We are pleased to offer the following services and technologies to our patients. Click on any service to get an overview displayed to the right:

DENTAL CLEANING

A dental cleaning is a procedure to keep your teeth and gums healthy. Most dental cleanings take only between 25 and 30 minutes. It is done either by your dentist or dental hygienist. It is imperative for your oral health and general wellbeing that you receive a professional cleaning every six months. Plaque left untreated can lead to unhealthy gums and tooth decay. Neglected gums will bleed and could cause severe oral problems, such as loosening and loss of your teeth, bead breath along with other general diseases. Some of the possible preventable diseases by a simple routine dental cleaning include hard diseases, stroke, arthritis. Patient with diabetes will be at greater risk for bleeding gums but routine cleaning will improve their gum health and makes the diabetes more controllable. Therefore a routine and regular dental cleaning could prevent major health issues in the future. The procedure will include scaling, root planing and polishing.

Scaling: is a process to remove plaque and tartar from all teeth surfaces. Dental hygienists traditionally perform scaling by hand. Several new methods are also available such as ultrasonic, electric, laser scalers. These sophisticated tools allow dental cleanings to be performed more efficiently and in less time. To achieve best results, both electric and manual scaling methods are combined for dental cleanings.

Root planing: specific treatment that removes the roughened tooth and rooth surfaces that is covered with calculus, bacteria and their toxins. This is the process of cleaning pockets in the gums to treat and prevent gum problems. Root planing is used to treat moderate to advanced gum diseases. When the gum is inflamed, gum pockets become deeper and may lose connections to the bone inside. The deeper the pockets, the easier it is for plaque deposits to become trapped and worsen gum problems. Root planing involves inserting a pointed dental tool called scalers into the gum pockets to clean plaque buildup. Depending on the degree of difficulty, root planing may take several appointments and a local anesthesia may be used to prevent pain.

Polishing: this is the last step in tooth cleaning and involves finishing the surface of the teeth to make them shiny and clean. On the completion of this procedure your gums and mouth will feel rejuvenated clean and healthy.