Many people say: I brush my teeth every day, my teeth are clean enough, why do I need to spend money to get my teeth cleaned? Teeth are not as clean as you think, and scaling is not as unnecessary as you think, so let’s talk about the issue of “is scaling worth it” today. Why should I have my teeth cleaned? First of all, let me ask you a question: Why do we need to brush our teeth? To freshen our breath? To remove food debris? Yes. But these are not the main things. In fact, the main purpose of brushing is to remove and interfere with the formation of plaque. And this plaque is the culprit of “tooth decay, calculus, gingivitis and periodontitis”. What is plaque? Plaque is a group of microorganisms that adheres to the surface of teeth or other soft tissues in the mouth. It is formed by the reaction between the remaining food residues in the mouth and bacteria, and, it is invisible to the naked eye. In addition, plaque is “adhered” to the tooth surface, so it cannot be washed away by water or rinsed off, and can only be removed by mechanical means. However, the enemy is too cunning, even if we brush our teeth harder. There are still some stubborn elements hiding in the hidden corners to grow and develop. If we are not careful, the plaque will further calcify and become calculus. So, how do you remove this tartar? This brings us back to the topic we are going to discuss today, “Dental Scaling”. What are the benefits of scaling? 1. Removal of dental calculus. When plaque is upgraded to calculus, it is more difficult to deal with, and calculus likes to grow at the junction of gums and teeth. This place is the dead end of our brushing (brushing is very difficult to shake its position) If these calculus is not removed in time, in the tooth surface accumulation for a long time, it will stimulate the gums. Gum swelling and pain, gum bleeding, etc. can occur. If the development is serious, it will spread to the periodontal tissues and eventually lead to the resorption of the alveolar bone, causing the teeth to loosen. It can be summarized as follows: plaque – calculus – gingivitis – periodontitis – tooth loosening or loss . Brushing can not solve, how to do? The only way to use the killer app is to “scaling” “scaling” “scaling” “scaling”. So, everyone understands? 2, remove tooth stains, fresh breath. Babies who like to smoke, drink coffee and tea often have a lot of stains on their teeth, which cannot be brushed off by brushing their teeth. So, in order to look good, you also need to clean a tooth. PS: Gastrointestinal problems caused by bad breath is not in the scope of my study, the baby or go to a professional doctor to treat it. 3, the most cost effective treatment. Why is scaling the most cost effective treatment? We first calculate a dental cleaning, about 100-200 yuan ~ 1-2 times a year, up to three or four hundred (please go to a professional dental hospital / clinic to wash, do not go to the small clinic next to the market). But it can kill the harmful bacteria in the cradle, can prevent and treat gingivitis, periodontitis. If we are not willing to spend the one or two hundred dollars to clean your teeth, you will have gum and periodontal problems under the long-term action of these germs, and the teeth are loose and fall off. Finally, you see, periodontitis has to be treated, right? If you lose your teeth, you have to get them fixed, right? The cost of these restorations is a lot of money compared to scaling. Less than a few thousand, more than a few thousand you say that is more economical na?