Scaling and root planing, also known as conventional or non-surgical periodontal therapy or deep cleaning, is a dental procedure involving removal of dental plaque and calculus followed by smoothing, or planing, of the exposed root surfaces to remove cementum or dentine impregnated with calculus, toxins or microorganisms that cause inflammation, helping the periodontium reach remission of periodontal disease.
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When do dentists use scaling and root planing, and is it enough on its own?
Scaling and root planing is a deep cleaning for periodontal disease; advanced cases may also need surgery.
Dentists use scaling and root planing for periodontal disease, the gum infection that develops when plaque hardens into tartar. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research describes it as a deep cleaning of the affected tooth, and notes that only a professional cleaning by a dentist or dental hygienist can remove tartar. It is not always the whole answer: in advanced cases of gum disease, surgical treatment may be required, and any type of treatment depends on the patient keeping up good daily oral health care at home.
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Scaling and root planing (Wikipedia)
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Scaling and root planing, also known as conventional periodontal therapy, non-surgical periodontal therapy or deep cleaning, is a procedure involving removal of dental plaque and calculus (scaling or debridement) and then smoothing, or planing, of the (exposed) surfaces of the roots, removing cementum or dentine that is impregnated with calculus, toxins, or microorganisms, the agents that cause inflammation.
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This helps to establish a periodontium that is in remission of periodontal disease.
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