Before we share with you the exact definition of scaling and the treatment process,
Let us first understand
Before dental scaling
The dangers of tartar in the mouth
Tartar is a possible cause of heart disease.
Brushing your teeth twice a day, morning and evening.
Do you have clean teeth when you brush twice a day, morning and evening, and rinse after meals?
The answer is of course no. Although you brush your teeth every day.
However, due to the method of brushing, many people cannot brush their teeth thoroughly.
Many people can’t clean their teeth thoroughly even after brushing.
Because of the incomplete cleaning of teeth, it is easy to cause calculus.
The average person has some tartar, more or less.
The lingual side of the lower teeth is the place where calculus is most likely to form.
Once formed, calculus is difficult to clean.
Not only does it cause damage to the gums and alveolar bone, but the bacterial plaque in plaque also causes damage to the teeth.
And the bacterial bacteriophage proteins in plaque
If it enters the capillaries of the inflamed gums and periodontal tissue
may cause blood clotting in the veins.
For older people, this can even lead to heart disease.
It is best for the average person to have their teeth cleaned once every six months.
In the West, dental cleaning is a common practice, an “alternative to brushing”.
By cleaning your teeth regularly
By regularly cleaning your teeth, you can not only completely remove calculus, stains and areas that you cannot clean yourself, such as the deeper crevices of the mouth, but also the deeper parts of the mouth.
By regularly cleaning your teeth, you not only remove calculus, discoloration and areas you can’t clean, such as the deep gaps in your mouth, but also keep your periodontal tissue healthy.
Scaling is also an effective way to treat bleeding gums.
It is easy to detect small and unnoticeable dental diseases, such as hidden dental caries, during scaling.
Thus, the purpose of early detection and early treatment can be achieved.
At present, there are two types of regular scaling, one is the ordinary ultrasonic scaling.
The ultrasonic vibration is used to break down the plaque, calculus and pigment on the surface of the teeth.
At the same time, the atomized water stream is used to rinse away the debris.
Therefore, general scaling will not cause damage to the teeth.
The other type of scaling is sandblasting
The other type of scaling is for those who have more pigment on the surface of teeth and those who often smoke.
High-pressure sandblasting is used to thoroughly clean the teeth.
The interval of scaling should not be too short or too long.
Too often can damage your teeth. People who are prone to calculus or tobacco or tea stains
People who are prone to calculus or tobacco or tea stains should have their teeth cleaned once every three to six months.
It is best for the average person to have their teeth cleaned once every six months.
Some people should beware of dental scaling.
It is a good thing to clean your teeth thoroughly.
However, not everyone can have their teeth cleaned.
For some people, it is best to be cautious about scaling.
For example.
People with mouth ulcers and gum inflammation, for example, should not receive sandblast scaling.
In addition
People with various bleeding disorders.
Patients with thrombocytopenia and leukemia should choose the time of scaling carefully.
The appropriate amount of pro-coagulant drugs can be taken in advance to control the coagulation rate
to prevent bleeding during scaling.
For patients with acute infectious diseases such as acute hepatitis and active tuberculosis.
Patients with acute infectious diseases such as acute hepatitis and tuberculosis should wait until the acute infectious diseases are under control before scaling their teeth to
to avoid the transmission of the disease to others.
Therefore, before routine scaling
In addition to having the patient rinse with a weak antibacterial solution such as hydrogen peroxide.
In addition to rinsing with a weak antibacterial solution such as hydrogen peroxide, a 1% tincture of iodine can be applied to the scaling area.
Sterilize the handpiece of the scaling machine and the working head strictly to avoid cross infection.
Wipe the scaler head twice with 2% tincture of iodine.
After natural drying or 1 minute
Use 75% alcohol for deiodination, or 2% glutaraldehyde cotton balls for 2 minutes.
It is recommended to use a disposable scaler head.
Patients with localized inflammation of the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity in the acute phase.
should also wait until the acute phase has passed before scaling.
Pregnant women should not have their teeth cleaned. (especially in the first trimester,
Here it is worth emphasizing that
It is advisable to have a systematic dental cleaning one to two months before the baby is ready, i.e. before pregnancy).
After a dental cleaning, you may experience pain in the mouth and soreness in the teeth.
This is mainly due to the exposure of tooth roots.
Therefore, after scaling
Avoid contact with too cold or too hot food for a short period of time.
Brush and floss your teeth after every meal.
Every few hours, you can use warm salt water to rinse your mouth.
Make the teeth have a process of adaptation, the symptoms will be relieved.
Scaling is not only for beauty, but also for prevention and treatment.
The medical term for “scaling” is “scaling”.
The term “scaling” refers to the removal of bacteria, tartar, pigment and other tartar from the tooth surface.
The term “scaling” refers to the removal of bacteria, tartar, pigment and other tartar from the surface of the teeth, while the term “treatment” refers to its role in treating periodontal disease.
Scaling can reduce the symptoms of gingivitis and periodontitis, but it cannot cure them.
For complete treatment, you should also go to a specialist hospital after scaling.
Some people see a yellowish-brown or dark brown staining on the surface of their teeth that
It is very unattractive.
The reason for this is related to food, tobacco, chemicals and bacteria of color.
Tea, coffee and some colored beverages in our daily life
All of them can stain the surface of the teeth.
If you smoke for a long time, you can also deposit a lot of tobacco plaque on the surface of your teeth.
This makes the teeth yellowish brown or dark brown.
Although the pigmentation itself is not very irritating to the gums, it is often deposited on the gum surface.
However, it is often deposited on top of plaque and tartar.
When the pigmentation is large and thick
often provides a rough surface for the accumulation of plaque and
This stimulates inflammation of the gum tissue.
In addition, when plaque is not removed due to incomplete brushing
Some bacteria can also produce some pigmentation on the tooth surface.
Therefore, it is important to maintain good oral hygiene habits in daily life.
This will help to prevent and reduce the staining of the tooth surface.
But how to remove tea stains, tobacco stains and other pigments that have already formed?
For good oral hygiene.
If there is only a small amount of thin stains
You can use a rubber cup dipped in polishing agent to polish the tooth surface.
The pigmentation on the surface of the teeth can be removed.
If there is more than just pigmentation
If tartar and plaque are also present on the crown surface
supragingival scaling (scaling) should be performed.
After scaling, the surface of the tooth is routinely polished to
The surface of the teeth should be smoothed to reduce the re-deposition of plaque, pigment and tartar.
For extensive and heavy tobacco stains
After the removal of tartar by ultrasonic scaling machine
After the ultrasonic scaler has removed the tartar, a sandblasting machine should be used to thoroughly remove the pigment from the tooth surface.
Sandblasting is a clinically proven method of removing tooth surface pigment.
It is performed by means of a working handle mounted on the blasting machine.
The polishing grit is sprayed onto the tooth surface at high speed.
It effectively removes tea stains, tobacco stains and other pigmentation from the tooth surface and whiten the tooth surface.
The main components of polishing sand are fine quartz and sodium bicarbonate.
It is worth mentioning that while the quartz sand is sprayed onto the tooth surface at high speed
also causes tiny scratches on the tooth surface.
Therefore, after the sandblasting treatment
After the sandblasting treatment, the tooth surface should also be polished with a rubber cup
to reduce the scratches. Smooth the surface of the tooth.
In addition, care should be taken to protect the soft tissues of the gums during the sandblasting treatment to avoid damage.
You should have regular scaling during orthodontic treatment!
The interval between scaling for periodontally healthy teeth is six months to one year.
This is because even if you brush your teeth carefully every day
there is still some plaque, soft scale or food residue left on the tooth surface, the
In the interdental space or in the gingival margin and gingival sulcus.
Over time, these substances calcify and form hard tartar, causing gum inflammation.
This causes inflammation of the gums.
During orthodontic treatment, the wearing of fixed aligners
greatly increases the area of plaque adherence and
It also makes it more difficult to remove plaque.
Plaque, soft tartar and tartar can easily accumulate on the tooth surface, making it relatively difficult to brush and easy to remove.
This makes it relatively difficult to brush the teeth and makes it easy for gum inflammation to develop.
Gingival inflammation, which is characterized by redness, swelling, bleeding and hyperplasia of the gums.
In turn, it hinders the smooth progress of orthodontics.
Therefore, it is more important to clean teeth regularly during orthodontic treatment.
Re-emphasize the danger of dental calculus
Before introducing calculus
First of all, it is important to know about plaque.
Plaque is the sticky bacterial plaque on the surface of the teeth.
The bacteria and its products are the main cause of periodontal disease.
It is an essential initiating factor for periodontal disease.
This idea has been proven in numerous experiments.
For example, aseptic animal studies have demonstrated that foreign body irritation such as tartar or wire ligatures alone.
In the absence of bacteria, gingivitis is not caused.
If fed with food spiked with bacteria
If the food is fed with bacteria, it can cause periodontal inflammation in experimental animals.
Epidemiological surveys have found that the distribution, prevalence and severity of periodontal disease
The distribution, prevalence and severity of periodontal disease were found to be proportional to the oral hygiene of the population, the
The distribution, prevalence and severity of periodontal disease were found to be positively correlated with the oral hygiene and plaque accumulation of the population. Poor oral hygiene and
The prevalence of periodontal disease was significantly higher in those with high plaque accumulation.
The prevalence of periodontal disease was significantly higher than that of those with good oral hygiene.
Thus, it can be seen that
Plaque is the most important cause of periodontal disease.
Without plaque, there is no periodontal disease.
Calculus is calcified or calcifying plaque and soft scale deposited on the teeth.
It is formed by the gradual deposition of calcium salts in saliva or gingival sulcus and is
not easily removed.
Tartar is closely related to periodontal disease.
The amount of tartar is positively correlated with periodontal inflammation.
However, the relationship between plaque and tartar is even closer.
The pathogenic effect of tartar is mainly due to its surface
The pathogenic effect of tartar is mainly due to the large amount of plaque and bacterial toxins that can adhere to the tartar surface, causing gingival inflammation.
In addition, tartar itself is hard and rough and
mechanical irritation to the gums.
At the same time
tartar hinders the implementation of oral hygiene measures and
is the cause of gingival bleeding, deepening of periodontal pockets,
It is an important factor in the development of gingival bleeding, periodontal pocket deepening, alveolar bone resorption and periodontal disease.
Therefore.
The first step in the treatment of periodontal disease is to remove tartar.
We often hear about “gallstones” and “kidney stones”.
There is also calculus on the surface of the teeth.
Some parts of the tooth surface are not cleaned.
There will be plaque, soft tartar, food debris accumulation.
These substances stay on the tooth surface for a long time.
Inorganic salts such as calcium salts in oral saliva will be deposited slowly, so that plaque, soft tartar from soft to soft.
The plaque and soft tartar will become hard from soft and
gradually mineralize and become hard yellowish-white tartar
The tartar is tightly adhered to the surface of the teeth and looks somewhat like the scale in a thermos.
The surface of tartar is rough.
It is easy to attract plaque and the large amount of bacterial toxins produced by plaque, leading to bleeding and inflammation of the gums.
causes the gums to bleed and become inflamed.
At the same time, the
The rough surface of tartar is a mechanical irritant to the gums and can aggravate the inflammation of the gums.
The site and rate of tartar formation are closely related to oral hygiene.
Tartar forms quickly in areas of poor oral hygiene.
Sometimes, the
tartar can be deposited down the teeth to the gum below, on the root surface, and
This makes it more difficult to clean and leads to severe inflammation of the gums.
Therefore
good oral hygiene is the most important and effective way to prevent tartar formation and
Therefore, good oral hygiene is the most important and effective way to prevent tartar formation and gum disease.
Once tartar is formed, it is so tightly bound to the tooth surface that it cannot be removed by brushing.
It cannot be removed by brushing or other methods.
It is necessary to go to the hospital for oral cleaning (also known as scaling).
What kind of people should have their teeth scaled?
Scaling.
It means going to the dental department of a dental hospital or a general hospital.
Ultrasonic scaling is performed by a professional dentist.
It is medically recommended that the following conditions
The following cases are recommended for ultrasonic scaling in regular hospitals.
1, periodontally healthy people.
1. People with healthy periodontium should go to a regular hospital for ultrasonic scaling once every six months to a year to prevent periodontal diseases.
To prevent the occurrence of periodontal disease.
2, the emergence of periodontal disease, such as
such as bleeding teeth brushing
swelling of the dental bed and other symptoms.
You should always go to a regular hospital for treatment.
The doctor will provide scaling and other treatments according to each patient’s condition.
The doctor will clean the teeth and some other treatments according to each patient’s condition.
After treatment, patients with periodontal disease
To ensure the effectiveness of treatment and to prevent recurrence of the disease
Regular follow-ups are required for
Periodontal maintenance treatment, which includes scaling.
3.Women who are preparing to have a baby.
Before pregnancy, you should first go to the dental hospital or the dental department of the general hospital to
check the oral condition and
According to the examination situation to decide whether the need for dental cleaning.
To ensure oral periodontal health during pregnancy.
4, orthodontic teeth before and orthodontic.
Should go to the oral periodontal department to check the periodontal situation.
Decide whether it is necessary to clean teeth.
5.For those who are missing teeth and need dentures.
Before the restoration work begins
It is necessary to check the periodontal situation at the oral and periodontal department to
To decide whether it is necessary to do scaling and other periodontal treatment
to ensure the normal use of dentures.
It is also an essential measure to maintain periodontal health.
6, diabetic patients due to the lower resistance of the whole body.
Often gum bleeding, swollen gums, loose teeth and other symptoms.
Therefore, they should also go to the hospital for oral examination, dental scaling and other periodontal treatment.
Some precautions during scaling
The working head of ultrasonic scaling used in scaling itself does not have any cutting function.
It relies on the high frequency vibration of ultrasonic waves to break up the tartar.
It relies on the high frequency vibration of the ultrasonic waves to break up the tartar, and the doctor has to move the working head continuously and without pressure.
If you touch the tartar gently, it will not damage the tooth.
However, if the procedure is not done properly
If the pressure is applied or the tartar is left on the tooth surface for too long
If you do not apply pressure or stay on the tooth surface for too long, you will leave small scratches on the tooth surface.
This is usually visible under the microscope as a fine rough surface.
Such scratches can be compensated by polishing.
Some people feel sore during the scaling process
Some people feel soreness in their teeth during scaling.
This is mainly due to root exposure.
Root exposure is a typical manifestation of periodontal disease.
Tooth roots are sensitive to cold, hot, sour, sweet and other stimuli.
Therefore, the more severe the periodontal inflammation, the more pronounced the root exposure may be.
the more pronounced the soreness will be in the treatment.
Tooth sensitivity after scaling.
Temporarily reduce the consumption of cold and hot foods
In addition, some patients may experience tooth sensitivity after scaling.
This is mainly due to the fact that before the scaling, the exposed tooth roots are surrounded by tartar, which isolates the hot and cold stimuli.
To reduce pain, avoid contact with too cold or too hot food for a short period of time after scaling.
To make the teeth have an adaptation process, the symptoms will be relieved.
Bleeding during scaling.
Due to plaque and tartar irritation
Many people have bleeding during scaling.
This is due to inflammation of the gums caused by plaque and tartar.
The more severe the inflammation, the more obvious the gum bleeding will be.
If you bleed when you brush your teeth
This means that the inflammation of the gums is not mild.
Only completely healthy gums will not bleed during scaling.
Therefore, it is important to brush your teeth carefully after scaling.
If you remove plaque and other irritants, you can reduce gum bleeding.
The problem of large gaps after scaling
In fact, the problem is that
In fact, this is the “reward” of poor oral hygiene habits over the years.
The normal gap between the teeth is filled by the gingival papillae.
But due to the long-term accumulation of tartar, resulting in gum atrophy, the root of the tooth is exposed, and the gap between the teeth gradually.
The gap between the teeth is gradually covered by tartar and the roots of the teeth are exposed.
After removal, the gap will appear to be large.
Once the teeth have a gap, it is more difficult to clean, but also more important.
Otherwise, plaque and tartar will easily adhere to the teeth and stimulate further widening of the gap.
Precautions during the clinical procedure of scaling
Scaling procedure steps.
1. Let the patient rinse with 3% hydrogen peroxide solution for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Here to emphasize that there are also some dentist warriors put forward the following views.
I think it is not unreasonable, here to add
(before scaling without hydrogen peroxide rinse, the reason is that after the peroxide rinse, ultrasonic scaling some patients will appear radical sensitivity, so advocate in the dental scaling with hydrogen peroxide rinse, or wipe with a cotton ball dipped in hydrogen peroxide, and then rinse with water, rinse clean and then wipe the gums with iodine glycerin, while the patient is advised to pay attention to too sweet, too acidic diet involved)
Then rinse the mouth with water.
The operator steps on the switch to check whether the handpiece is spraying water.
The working head will vibrate and make the water spray in a mist.
2. Gently touch the working head of the handpiece to the tartar.
The lateral edge of the front of the working head is directed at the tooth surface.
with the tooth surface is about 15 ° angle.
Use the ultrasonic vibration of the tip of the working head to remove the tartar.
Do not apply too much pressure.
Move the working head continuously and do not stop at a certain point.
The working head should not be placed vertically on the tooth surface.
3. Ask the patient to rinse the mouth to remove the tartar.
4.Remove the tartar from the whole mouth in a certain order to avoid missing it.
5.After the instrument is used, the working end and handpiece should be disinfected.
6.Remaining tartar is removed with the manual scaling appliance.