Scaling is the cleaning of the teeth by the doctor using the cleaning instruments with the mouth fully open, which can cause anxiety to some people, but for most people the cleaning of the teeth is painless. The process of scaling is not too painful, but there will be some discomfort present, so scaling is painless, and the process can cause discomfort in the jaw if there will be more tartar for too long. However, the doctor will usually instruct the patient to rest with the mouth closed for a period of time between operations to relieve the discomfort in the jaw. The examination before the scaling begins is when the doctor uses a small mirror to observe the teeth and does not cause any damage to the teeth and does not cause pain. The doctor uses a professional instrument to remove plaque and tartar from around the teeth. The treatment patient will hear some scraping sounds, which is a normal phenomenon, and the more tartar in the mouth the longer it will take to scrape off the plaque. The patient will not feel any pain during this process. Because the cleaning substance is covering the surface of the teeth, after removing the tartar, it is necessary to clean the debris in the mouth, which will flow out of the mouth together with the liquid, and the last step of cleaning is the fluoride treatment, which is a substance that acts as a protective agent for the teeth and helps to fight against tooth decay. So the process of cleaning your teeth is painless. Overall, scaling is a painless technique for routine dentistry. Patients are usually done in a relatively calm state.