Published on:2018-6-26
Generally speaking, there are a few ways working to clean your teeth, including brushing, flossing, rinsing and professional cleaning. The first three are home practices, able to get rid of soft plaque and some instant stains. However, if the plaque has mixed with food debris and bacteria to form hard tartar, then you may have to seek a professional cleaning to remove it.
Daily brushing and rinsing works well to sweep away instant stains caused by consumption of colored foods and beverages, and food debris stuck in between teeth. But if they are left to stay with your teeth in a long term, instead of being removed in time, then only a professional cleaning can help you eventually.
A professional cleaning refers to a ultrasonic one, taking advantage of the vibrations of ultrasonic waves to clean your teeth. It can not only remove dental plaque and calculus attached to your teeth, but also free your teeth from stains caused by coffee, tea, tobacco and so on. Generally, it can be applied alone without a following procedure called sandblasting. But to be noted, the combined application of both is set to produce a better result. Consult with your dentist to see whether you need only one or both of the procedures.
As we all know, we need to constantly consume food to get nutrition, which means that there will be continuous production of food debris. It’s certain that dental plaque and calculus will form again after a professional cleaning. So it’s regular cleaning that should be sought to maintain oral hygiene. In general, it’s suggested to conduct an in-office cleaning once or twice a year, with a purpose to prevent various dental diseases.
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