Clean Teeth

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Teeth, the grinding machinery of the human body requires a timely maintainance as any other manual machines need. To enhance its lifetime utility , restorative steps are needed. The initial step for any servicing of machine is cleaning. Here too there is no difference. The cleaning approach taken for tooth is termed as Oral prophylaxis.

Oral prophylaxis is commonly known as “professional cleaning”. It is a preventive dental procedure which includes the complete removal of explorer-detectable calculus, soft deposits, plaque, stains and smothering of unattached tooth surfaces.

The aim of this method or treatment is to create or establish an environment in which hard and soft tissues can be maintained in good health for the client. Prophylaxis can be conducted effectively by implementing seven steps

1. Supragingival cleaning
2. Sub gingival cleaning
3. Polishing
4. (Subgingival / sucal) lavege
5. Fluoride treatment
6. Treatment planning
7. Dental charting

This cleaning requires the involvement of hand instruments and ultra scalers which is used to detect and remove the accumulated deposits of plaque on the tooth. In simple words one could say that cleaning and caring one’s teeth is one sure way to keep those refreshing smiles!