New England Dental LLC
54 Main Street Suite F Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 790-0111
If you would like to maintain a healthy body and mind, you should manage healthy teeth. Clean teeth will enhance your health and you can prevent the spread of diseases. It can be accomplished by a dentist in a simple and painless manner. The teeth cleaning will be performed by the dental hygienist. The physical examination is required before starting the process. By using a small mirror, the hygienist will check the teeth and gums. The mouth should be free from inflamed gums to perform the procedure.
The plaque and tartar will be removed by the dental hygienist by using the scaler and they will be guided by the small mirror. During the process, scraping noise will be produced. The scraping time will be more if there is the presence of more tartar. The formation of plaque can be controlled by brushing and flossing teeth. If the tartar forms on the teeth, it should be removed at the dentist’s office.
Professional cleaning
The professional tooth cleaning includes flossing, removal of tartar and plaque, polishing and application of fluoride. The dental cleaning will take about 30 to 60 minutes. Various kinds of tools will be used to clean your teeth. If there are larger pieces of tartar, it will be destroyed with the help of ultrasound instrument. The tartar will be broken with vibration and cool mist of water.
Small deposits will be scraped with the help of scalers and curettes. The pointed, sharp and curvy tools can be used to remove the scale in a very efficient manner. Metals tools are used on natural teeth and plastic tools are used to remove the scale on implants.
A handpiece with soft rubber cup at the end is used to polish your teeth. Prophylaxis paste will be applied to the ball and the tool will be rubbed on the front and back portion of the teeth. It is done to produce shiny teeth. If you go for a professional cleaning, there will not be any pain while undergoing the process. The teeth will not be damaged and you will not get hurt when right kind of tools is used.
You can go for teeth cleaning twice in a year so that the teeth will not accumulate a bacterium which is the source of various kinds of diseases. Tooth cleaning is covered by most of the dental insurance plans. You will have pain-free experience when the cleaning is accomplished by an experienced dental hygienist.
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Dear Patient,
We hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. Our community has been through a lot over the last few months, and all of us are looking forward to resuming our normal habits and routines. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to your safety.
Infection control has always been a top priority for our practice and you may have seen this during your visits to our office. Our infection control processes are made so that when you receive care, it’s both safe and comfortable. We want to tell you about the infection control procedures we follow in our practice to keep patients and staff safe.
Our office follows infection control recommendations made by the American Dental Association (ADA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). We follow the activities of these agencies so that we are up-to-date on any new rulings or guidance that may be issued. We do this to make sure that our infection control procedures are current and adhere to each agencies recommendations. Based on the recommendations from ADA and CSDA into consideration and being mindful of the safety and well-being of our patients and staff, we have made the decision to open our offices from Wednesday May 13th for Emergencies and from Wednesday May 20th for routine dental treatments.
You may see some changes when it is time for your next appointment. We made these changes to help protect our patients and staff. For example:
We look forward to seeing you again and are happy to answer any questions you may have about the steps we take to keep you, and every patient, safe in our practice. To make an appointment, please call our office at 203-790-0111.
Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors and friends.
Sincerely,
Dentist and Team