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Your Comprehensive First Visit

Dental Cleaning

New York City

On your first visit, your periodontal condition will be assessed through diagnostic images and documentation of your pocket levels. You will then receive a thorough dental cleaning by your New York City dentist. To reduce discomfort during cleaning caused by heavy tartar and calculus buildup, it is softened using Dentsply Sof-Scale gel. If any pockets are diagnosed we will have you return after the gingiva have had a chance to heal from this initial cleaning. Your doctor will then re-measure your gingival pockets and consider root planing if any pockets persist. The goal of this treatment is to debride the pockets and allow for gingival reattachment to the tooth.

A general cleaning will follow these steps:

Dental Cleaning Gel
Gel
Dental Cleaning Scaling
Scaling
Dental Cleaning Prophyjet
Prophyjet
New York City Dental Cleaning
The Prophyjet in action
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