08/22/2026
Did you know there are different types of dental cleanings?
We evaluate your periodontal health by taking X-Rays, and checking your periodontal charting or gum measurements to accurately assess the type of cleaning you may need.
1. Prophylaxis cleaning is a preventative cleaning that we do to prevent periodontal disease and other disease you can get in your mouth!
2. Scaling and Root Planing or SRP is what we call a “deep cleaning”. These cleanings occur if you have a lot of bacteria buildup between your teeth along with periodontal disease and the breakdown of the gums and bone surrounding your teeth! This also may occur if you have missed cleanings over a long period of time so make sure you come in regularly!
3. Periodontal maintenance appointment often occurs once you have had a Scaling and Root Planing before and are now coming in to maintain your periodontal condition.. Once periodontal disease or bone loss has occurred, you can not reverse it so you may have to come in more often for cleanings to ensure that we are preventing this disease from progressing!
4. Gross Debridement often refers to a cleaning where we remove part of the bacteria buildup so the doctor is able to do a proper examination. Sometimes this may need to happen if you have a lot of buildup blocking us from checking the health of your teeth and can happen if you have not been to the dentist in a while.
Make sure you are coming in regularly! 🦷🪥🤍
