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• What is dental plaque?

  The state in which bacteria are irreversibly attached
  to the glycoprotein film formed by saliva on the tooth surface
  is called dental plaque; it is the precursor to tartar and
  the main cause of periodontal disease.

• What is tartar?

  It is a hard mass formed when
  minerals deposit on and
  calcify the bacterial film on the tooth surface.

Who needs gum treatment

• When your teeth feel sensitive to hot or cold water

• When your gums have receded and your teeth seem to have gotten longer than before

• When your gums hurt and your teeth feel slightly loose

• When you have severe bad breath and a bad taste in your mouth

• When you feel tartar building up

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• Tartar removal (scaling)

  A treatment that removes plaque, tartar, and the like attached to the tooth surface to treat and prevent gum inflammation. Even people with good oral condition should receive scaling once every 6 months to 1 year.

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• Root planing / periodontal curettage

  If the tartar has progressed deep inside the gums, treatment is needed to scrape out the tartar and gum inflammation that have settled inside the gums.

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• Periodontal surgery (gum surgery)

  When teeth are loose or there is pus in the gums, after anesthesia, instruments are inserted deep into the gums for treatment, and in some cases the gums are incised to proceed.