Why Professional Teeth Cleanings Are So Important

Your oral health is based on how you clean and maintain your teeth and gums. Poor dental health leads to poor overall health. The bacteria, germs, and other materials that collect when you don’t clean your teeth can lead to infection, tooth loss, halitosis, and gum disease, all of which can affect your chances of getting cardiovascular disease, endocarditis, diabetes, and other illnesses.

While home care, such as brushing and flossing, is vital to keeping teeth their brightest and whitest, professional cleanings are also essential.

Let’s examine why the cleanings are so important.

If you live in the Mamaroneck, New York, or Stamford, Connecticut, areas and need dental cleanings, Dr. Gennadiy Kravets and our team of dental professionals at All Bright Dental can help.

What is professional dental cleaning?

This is the general term for a series of treatments performed in the office to improve your oral health. It starts with a basic examination that gauges your current dental health to ensure you aren’t dealing with other major issues. 

If there are no immediate concerns that take precedence over the cleaning, scraping and planing your teeth remove plaque and tartar that have built up. Next is a thorough cleansing done with a gritty toothpaste. This is followed by expert flossing and rinsing and ends with a fluoride treatment to strengthen your teeth.

What does it do that regular home care doesn’t?

Regular brushing and flossing at home help manage basic problems with plaque and tartar buildup. However, this alone isn’t enough to catch all of the places these issues can spring up. 

In the office, we use materials to produce deeper cleanings to better eliminate bacteria and anything else damaging teeth that home care simply can’t cover. 

Your hard work keeping your teeth clean works with our efforts to deep clean and improve your chances of avoiding dental problems. It’s a team effort that benefits everyone.

How often should I do it?

Getting routine dental cleanings generally means every six months or so, but that often depends on the overall health of your teeth and any other underlying health problems you may have. Conditions like diabetes increase your risk of gum disease, and if you have a family history of gum disease, it may mean getting these cleanings more frequently. Smoking and other forms of tobacco use can also mean getting these cleanings more regularly.

Routine dental cleanings keep teeth clean and monitor for dental problems. This is a team effort, and if everyone does their part, your teeth can stay healthy.

If you need dental cleanings, make an appointment with Dr. Kravets and our team at All Bright Dental today.