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What to Know About Teeth Scaling and Root Planing

Periodontal or tooth scaling and root planing are popular dental procedures that help to treat gum disease or periodontitis and excessive plaque buildup.

 

This procedure is more in-depth than regular teeth cleaning.

 

Scaling is a type of dental cleaning that reaches below the gum line to remove plaque buildup.

 

The dentists may usually recommend teeth scaling and root planing together. More commonly, both these procedures are known as “deep dental cleaning".

 

The procedure often takes more than one dental visit and may require a local anesthetic depending on the severity of the chronic periodontal disease and if one has receding gums.

 

It usually takes only a few days to recover from this outpatient procedure but sometimes it may take longer.

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Uploaded on May 25, 2022