Dental Deep Cleaning – Know Its Importance and About Its Procedure

Regular professional cleaning is essential to prevent gum diseases. However, your dentist may tell you that they want to perform a dental deep cleaning after thoroughly examining your mouth and realizing that your gums need it. After taking x-rays and visually examining your gums, the dentist can make a diagnosis. Also known as scaling and root panning, deep cleaning may be recommended based on the current condition of the gums, the stage of your periodontitis, the depth of the pockets, and the amount of tartar.

 Why is it necessary

 The goal of dental deep cleaning is to remove tartar and dental plaque that causes inflammation to the gum (gingival tissue) and the surrounding bone. Conventional cleanings can remove tartar and plaque, but these are effective only when you have minimal to moderate gingivitis.

 In general, dentists may recommend it for the following reasons:

 

• Disease prevention – Bacteria that causes periodontal infections can go to your bloodstream and affect other parts of your body to cause other health issues.
• Protect the tooth – Gum pockets that go beyond 3mm in depth are at a higher risk of developing periodontal disease. That’s because bacteria tend to accumulate in deeper pockets and that can lead to tooth loss.
• Improve your breath – Halitosis or bad breath is a common sign of gum disease.
• Aesthetic benefits – Dental deep cleaning removes plaque and tartar from below the gumline and the teeth.

Understanding the procedure

Scaling is done using special dental instruments in addition to an ultrasonic scaling tool to remove plaque and calculus from the root surfaces and the surface of the crown. In most cases, the tool can perform irrigation to provide an antimicrobial agent beneath the gums to reduce oral bacteria.

 Root planing is another aspect of the dental deep cleaning procedure and it aims to remove surface dentin and cementum that have embedded with tartar, toxins, and bacteria. By removing those harmful elements, proper healing may take place.