To Scale or Not
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When one hears the word scale what comes to mind is scaling a mountain but in dentistry it’s cleaning a surface generally the surface of a tooth. When you eat food residue remains in your mouth. When food is broken down it releases sugars. Bacteria need sugar to survive and especially like warm dark places without oxygen.
Guess what? That’s exactly the situation in your mouth. It’s dark, warm with limited oxygen. Therefore to maintain your dental health you need to floss and brush daily.
Think of your teeth as cubes or squares. When you brush your teeth you are cleaning the top, front and back of the tooth. However, you are not cleaning in between your teeth. This is where dental floss that little string comes in. The floss can get in between your teeth to clean out whatever you have packed in.
If you’re not flossing and brushing you’re leaving food which will eventually lead to cavities and gum disease. That’s where we come in. We will be able to help you restore your mouth to a healthy condition painlessly and quickly.
If things are good a simple cleaning which includes scaling where we remove any hard deposits on your teeth followed by a cleaning with toothpaste. You and your mouth will feel a whole lot better.
If things are not so good meaning that your gums are inflamed and bleeding a more advanced cleaning will be needed. In this situation we will get the area anesthetized and then be able to clean the inflamed areas more thoroughly with you remaining in comfort. Once accomplished, your gums will begin to heal up and your mouth will feel a whole lot fresher.
For most individuals gum disease does not hurt and this allows it to progressively get worse without the patient realizing it. If left untreated; it will eventually come back to bite you.
At the dental practice of Glenn Reit DDS located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in Yorkville we like people and we also like teeth. So if you have or even if you don’t have any teeth come on by – we’d like to meet you and resolve any oral problems you may have.
We’re right across from our very own Mickey Dees on Third Avenue between 84th and 85th streets. So give us a call today at 212 517 9000 you and your teeth will be glad you did.
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At the practice of Glenn Reit DDS; we provide quality care in a relaxed, comfortable, clean and safe environment. Please contact us today at 212 517 9000 for this or any other of your dental needs. We look forward to seeing and taking care of you!
