What Does a Teeth Cleaning Appointment in Riverview Actually Include?

By Amber-Lee, IRDH16 Years Experience

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Quick Answer

A teeth cleaning appointment includes four steps: a comprehensive dental hygiene exam with full charting of your teeth and gums, scaling to remove hardened tartar, polishing to lift stains and leftover plaque, and often a fluoride treatment to help prevent cavities. Learn more about our teeth cleaning in Riverview.

Answered by the team at Bright White Dental Hygiene Clinic in Riverview, NB — serving Moncton and Dieppe.

Key Takeaways

1Every visit starts with a comprehensive exam and charting of teeth and gums.
2Scaling removes hardened tartar your toothbrush can't reach.
3Polish lifts stains; fluoride helps prevent cavities.

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Video Transcript: What Does a Teeth Cleaning Appointment in Riverview Actually Include?

Full transcript of the video answer on what a teeth cleaning appointment in Riverview includes, given by Amber-Lee, IRDH, at Bright White Dental Hygiene Clinic in Riverview, NB — serving Moncton and Dieppe.

Question: What does a teeth cleaning appointment in Riverview actually include?

“If you're coming for a general checkup and teeth cleaning, you would come to our office for an exam. We do a comprehensive dental hygiene exam where we check intraoral and external for all different issues, as well as we chart inside your mouth. We check all your teeth and your periodontium, and make sure that you don't have any gum disease or decay or issues that need to be addressed. Most generally, after the exam we would do scaling, which is the actual removal of the tartar, and following that we would do a polish to polish off any stains and leftover plaque. Then at the end, oftentimes we do a fluoride to help prevent against cavities. To book your teeth cleaning appointment in Riverview, call (506) 871-5868 or visit www.brightwhitedh.ca.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Common follow-up questions about exams, scaling, polishing, and fluoride.

Every appointment starts with a comprehensive dental hygiene exam. We check inside your mouth and externally, chart your teeth, and assess your periodontium to make sure there is no gum disease, decay, or other issues that need attention.

Scaling is the actual removal of hardened tartar (calculus) from your teeth and around the gumline. Tartar cannot be removed by brushing at home — only professional scaling instruments can safely remove it.

Polishing comes after scaling and removes surface stains plus any leftover plaque, leaving your teeth smooth and bright. That slick, just-cleaned feeling comes from the polish.

Oftentimes, yes — we finish with a fluoride treatment to help strengthen enamel and prevent cavities. Whether it is recommended for you depends on your cavity risk, which we assess during your exam.

Short video answers from Amber-Lee, IRDH — 16 years experience.