Becoming a Dental Assistant
Cause of Teeth Grinding
Complications After a Tooth Implant
Eating With False Teeth
How Does an Electric Toothbrush Work?
How Does Smoking Affect Your Gums & Teeth?
How to Assess & Treat an Infected Tooth in the Wilderness
How to Become a Dental Hygienist
How to Clean Dental Implants
How to Get Over Dental Anxiety
How to Prevent Teeth Grinding
How to Set Up a Dental Tray
How to Use an Electric Toothbrush
How to Use Temporary Filling in Your Teeth
Saliva's Affect on Dental Instruments
Scrubs for Dental Assistants
Scrubs for Dental Hygienists
Stop Clenching Your Teeth
What Can I Do for a Severe Toothache?
What Is Dental Resin?
What Is the Cost of Dental Lumineers?
What to Do for a Severe Toothache
What to Expect at a Dental Checkup
What to Expect During a Tooth Extraction
What to Expect During an Implant Procedure
What to Expect During a Filling Procedure
What to Expect During a Teeth Cleaning Appointment
What to Expect During Teeth Whitening Procedure
How to Care for a Tooth After a Filling
How to Wear Your Night Guard
How to Prevent Sensitive Teeth
How to Notice When Bleaching Teeth is Too Much
What Are Bitewing X-rays?
What Are Periapical X-Rays?
What Is a Dental Bridge?
What Causes Cavities?
How to Properly Floss Your Teeth
How Many Permanent Teeth Should I Have?
What to Do If a Tooth Gets Knocked Out
What Is the Normal Age to Get Your First Permanent Molar?
How Does a Sealant Protect My Teeth
Are Sealants Necessary for My Teeth?
Are Fluoride Treatments Necessary for My Teeth?
When Should My Child First See a Dentist?
What Is a Dry Socket?
Which Toothpaste Should I Use?
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Summary: During a teeth cleaning appointment, dentists typically use a lot of different dental instruments to remove plaque underneath the gums. Learn what methods and procedures are performed during a teeth cleaning appointment with help from a licensed dental assistant in this free video series on the dental profession.
Michelle McPhail has been a licensed dental assistant for more than seven years. At My Solutionz, she is the office coordinator and treatment coordinator. McPhail keeps everyone, even...read more
"So are you getting ready to go get your teeth cleaned for the first time and you just don't know what to expect? Well my name is Michelle and I'm a dental assistant with Solutionz and I'm here to explain to you on what you should expect during your teeth cleaning. Whenever you go see your general dentist he'll go ahead and do a thorough exam and therefore he will determine what type of cleaning you need. If you are going to just get a basic regular cleaning by the hygienist it is pretty easy. What you should expect is of course she is going to be using a lot of dental instruments in your mouth and some are very sharp due to the fact that she has to get in there and scale underneath your gums in order to remove any plaque build up that might be underneath your gums. So you are going to hear a lot of scraping and you might feel a lot of poking at the same time but it is not necessarily painful, it is just a slight discomfort whenever she is under there kind of scaling up underneath your gums especially if you don't brush and floss normally especially flossing three times a day. You might have some or a little bit more discomfort than usual so that is why it is always best to floss at least three times a day if you can but definitely what you should expect is a lot of scaling, scraping, a lot of water, she is going to need to flush out the area and too a lot of suction too and hearing the suction but it is pretty easy on what you should expect when you go get your teeth cleaned as long as you keep up with your general dentist appointment once every three months or once every six months depending on what schedule he puts you on then you shouldn't have any discomfort with your teeth cleaning. Once again my name is Michelle and I just explained to you on what to expect during your teeth cleaning."
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