehabilitation of your gum tissue.
However, if these symptoms are not treated appropriately, the progression can advance to a point of tooth and bone loss, requiring costly and painful reconstructive dentistry to treat.
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