Can children have their teeth cleaned?

Children usually don't need to have their teeth cleaned because their teeth are in a growth and development period and they need to go through a relatively long process of tooth replacement. If their teeth are damaged by external forces during the tooth replacement process, it will affect the health of the growing teeth and cause the teeth to become loose. Therefore, teeth cleaning is only suitable for some adults.

Usually before starting, the doctor will ask the patient to rinse the mouth with an antiseptic solution. This process effectively reduces the bacterial content in saliva, thereby minimizing contamination.

2. Cleansing

The doctor performs cleaning manually or ultrasonically according to the patient's specific situation.

The process of teeth washing is usually a little painful. If the gingivitis is severe, bleeding will occur during teeth washing. In fact, the amount of bleeding is often a reflection of the degree of inflammation. This situation is similar to bleeding when brushing your teeth. You cannot stop brushing or washing your teeth because of bleeding. On the contrary, only careful brushing and washing can eliminate inflammation. Bleeding will be reduced or disappear after the inflammation is controlled or eliminated. In addition, due to the presence of a large amount of saliva and the water spray from the dental scaler, it may appear as if there is a lot of bleeding, but generally speaking the amount of bleeding is not too much.

3. Sandblasting

This is done by using special salt and high-pressure water to further clean the teeth, making the pigment removal effect more obvious. Patients who do not have severe pigmentation on their teeth may not need sandblasting and only need one ultrasonic cleaning.

4. Polishing

Polishing after scaling is like waxing your car after washing it. Ultrasonic cleaning will leave tiny scratches visible under a microscope on the tooth surface, causing the tooth surface to be slightly rough, which will easily accumulate stains and tartar. Polishing can make teeth brighter and the tooth surface smoother, thereby slowing down the adhesion of plaque and pigments and the formation of tartar. In addition, polishing can also reduce tooth sensitivity after scaling.

After teeth cleaning, the teeth will be a little sensitive to hot and cold and feel sore. This temporary symptom and the original bleeding from brushing usually disappear in about a week. If the pain symptoms persist, you can consider using anti-sensitive toothpaste on the market. They will usually improve after using it for about a month.