{"id":2803,"date":"2025-03-09T06:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T06:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepehnawa.com\/HamiltonDentistryNew\/?page_id=2803"},"modified":"2025-03-17T18:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T18:19:11","slug":"dental-exam-and-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepehnawa.com\/HamiltonDentistryNew\/services\/dental-exam-and-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Exam and Cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2803\" class=\"elementor elementor-2803\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d5f9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56d5f9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af92334 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af92334\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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At your initial dental appointment, we ask that you arrive 15 minutes early and plan to spend 60-90 minutes in our office. Your first appointment will include a comprehensive oral examination as well as dental X-rays to help assess your oral health.<\/p>\n<p>A dental exam can catch problems before you see or feel them. Identifying problems early makes them easier and less expensive to treat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf01c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bf01c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We will be looking for:\n\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f29ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58f29ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Tooth decay and damage.<\/li>\n<li>Signs of cavities.<\/li>\n<li>Periodontal (gum) disease.<\/li>\n<li>Signs of oral cancer.<\/li>\n<li>Condition of previous dental work.<\/li>\n<li>General condition of your face, mouth, and jaw.<\/li>\n<li>Dental Scaling\/Root Planning and Polishing (Dental cleaning) \u2013 for maintaining good oral health!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A professional dental cleaning must be done at least twice a year as it can improve your oral health. Our dental cleaning reinforces good oral hygiene. People who regularly practice good oral hygiene with a home-care oral health regime of flossing and brushing techniques tend to have fewer problems in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nitro-offscreen\">Before we get started with the dental cleaning procedure, we use a topical anesthetic to alleviate any discomfort. Through dental scaling and root planning, we guarantee our patients provide good oral hygiene.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2cc161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2cc161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dental Scaling:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a5d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40a5d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is a technique for removing plaque, tartar (calculus), and biofilm from teeth with manual hand instruments, ultrasonic instruments, or both. A manual instrument is used to remove the remainder from the surface of the teeth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0999ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0999ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Root Planning:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba67e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba67e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is a technique to smooth the root surfaces to make it more difficult for plaque to accumulate. It involves detailed scaling of the root surface to decrease inflammation of the gum tissue. This procedure typically follows scaling to treat periodontal disease and is performed under local anesthesia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d17f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d17f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Polishing:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8776fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8776fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This procedure is performed as a final step to render the surface of the tooth smooth so that future plaque\/calculus accumulations are minimal.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend that everyone should go for a professional dental cleaning twice a year for good oral health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a3f55 cheap-deal elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a3f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have very good cheap deal first exam, xray and cleaning to know over the phone call 905-528-4100<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f2942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"36f2942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:9055284100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">feel free to call us today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dental Exam and Cleaning Home A comprehensive dental exam is critical to your ongoing dental health and can only be performed by your dentist. 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