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What You Need to Know About Receiving a Deep Cleaning from Your Dental Office

  • Dr. Natalie Provenzano
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Dentist for Deep Teeth Cleaning in San Jose CA Area

If you don’t care for your teeth and gums as you should from home or if you do not visit your dentist regularly for cleaning and exams, you may need a deep cleaning due to developing periodontal disease. The team at Natalie K. Provenzano, DDS Inc. in San Jose, California, can perform a deep cleaning, which includes scaling and root planing.

How Do You Know If You Need a Deep Cleaning?

Not everyone needs a deep cleaning, so how do you know if it is necessary for you? Many patients who have gone years without a standard cleaning, those with severe gum disease, or those with a serious build-up of tartar above and below the gumline may all need a deep cleaning to prevent future tooth loss, decay, and more extensive damage.

Because gum disease does not always present itself via obvious symptoms, it can be difficult to know if you need a deep cleaning. Common warning signs could include:

  • Chronic bad breath
  • Loose Teeth
  • Gums that bleed easily
  • Gums that have become red, tender, or swollen
  • Gums that have begun to pull away from your teeth

What Happens During a Deep Cleaning?

When you go in for your deep cleaning, your dental professional will use a dental scaler to scrape the plaque off your teeth above and below the gum line. An ultrasonic device may also be used, with a vibrating metallic tip, in combination with a water spray to wash the broken-up tartar away. If root planing is required, more of a rubbing motion will be used to smooth out the roots of your teeth. This makes it more difficult for bacteria to adhere to them. In many instances, a deep cleaning will take place over two appointments. The first appointment is dedicated to half of your mouth, and the second is to the other half.

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Does Deep Cleaning Hurt?

Scaling and planing can be uncomfortable, so a local anesthetic will be applied so that your gums are numbed throughout the procedure. Following the procedure, your gums may be tender, and will aslo start to improve within a few days. Your dentist will let you know what you should expect following your cleaning.

Please call (408) 226-2542 today to schedule an appointment with Dr. Natalie Provenzano or Dr. Simel.

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Dr. Natalie Provenzano has been practicing dentistry since 2002 when she graduated from the University of Southern California Dental School in the class’ top 10. She served on the school’s ethics committee and was a member of the Oral Sedation Team and the National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon. She also received the American Association of Women Dentists’ Female Dentist of the Year Award.

Also an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Biology, Dr. Provenzano was an active member of Ignatians Service Organization and Delta Gamma Fraternity and was chosen for the Order of Omega and Delta Sigma Nu Honor Societies.

Oral surgeon Dr. Or Simel has been practicing dentistry since 2009. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry (DDS), UCSF School of Medicine (MD), Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, (BS/Biology), and UCSF School of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). He graduated Summa Cum Laude and was on the Dean’s List, and National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.

He is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association, and California Dental Association.

Together, they provide exceptional general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry to patients of all ages in the area.

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