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What is meant by good oral hygiene? What should be done for that?
And due to covid, scaling of teeth is not possible in a dental clinic as such what can i do as an alternative at home. As I have some stone like thing on my 2 teeth n while brushing blood is coming sometimes so it is a great concern to me.
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That stone like thing you are talking about is calculus
- cause of inflamation of gingiva and bleeding gums
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go for oral prophylaxis in dental clinic.
salt water gargle or also u can use hexidine mouthwash
zingisole gum paint for massage on gums
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Calculus can be removed only by scaling and polishing .
Take appointment from your dental surgeon.
Brush your teeth twice daily
Rinses after every meals
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Dr. R. Sharumathi
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2 yrs exp
Chennai
Stone like thing are called calculus which can be removed only by scaling and bleeding is also caused by this for permanent relief u need to do scaling in dental clinic
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as for temporary relief u have to maintain good oral hygiene by brushing twice and use salt water gargle
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