What Are the Different Types of Dental Cleaning?

Three primary types of dental cleaning are regularly undergone by the average person: personal, regular professional, and deep cleaning. Personal cleaning is typically performed with toothpaste, tooth brush, and dental floss at least once per day. Many dentists recommend performing personal cleaning after every meal, but studies show that a lot of people opt to clean their teeth once per day, usually in the morning. A regular professional cleaning is recommended every three to six months, depending on eating and smoking habits. Deep cleanings are reserved for people with gum disease or poor oral hygiene in general and are undergone on an as-needed basis.
The type of dental cleaning that people experience most often is personal self cleaning. This is performed by a person on his or her own teeth on a regular basis. While many different pieces of dental equipment can be used by the average person, the two most common are simply a tooth brush and dental floss. The tooth brush is typically used to clean teeth surfaces, and dentists usually recommend that circular strokes be used in order to avoid enamel damage. Floss is packaged as a spool of plastic string that can be pulled out and snapped off, and it is used to clean in between the teeth.

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