• Adult Prophylaxis (Professional Cleaning): To maintain proper dental health, ME Dental of San Francisco recommends seeing you at least every 6 months for your dental cleaning and examination. Plaque builds up over the course of 6 months that brushing and flossing cannot remove. It is for this reason that it is important to have a professional teeth cleaning. Plaque contains bacteria and is the main source of cavities forming in your teeth.
  
  ME Dental uses high quality Piezo tips to clean your teeth; this helps us clean all the surfaces of your teeth while you feel extremely comfortable with minimal vibrations and minimal water sprays. We also polish your teeth to remove any stains, leaving you with whiter and stain free teeth. Whether it is your doctor or your hygenist doing your cleaning, we ensure that you experience a very thorough, gentle, and efficient cleaning, leaving you with a healthier, cleaner, and fresher mouth. 

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• Deep Cleaning (Scaling and Root Planing): Deep cleanings are indicated for patients whose oral hygiene needs some extra help or who has not had a cleaning in a while. When plaque remains stagnant on the tooth and is not removed by flossing or brushing, the plaque mineralizes and hardens into what we call calculus, tartar, or buildup. The buildup remains attached on your tooth and on the root of your tooth and it is for this reason that a deep cleaning is necessary to remove it. Additionally, once a year, we measure your gum pockets to see how deep your pockets are. If we measure multiple 5mm or greater pockets, this is an indication you may need a deep cleaning too. ME Dental uses a dental laser for all our deep cleanings, going around all the deep pockets around your teeth to ensure that all the bacteria is killed under the gums. The use of a dental laser not only prevents the need for future deep cleanings, but it also helps healing and slows down bleeding. ​​

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