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Is teeth's will be grind or loss enamel if every 6 months doing cleaning regularly. Please advise.
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Scaling is a preventive treatment and I would advice all my patients to undergo scaling periodically. It definitely doesn't grind or destroy the tooth structure but removes the debris which may get hard or calcified with time.
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Scaling is prophylactic treatment of oral cavity to prevent plaque,stain & calculus deposition... it preserves normal healthy oral bacterial colony..
Scaling causes roughness & SENSITIVITY for some time ..
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Scaling always should b done with polishing with Prophy paste
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Using desensitizing paste for 2 weeks will resolve d problem
Dont have stained food or smoke within 24 hrs of scaling
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Scaling is a completely safe procedure. It has no adverse effects. Teeth cleaning is recommended every 6months for every individual.
Kindly go through the post mentioned in the link below for details.
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"Does Teeth Cleaning Damage Teeth?" by Dr.Rashmi Bamane - https://www.practo.com/healthfeed/does-teeth-cleaning-damage-teeth-39823/post
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No,Scaling doesn't wear off the enamel.It just removes the stains and deposits on your teeth. Usually,scaling is recommended once a year.But,if a person posess some habits such as smoking,tobacco/pan chewing,etc or have bad oral hygeine then it should be maintained at once every 8 months.
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To prevent deposition of plaque,calculus and stains,brush twice a day i.e, morning and night with soft tooth brush in a circular motion.
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Do visit a Dentist for better explanation.Hope this was helpful.
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No there wont be any enamel loss after scaling. Frequency of scaling depends upon your oral hygiene if its good then yearly scaling is sufficient.
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No, if the scaling is done gently, then there's no risk of enamel loss, the frequency of scaling appointment depending upon the patient's tendency to form deposits or stains.
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Ask your dentist as to how frequently do you need to have the scaling.
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