Protect Your Gums and Protect Your Teeth With Professional Teeth Cleaning
Professional teeth cleaning is a must for everyone in your family – even if you follow a good oral hygiene routine. Brushing and flossing your teeth at home simply isn’t enough to thoroughly rid your mouth of plaque and harmful bacteria, especially on back teeth that are difficult to reach. Your Vista, California, Dreamtime Dentistry team uses special tools to remove plaque and tartar buildup, leaving your mouth sparkling clean. At Dreamtime Dentistry, we recommend bi-annual teeth cleaning for fewer cavities and healthier teeth.
Protect Your Oral Health with Regular Dental Cleanings
While certain dental issues may present with classic symptoms, others go unnoticed. For instance, gum disease and tooth decay can cause severe oral complications if not detected and treated early. To keep your smile healthy at all times, Dreamtime Dentistry offers routine teeth cleanings in Vista, California, and its surroundings. During these cleanings, our dental team eliminates plaque and tartar from hard-to-reach areas, freeing your smile from decay, infections, and bad breath.
What does a dental cleaning involve?
Also known as oral prophylaxis or simply a prophy, teeth cleaning allows the dentist to examine your smile for abnormalities and clean hard-to-reach mouth surfaces. To examine your mouth, the dentist uses an intraoral camera to view even the trickiest corners.
Visual exams allow us to detect decay, gum disease, misalignments, failed dental work, and other problems. Where necessary, the dentist uses digital X-rays to examine the health of the oral structures beneath the gum line. Digital radiography detects cysts, tumors, ingrown teeth, hidden cavities, and other issues not visible to the naked eye.
After your exam, it’s time for our dentist or dental hygienist to showcase their cleaning skills on your teeth. We’ll use special tools to clean every tooth and just below the gum line to remove built-in plaque and tartar (dental calculus). We’ll pay special attention to areas that are difficult to reach with regular brushing and flossing, such as between the teeth and behind the molars.
Next, we’ll use a high-powered device to polish your teeth with gritty toothpaste. This step removes surface stains and smoothens your teeth, making it harder for plaque to accumulate. Where necessary, the dentist will complete your cleaning by applying fluoride or sealants on your teeth to prevent tooth decay.
Why do dental cleanings matter?
Although brushing and flossing are necessary for a healthy smile, they’re ineffective for cleaning hard-to-reach areas of your mouth. Professional cleanings are gentle yet effective in removing unwanted deposits from your teeth. Dental cleanings should be a no-miss component of dental care because they offer several benefits.
Some include:
- Early detection of oral issues
- It’s a cost-effective way of maintaining your healthy smile
- Cleanings prevent decay, oral infections, halitosis, and other dental issues
- Dental cleanings remove surface stains and unattractive dental calculus to keep your smile beautiful
- Protects your overall health
How often should my teeth be professionally cleaned?
We often recommend dental cleanings every six months. However, patients at high risk of decay or gum disease need frequent appointments, probably 3-4 times annually. Routine dental cleanings remove plaque and tartar before these unwanted deposits cause damage to your smile.
Ready to schedule your dental cleaning?
Dreamtime Dentistry is passionate about helping patients of all ages to achieve healthy, beautiful smiles. When you entrust your dental care to our team, rest assured you are in capable hands. If you or your loved one are due for a dental check-up, contact us online or call us at (760) 274-0993 to reserve your appointment.