Your dental technician does a lot during your appointments, but you may be wondering how they clean your teeth. In this video, an expert will go over how dentists clean teeth, so you can understand what’s happening during your next appointment. Let’s take a closer look.
A dentist uses various tools to clean your teeth. They use various instruments, including hand-held scalers that will be used to scrape the plaque and tartar buildup on your teeth.
There are two different types of hand-held instruments, interior and posterior. They are made differently to be able to get all of the build-up you may have on your teeth off. The next step is the air polish, where the dentist will clean your teeth with a polish. This is the last step of dental cleaning since this polish shouldn’t be cleaned off.
Don’t hesitate to continue watching this video to learn all about how dentists clean teeth. This is a great educational video that can help you understand what’s going on during your dental appointments throughout the year. If you have any further questions, make sure you ask your dentist to learn more about the cleaning process before or during your next appointment.
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