Year: 2017 | Month: December | Volume 4 | Issue No. 2
Oral Prophylaxis in Periodontics - Myths and truth
Nirma Yadav
DOI:10.5958/2394-4196.2017.00003.6
Abstract:
Oral prophylaxis or cleaning of teeth from stains and calculus is a preventive measure for halting the initiation or progression of gingival and periodontal disease. In very basic word, oral prophylaxis (scaling) can be defined as “a complete cleaning procedure of oral cavity which includes removal of etiologic agents (plaque, calculus, stains, materia alba, etc.) which irritates gums can cause inflammation leads to periodontitis and gingivitis.
A scale and polish are usually done after a gross debridement on people with moderate-to-severe gingivitis or early periodontal disease. It is basically a fine-tuning to ensure removal of calculus under the gums and to get the patient on the road to health.
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