1, remove bad breath and tooth bleeding. Tooth washing can keep the oral cavity clean, make the tooth surface cleaner and smoother, and remove tartar, dental plaque, dental calculus and so on. Attached to teeth to treat halitosis and tooth bleeding caused by these factors.
2, help to maintain good oral hygiene: tooth washing will help to ensure good oral health, which is similar to dental examination.
3, help to keep healthy. Recent studies show that poor oral hygiene caused by frequent tooth washing may induce heart attacks and strokes. Cleaning your teeth every six months helps to keep your teeth and gums healthy and may reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Disadvantages:
1. If there is a malignant tumor in the gums, it is generally not recommended to receive routine tooth cleaning to avoid the spread of the tumor.
2. Patients with acute necrotizing gingivitis should wait until after the acute phase to wash their teeth, so as to avoid the spread of inflammation in the blood.
Indications and contraindications
1, gingivitis, periodontitis
Scaling is the main treatment for gingivitis and the first step in the treatment of periodontitis. Most chronic gingivitis can be treated by scaling, while periodontitis is treated by subgingival scaling on the basis of scaling. Scaling is the most basic treatment for periodontal disease.
2. Prevention method
A large number of studies have confirmed that for patients who have received periodontal treatment, in addition to continuously controlling their own plaque during the maintenance period, regular cleaning and removal of uncleared plaque and tartar is an important measure to maintain periodontal health and prevent the occurrence or recurrence of gingivitis and periodontitis.
3. Other oral preparations before treatment
For example, scaling and removing dental calculus before repairing missing teeth can make the impression more accurate. Some operations in the oral cavity, such as tumor resection, jaw resection and tooth implantation, ensure the cleanliness around the operation area and eliminate the hidden danger of infection.
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