In developed countries, dental cleaning has become a very popular routine oral health care, and people regularly visit their dentists once or twice a year to have their teeth cleaned. After the scaling, if periodontal disease is found, the dentist will promptly carry out oral professional treatment to maintain oral health. However, people often have misconceptions about scaling, so we will ask experts to tell us more about it. Can scaling clean white teeth? Scaling does not really clean your teeth. Scaling is the removal of tooth stains, tartar and calculus on the surface of the teeth, and the teeth will be restored to clean after scaling, which is certainly a great improvement compared to a mouth full of stains. However, scaling will not change the original color of the teeth. If the problem is tooth pigmentation, tetracycline teeth, etc., it will need to be solved by tooth bleaching or tooth restoration. Do your teeth become loose, sour and soft? The gap between teeth will become wider? Allergy, enlarged gap and feeling uncomfortable after scaling are due to the fact that people have not been in the habit of scaling for many years, and the calculus has been attached to the teeth for a long time with high hardness, so when it is removed at once, it is not very adaptable. Coupled with the long-term non-scaling, resulting in gum recession and exposed roots, usually protected by calculus, there will be certain allergic symptoms after washing off. Although the calculus can play a certain protective effect on the gums and roots, but this protection is unhealthy and will greatly increase the incidence of oral diseases. The problem of tooth gap is already existed, only that it has not been cleaned for a long time and let the calculus to clog. Do I need to clean my teeth frequently after scaling? Generally speaking, it is enough to clean your teeth once every six months or once a year, and for smokers, it is best to clean them once every three months or so. Regular scaling not only cleans the teeth, but the doctor also examines the teeth for the scaler at the same time, which also facilitates timely detection of problems and timely treatment. The first time you have your teeth cleaned, it may be a little uncomfortable because of the tartar, but once you stick to it and are able to keep your mouth clean well, the next time will be much better. Just like we often wash our clothes, teeth also need to be washed every once in a while. It can be very effective in preventing the occurrence and development of various oral diseases. Prevention is better than cure!