Dental Hygiene Includes
Brushing of teeth twice daily
Using mouthwash and rinsing mouth after any food intake
Using of floss to clean interdental ares
Cleaning the tongue and also other areas
The above are daily hygiene but professional cleaning is also required after
good oral hygiene maintenance at home which is done in the dental set up and
is called SCALING & POLISHING.
SCALING & POLISHING is done as there is hard calculus that forms
surrounding the tooth structure and thus causing decay to the underlying
bone and gums. As a result of bone decay the teeth become loose & also loses
its support from bone & gums and it falls off prematurely. So SCALING is
done to remove those hard deposits called calculus and make the teeth and
underlying structure healthy and strong. POLISHING is done to as to make
the surface smooth and on a smooth surface particles don’t get stuck and also
polished tooth looks shinier and healthy and the smile is improved.
