Dentists all say that teeth cleaning is good, but you have to know whether you should have your teeth cleaned or not!

There are many measures to maintain dental health, and teeth cleaning is one of the more "controversial" ones. Although dentists promote teeth cleaning through popular science every day, in fact, many people still don't know what teeth cleaning is all about. So, today we will summarize and analyze those issues that confuse everyone.

1The doctor recommends that you have your teeth cleaned. Should you do it?

Many people go to the hospital for a checkup due to dental problems, but end up with an unexpected problem - they are assigned to have their teeth cleaned. At this point, many people will first have a question: Do I really need a teeth cleaned?

Generally speaking, doctors recommend teeth cleaning when it is necessary, such as when there is obvious dental calculus in the mouth, which cannot be removed except by teeth cleaning; or when there are obvious signs of periodontitis, which is also a basic treatment measure for periodontitis. For teeth that can be cleaned or not, dentists will often recommend that you brush your teeth carefully and take good care of yourself.

Since even treatment now requires the patient's consent, doctors usually express it as a suggestion - not mandatory. In fact, recommending teeth cleaning often means that it is necessary to clean it. If you are still struggling, it is actually because you did not understand the doctor's hidden meaning.

2Is teeth cleaning more beneficial or harmful?

Even though many patients understand the necessity of teeth cleaning, they still have concerns, worrying that even if teeth cleaning can solve some problems, it will inevitably bring "sequelae" because some people do report similar problems.

First of all, it is certain that teeth cleaning will indeed have some impact on teeth. This is inevitable, and brushing with the wrong brush can also damage teeth.

But we must be clear that these effects are usually temporary and reversible. If teeth cleaning is necessary, the benefits of teeth cleaning must outweigh the disadvantages. For example, the roughness of the tooth surface caused by teeth cleaning is temporary and can be improved through grinding and polishing; tooth sensitivity caused by teeth cleaning is reversible, and you only need to pay attention to the care of your teeth within a certain period of time after teeth cleaning.

For patients with moderate to severe periodontitis, the impact of teeth cleaning on teeth is completely negligible compared to the consequences of not cleaning teeth leading to severe alveolar bone absorption.

3. You can’t wash your teeth, but once you do, you’ll become addicted?

Many people think that their teeth were fine before they had their teeth cleaned; but after having their teeth cleaned, their dental problems seem to have become worse, and they have to have their teeth cleaned, as if they are "addicted" to teeth cleaning.

In fact, whether there will be tartar on the teeth and periodontal inflammation is related to a person's original oral environment.

In short, a person who is prone to tartar and periodontal inflammation often has an alkaline oral environment. Whether brushing or washing teeth, it can only temporarily adjust the oral environment, but it is difficult to change it fundamentally. After all, the state of the oral environment is determined by the characteristic distribution of oral microorganisms of each person.

Therefore, teeth cleaning is not a one-time solution. The so-called "addiction" is actually that people who are prone to dental calculus and periodontal inflammation can only correct the "unhealthy" oral environment through continuous teeth cleaning, so as to maximize the maintenance of oral health. That is not the fault of teeth cleaning!