At Ocean Hills Dentistry, after a careful assessment of your periodontal (Pertaining to the supporting and surrounding tissues of teeth), our board registered dental hygienist will be doing one of the following cleanings: Prophylaxis, which is removal of plaque, calculus and stains from the tooth structures. It is intended to control local irritational factors. Scaling, which is removal of plaque, calculus, and stain from teeth; & Root Planing which is a definitive treatment procedure designed to remove cementum (the outer surface of tooth root surface) and/or dentin (second layer of tooth under enamel) that is rough, may be permeated by calculus, or contaminated with toxins or microorganisms.
