Coincidentally, the periodontal cleaning or Scaling and Root Planing in its technical term can be effectively performed to treat both of these concerns. The periodontal cleaning is removal of any plaque and calculus around the tooth and within the sulcus between the tooth and the gum tissue around the tooth. It may sound pretty mundane. Most people think it is just a glorified cleaning procedure. In fact, it removes the plaque which contains cavity-causing bacteria. It removes the cause of the first major problem in dentistry. By keep the teeth clean, the tooth will have less likely to have tooth cavity.
Secondly, this periodontal treatment is intended to keep clean the sulcus between the tooth and gum tissue. If these bacteria within the plaque accumulate in this sulcus, they will deteriorate the support bone around the tooth. And then If the bone around the tooth is compromsed, then the tooth will become infected and even loose and the tooth may need to be extracted. So this periodontal treatment can prevent these problems.
In addition, this single procedure is able to treat every teeth in the mouth.
We have a good recall system in place to help patient keep their appointment and make sure they get their dental cleaning they need.
Written by Daniel Tee, DDS, MS
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