To keep your teeth for a lifetime, you must remove the plaque from your teeth and gums every day with proper brushing and flossing. Regular dental visits are also important. Daily cleaning will help keep calculus formation to a minimum, but it won’t completely prevent it. A professional cleaning at least twice a year is necessary to remove calculus from places your toothbrush and floss may have missed.
SCALING AND ROOT PLANING
This procedure is performed with local anesthesia to reduce discomfort. Using an instrument called an ultrasonic cleaner and scalers, plaque and tartar that are buried deep at the bottom of each periodontal pocket are carefully removed. The tooth’s root surfaces are then smoothed or planed.
GUM SURGERY
If deep periodontal pockets do not heal well after scaling and root planning, periodontal surgery may be needed to reduce the packet depth and make teeth easier to keep clean. Surgery allow us to access hard to reach areas that require the removal of tartar and plaque. The gums are then sutured back into a new position to improve the health of the tissue around the tooth.
