Those who regularly clean teeth every 6 months undergo routine cleaning of teeth as well as gumline. Scaling of teeth is for removing tartar and plaque and also removing stains from the surface of tooth.
When should you plan for scaling and root planning?
This in fact is needed, if the patient has any chronic problem which is not possible with routine cleaning that is performed.
Your Tempe Smile Design Dentist in Tempe AZ will recommend to go for such treatment when they observe any advanced signs of having gum disease along with the following:
- Bad breath
- Heavy tartar build-up
- Unhealthy pocket depths which are more than 4mmSign up and save.
In order to do this procedure, you will need to take number of appointments as it will not be done in single sitting. Often local anaesthesia may also be used so that the patient may not feel any discomfort during the procedure.
The procedure will involve following things:
- Thorough scaling of all plaque
- Removal of bacterial toxins
- Tartar deposit removal from your teeth
- Root planning
After the procedure
After the procedure is done, your dentist will like to check about the healing of gums. You may not require any treatment if the condition of the gum tissue is good and also remains stable after the procedure.
However, if the condition is not very satisfactory then it may need surgical interventions by periodontist after root planning and scaling in order to stop progression of any bone loss.
Periodontal maintenance
Whether the treatment was surgical or nonsurgical, after the treatment your dentist may prefer to do schedule maintenance visit and after every 2 to 4 months, he may do
- Routine cleaning
- Carefully examine your gum tissue
- Take measurement of the pocket depth
- Measure gum recession.
Oral prevention care
With proper home care it can prevent gum disease and keep your mouth healthy even after any kind of oral treatment. Following are few things that need to be done:
- Minimum twice a day you must brush with fluoride toothpaste.
- You must replace your toothbrush immediately when bristles are worn.
- Daily floss to clean between the teeth and crowns, bridge work.
- Always use antimicrobial mouthwash.
- Totally avoid smoking
You may call this procedure as root planning or deep cleaning, or scaling teeth, this type of conservative procedure will play critical role for treating periodontal disease.
Hence, if your dentist ever recommends scaling or root planning for you, then be sure that it will put you on good periodontal health.
