{"id":1313,"date":"2023-03-27T15:16:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T20:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmgworks.com\/clients\/greer619\/blog\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:17:41","slug":"affordable-dental-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/affordable-dental-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Dental Cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dental Cleaning<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Deep Cleaning For The Teeth<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This process, deep cleaning the teeth, is not something that you have done just because you missed a few visits to the dentist or have eaten some recent bad meals.\u00a0 Deep cleaning is a specific procedure that is performed by your dental hygienist to combat gum and periodontal disease.\u00a0 Usually, this procedure is needed because a person has not had a regular cleaning every six months.<\/p>\n

When It’s Needed<\/strong><\/h3>\n

At your dental appointment, the hygienist will use a probe to measure the area around the teeth. This is to see if you have pocketed.\u00a0 Pocketing is the area between the tooth and gum—where bacteria forms.\u00a0 The depth of the gum tissue between the teeth and gums is referred to as a \u201cpocket\u201d when it is 5 millimeters or more.\u00a0 Every adult should receive a periodontal exam each year to help determine if any additional treatment is needed.\u00a0 Measuring pocket depth is just one small part of a comprehensive dental exam.<\/p>\n

Healthy pockets in the teeth will be no more than 3 millimeters deep.\u00a0 If the pockets are greater than 5, your dentist will most likely prescribe a deep scaling and root planing appointment.\u00a0Affordable Dental Cleaning in Fairhope AL<\/p>\n

Deep Cleaning Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In the dental world, the deep cleaning process is known as scaling and root planing.\u00a0 Scaling removes the plaque and tartar from the surface area of the teeth and also from the pocket area.\u00a0 The other part, planning, involves the hygienist using a scaling instrument to remove plaque and tartar from the surface of the roots of the teeth.\u00a0 Scaling and planning usually require a minimum of two visits.<\/p>\n

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Dental Cleaning Deep Cleaning For The Teeth This process, deep cleaning the teeth, is not something that you have done just because you missed a few visits to the dentist or have eaten some recent bad meals.\u00a0 Deep cleaning is a specific procedure that is performed by your dental hygienist to combat gum and periodontal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,37,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-faqs","category-teeth-cleaning","category-teeth-whitening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetwatersmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}