The most important thing is that you have to be able to get a good idea of what you are doing. There is also a more professional scientific name called “supragingival scaling”, which is the most basic means of treating periodontal disease. And periodontal disease, a common oral disease, is also one of the main causes of tooth loss in adults, but also the main oral disease that endangers the teeth and the health of the whole body!
Myth 1 [Brush your teeth every day, you still need to clean them?
How does tartar come from?
Tartar is formed by calcium and bacteria deposited in saliva on the teeth, the saliva and bacteria inside the mouth are endless, even if you brush every day, you can’t brush the dirt off the teeth completely.
There are also some teeth within the corners of the brush can not be, over time the formation of a block of tartar, and very strong, it is time to use professional tools, to a major cleaning ↓↓↓
Scaling is the use of ultrasonic cleaning machine high-frequency vibration so that the deposition of calculus by the vibration and loosened. There are also some daily toothbrush cleaning “dead-end” hygiene also in the scaling of teeth together with the solution.
Myth 2 [Scaling makes teeth bigger and loosens teeth].
Tartar accumulates on your teeth over time, and it is like building a “brick wall” around your teeth, and the tartar is as strong as cement, tying your loose teeth into a whole, which actually hides the fact that your gums are shrinking!
At this point you don’t feel the loose teeth: the bone around the roots has shrunk under the long-term effects of tartar pressure and gum inflammation, and only about half of it remains. Scaling washes out this tartar, and after it is washed out, the tooth stands in the loose collapsed gums, so it is strange that it can stand firmly. So, this looseness will be improved by scaling. A proper scaling operation will not only not cause loosening of teeth, but on the contrary, it is an effective means to prevent and treat periodontal inflammation, which can prevent further loosening of teeth.
Myth 3 [It’s sore and painful when scaling, bleeding, can’t stand it?
The first scaling may be unbearable because the easiest place for tartar to grow is the location on the teeth that is not easy to clean, such as the junction between the teeth and gums. This junction is where the white, hard enamel and the tender, sensitive roots are located, so even if you have healthy teeth, touching this location with a metal instrument will cause slight discomfort.
The symptoms of bleeding are also normal. The plaque and tartar attached to the tooth surface stimulate the gums to inflammation leading to gum congestion and capillary expansion, and under the stimulating effect, the expanded capillaries rupture leading to gum bleeding. The more serious the inflammation is, the more obvious the gum bleeding will be.
The first scaling, because the tartar accumulation is more, the doctor needs to repeatedly clean, the discomfort should also be more; and later regular scaling, tartar is not more, clean up is not so uncomfortable ~
Myth 4 [teeth become especially sensitive after scaling]
If these symptoms really appear after scaling, it means that you already suffer from mild periodontitis, you should be glad that you have scaled your teeth in time ~ scaling is only the cause of tooth sensitivity, the real root cause is still periodontal disease.
Myth #5 [It will make your teeth white]
The ultrasonic vibration can remove the calculus, tartar and some pigments on the surface of the teeth, which can make the teeth whiter, if the teeth are yellow in color caused by the development, the scaling effect is not very good.
Myth 6 [The more times of scaling is not the better
The interval should not be too short, six months to one year is enough.
Because the scaling will wash away the tartar between the teeth, and the teeth need a period of time to slowly grow together, filling these small gaps did not. If it is too frequent and exceeds the self-adaptation cycle of the teeth, it will become a wide gap between the teeth.
In addition, the ultrasonic scaling method, which uses ultrasonic vibrations to break down plaque, calculus and pigment on the surface of the teeth, is also very careful about the hardness of the drill in contact with the teeth, and if you hit the teeth too hard for a short time, you will lose more than you gain.