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Dental Scaling & Polishing in Mumbai

No matter how well you brush and floss at home, there are areas of your mouth that daily oral hygiene routinely misses , and over time, the plaque in those areas hardens into tartar that only professional cleaning can remove. Dental scaling and polishing in Mumbai at Shree Hospitals provides comprehensive professional teeth cleaning for plaque and tartar removal using ultrasonic scalers and hand instruments , removing the accumulated deposits that cause gum disease, bad breath, and tooth decay before they cause permanent damage. For patients with established gum disease, our periodontal team provides deeper scaling and root planing for gum disease treatment to arrest disease progression and restore gum health from the inside out.

What is Dental Scaling and Polishing?

Dental scaling is the systematic removal of calculus (tartar), plaque biofilm, and stain deposits from the surfaces of teeth , both above the gumline (supragingival) and below it (subgingival). When dental plaque , the soft, sticky film of bacteria that forms on teeth , is not removed by twice-daily brushing and daily flossing, it mineralises within 24 to 72 hours into calculus. Calculus cannot be removed by any toothbrush and acts as a permanent reservoir for bacteria that inflame and destroy the surrounding gum and bone.

Professional teeth cleaning for plaque and tartar removal at Shree Hospitals uses ultrasonic piezoelectric scalers to break up calcified deposits efficiently and hand scalers and curettes for precision cleaning at the gumline and in deeper pockets. Polishing with a rotating prophy cup and prophylaxis paste removes residual surface stains and leaves the tooth surfaces smooth , reducing the rate of new plaque adhesion between appointments. For patients with established periodontitis and deep bacterial pockets, scaling and root planing for gum disease treatment is performed under local anaesthesia , accessing the root surfaces deep within the pocket, removing all attached calculus, and smoothing the root to disrupt the bacterial biofilm and allow the gum to reattach or tighten around the cleaned root surface.

Dental scaling and polishing in Mumbai at Shree Hospitals is recommended every 6 months for patients in good periodontal health and every 3 to 4 months for those with a history of gum disease or under active periodontal maintenance.

Signs That Professional Cleaning is Overdue:

• Bleeding gums when brushing or flossing , the earliest sign of gum inflammation
• Visible brown or yellow tartar deposits on the inner surfaces of lower front teeth
• Bad breath that persists despite regular brushing and tongue cleaning
• Gum swelling, redness, or recession exposing the root surfaces of teeth
• Increased tooth sensitivity to cold liquids from exposed root surfaces

What Does Scaling and Polishing Address?

• Supragingival calculus on exposed tooth surfaces above the gum margin
• Subgingival calculus on root surfaces within periodontal pockets
• Plaque biofilm on all tooth surfaces including proximal and subgingival areas
• Extrinsic stains from coffee, tea, tobacco, and coloured foods
• Bacterial deposits contributing to bad breath and active gum inflammation

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Our Approach To Dental Scaling and Polishing

At Shree Hospitals, every dental scaling and polishing in Mumbai appointment begins with a periodontal assessment , measuring pocket depths, assessing bleeding on probing, recording recession, and identifying areas of active inflammation. This ensures that the cleaning provided is matched precisely to the patient's actual periodontal condition , not delivered as a one-size-fits-all routine.

Periodontal Assessment Before Cleaning

Pocket depth measurements are taken around every tooth using a calibrated periodontal probe. Bleeding on probing, furcation involvement, mobility, and recession are recorded. This baseline chart identifies sites of active disease requiring deeper scaling and root planing for gum disease treatment alongside or separate from routine supragingival cleaning.

Ultrasonic and Hand Instrument Combination Cleaning

Piezoelectric ultrasonic scaling efficiently removes heavy supragingival and subgingival calculus through cavitation and mechanical vibration. Hand scalers and Gracey curettes are used for precise root surface debridement in areas where ultrasonic access is limited. Together these instruments achieve the most thorough tartar removal possible within a single appointment.

Subgingival Root Planing Under Local Anaesthesia

For patients with pocket depths of 4mm or greater and subgingival calculus, deep teeth cleaning through root planing is performed under local anaesthesia , quadrant by quadrant over 2 to 4 appointments. Root surfaces are meticulously planed until they are smooth and free of embedded calculus and bacterial toxins to allow gum reattachment.

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Our periodontal and preventive dental team at Shree Hospitals is experienced in managing the full range of periodontal conditions , from routine maintenance cleaning for healthy patients to complex deep pocket management for patients with advanced chronic periodontitis requiring staged treatment over multiple appointments.

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