Want to maintain healthy teeth and gums? Healthy smile? White clean teeth? This sensitive procedure is performed by a specialist dentist and periodontist in dental clinic Dubai at Leila Hariri Dental and Medical Aesthetics. The only fundamental to it is dental cleaning. It helps maintain aesthetics and good oral health. Dentists perform this procedure for the treatment of gum and periodontal disease. It is mandatory to visit your dentist at least once every 6-month duration.
Why do we need a dental cleaning?
The dental cleaning procedure is also known as dental scaling. Periodontal probe, a pointed sickle-shaped instrument used to measure the pocket depth in gums. Pocketing, vacant space between the tooth and gums filled with bacteria. These bacteria reside unless cleaned. Brushing at this stage cannot scrape off the bacteria thoroughly, therefore dentists recommend scaling and deep cleaning procedures to eliminate the bacterial colony, strengthen gums, and improve oral health.
Bacterial growth can lead to bad breath, also called halitosis. It is an oral complaint due to improper cleaning of the oral cavity. Bacterial growth, accumulation of tartar, and calculus on the tooth surface lead to bad, smelly breath. It greatly affects a person’s social and personal life. Dental cleaning is vital to remove dirt and tartar from the oral cavity. It improves gum health, makes it healthy, and eradicates bacteria with the subgingival cleaning.
Deep cleaning recommended for the treatment of gum diseases. Gingivitis, swollen gums, and periodontitis, inflammation of the gums and soft tissue.
Dental cleaning help remove stains due to tobacco, betel nut, and other harmful consumptions. It also aids remove tea, coffee stains, which makes the teeth look very unpleasant.
Who needs deep cleaning?
Deep cleaning recommended in patients with deep periodontal pocketing measured using a periodontal probe. According to the National Institute of Dental and craniofacial research, a normally healthy pocket is measure 3 millimeters or less. Deep pocket depth signifies gum disease, poor gum health, damages soft tissue, affect the bone that supports the teeth.
Gingivitis
It is an oral disease in which bacteria living in the plaque along the gums release toxins. These toxins travel in the soft tissue, triggers an immune response that leads to inflammation. Clinically, the gums appear red, fluffy, and bleed easily. It needs to be cleared within a short span to avoid progression.
Periodontitis
When gum inflammation has progressed through the gums in soft tissue and bone – this clinical situation is termed as periodontitis. It is when gingivitis progresses to deeper tissue. Bone loss can lead to loosening of teeth and the eventual need to pull it off.
Deep cleaning process
Also known as Scaling and Root planing designed to halt the process of bacterial progression by scraping the plaque and tartar. Removal of plaque cleans out the debris. Later, the gums heal themselves, takes around six to eight weeks to get in its original form.
Research performed in July 2015, published in the Journal of the American dental association concludes that scaling and root planing is highly effective and beneficial in patients with chronic periodontitis. Chronic periodontitis is the chronic inflammation of dental tissues. It affects 47.2% of the U.S population over the age of 30 years.
The procedure divided into two parts first is scaling, and the second is root planning. In scaling, the dentist removes the tartar from the tooth surface and plaque from the gums. Gums cleaned to the sub-gingival level. For deep curettage, gums on the labial and buccal surface anesthetized to give a pain-free procedure and avoid profuse bleeding. In the root planing, the dentist smoothes the root surface of teeth to provide firm attachment of the gums to the teeth. The procedure usually requires more than one visit, depending on patient compliance.
Post-op care
It is normal to have pain after deep cleaning accompanied by some discomfort and sensitivity. Gums may become swollen and tender right after the procedure.
- Avoid consuming any hot or cold beverage right after the procedure as it tends to cause sensitivity of the tooth.
- Avoid consumption of carbonated/ colored beverages. These beverages/drinks damage the tooth color and cause sensitivity.
- Mouthwash recommended keeping the bacterial count of the oral cavity low to improve oral health.
Conclusion
Experienced and trained dentists can perform the procedure with higher efficacy. Among the best dental clinics in Dubai is Leila Hariri Dental and medical aesthetics takes pride in providing newly advanced techniques and equipment for dental cleaning and improvement of oral health.
