How do dentist clean under your gums?
All dentists would recommend you brush and floss your teeth every day to maintain good oral hygiene. But what if I told you that despite your efforts of brushing and flossing your teeth every day, you have not eliminated 100% of the food particles present in your mouth? Brushing helps in removing food particles and bacteria that are present over our teeth while flossing helps in removing particles from in between our teeth. But what about the food particles that get accumulated in pockets that are present in between our teeth and gums. To remove particles from our gum pockets your dentist will recommend you to get deep cleaning. During a deep cleaning session, your dentist will first remove the plaque and tartar present above the gum line. Later the dentist will use certain specialized tools to reach down the gums and remove any unwanted particles. During this procedure, only some people might be given local anesthesia to numb the region. This is albeit rare and the...
