The Importance of Deep Cleanings

Everyone puts great importance into keeping up with their oral hygiene, but many of our patients in Seville, Medina, Wadsworth, Westfield Center and Lodi are not aware of what lies beneath the gum line. Although teeth appear small, they are actually much larger than people realize. When periodontal disease begins, regular cleanings are not enough to fully restore your teeth and gums to a healthy state. When your gums develop inflammation from gum disease, deep cleanings are necessary and important.

As a dental professional my patients often ask me what a deep cleaning consists of. A deep cleaning is made up of two parts: scaling and root planing. Scaling is the process or removing tartar and bacteria that may be trapped beneath the gum line in your roots and pockets of your gum tissue. Next, planing smoothes your roots and eliminate the areas where bacteria thrives in your mouth. This two step process will aid your gums in healing and let your gum pockets shrink back closer to normal size. Dr. Landry can also use medications to further your healing process.

Like diabetes and hypertension, periodontitis can never be healed. Once you have it, you have it. This is why having oral wellness visits with Dr. Landry and maintain good oral health habits at home is so important.

Periodontitis is an extremely quiet disease, meaning it does not show many symptoms or sings. Periodontitis can lead to many health issues, deteriorate your gum, roots, and bone, lead to an increased build up of bacteria and tartar, and eventually cause issues like tooth loss. For these reasons it is important to have your gums checked at your oral wellness visits. Once you have contracted periodontitis it is important to have it treated on a regular basis in order to limit the damage that it causes.


For additional information on this topic, visit Oral-B’s website. If you would like to schedule an appointment to visit Dr. Landry and have your gums check please contact us at our office in Seville, OH.