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Teeth Cleaning Lexington, KY

Dr. Freano emphasizes the dental and physical health benefits associated with maintaining a clean and healthy smile. Preventive dental care enables he and his staff to spot problems in the early stages and to professionally clean a patient’s teeth.

A professional dental cleaning goes beyond what your toothbrush can do and helps to remove plaque from those hard to reach spots and ensure the teeth are clean and healthy along the gum line.

Preventive Dental Care in Lexington, KY

During a routine preventive care visit with Dr. Freano in his Lexington dentist office, patients can expect a thorough exam and an opportunity to discuss their personal concerns. A routine exam will include:

  • Professional dental cleaning
  • Dental x-rays
  • Periodontal screening
  • Dental caries (cavities) screening
  • Occlusal analysis to examine the position of the bite

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Teeth Cleaning FAQs

What should you not do after a dental cleaning?

After having your teeth professionally cleaned, patients are told to avoid eating food or drinks that are acidic. This includes items such as fruit juice, wine, tomatoes, citrus fruits, and pickles. The heightened levels of acid in these foods can be hard on the surface of your teeth post-cleaning. Eating spicy foods, or candy may also cause a tender or throbbing pain after a dental cleaning.

How long does a dental cleaning take?

Typically a dental cleaning is known to take between thirty minutes to an hour. Patients should be aware of check-in and wait times, so they should expect to spend at least an hour at the dentist for a dental exam and cleaning to be sure they have time in their schedule for the full appointment.

Is there a difference between deep cleaning and regular cleaning?

There is a difference between a deep cleaning and a regular cleaning. A regular cleaning is a topical cleaning. During a regular cleaning, your dental hygienist cleans and polish the surface of patients teeth. Patients leave the dentist feeling like their teeth are whiter and shinier.

A deep cleaning is a more involved process in which a dental hygienist removes bacteria on the surface of your teeth, but also underneath of your gums.

Does a deep cleaning require anesthesia?

In most deep dental cleaning cases, anesthetic is used to numb the patient’s mouth and keep them comfortable throughout their appointment. During a deep dental cleaning your dentist cleans beneath the gums and all around your mouth, scrubbing at the surfaces to remove any bacteria.

This can be uncomfortable for patients, which is why anesthetic is used to diminish any pain during the procedure.

Is a deep dental cleaning painful?

A deep dental cleaning can be known to be uncomfortable and slightly painful at times. In most cases dentists use an anesthetic to numb your mouth and gums so that pain is reduced during the cleaning process. After a deep cleaning appointment and once anesthetic has worn off, patients may report some tender pain in their gums, but it should go away within a few days.

How long does it take gums to heal after deep cleaning?

It typically takes about a week for gums to fully heal after a deep dental cleaning. This is because a deep dental cleaning requires dentists to clean underneath your gums, which is known to irritate them and cause inflammation. Typically after 5-7 days patients’ gums are back to normal and any swelling has subsided.


The Secret To Getting Your Child To Floss Daily

It’s a fact of life for parents, kids emulate what they do. You teach your child not to talk to strangers, to wash his or her hands, even how to lock the door at night. You explain to them the danger of not taking precautions, but they do these things because they know you do them.

Dental care is no different. Children will brush and floss regularly because the adults in the house do it. The key is to approach the subject as a family. Discuss what happens when you don’t take care of your teeth. Most will readily accept brushing, because they feel an immediate change when their teeth are clean. Flossing takes more work.

It Starts in the Dentist Office

Proper flossing is learned, and who better to ask for instructions than your dentist? Flossing helps remove food and other debris from between the teeth, but there is a technique to it. If you do it incorrectly, you may cut into gums causing pain. This negative reinforcement makes a child hesitant to floss, so learn the right way from the professionals. Once done correctly, it will become a natural extension of a child’s dental routine.

Make It a Family Affair

When kids are young, they enjoy mimicking their role models. Practice flossing together as a family when your children are young. As they grow older, they will appreciate privacy more, but the habit you help them form will stay with them. Providing a good example each day will matter, but only if they see what you are doing.

Use a Game Timer

Kids are naturally competitive. You can make a game out of flossing by timing the process. The goal is not to finish early, but the stay the distance – anyone still flossing his or her teeth when the buzzer sounds wins. You might give them points for each day they make it to the finish line and offer prizes at the end of the week, such as a few extra dollars with allowance or a chance to pick the movie.

Put It to Music

For younger children, try playing their favorite song when they floss. Audio is a better choice than playing a video, because it is less distracting. You want the child to concentrate on the cleaning ritual, just make sure the song is long enough for them to do an effective job. Explain that they should keep flossing the way the dentist showed them until the music stops.

Floss Early in the Evening

Sleepy kids won’t do a good job flossing or brushing for that matter. Make oral hygiene an early evening routine, after they have a snack, for example. No one knows your child better than you, so pick a time that he or she is alert, but will not be eating or drinking anything but water for the rest of the night.

Put Them in Control

Floss comes in many different styles. Let your children help find the right one for them. The American Dental Society points out it really doesn’t matter what kind of floss a person uses. The market is full of distinctive types – waxed, unwaxed, flat, wide and flavored – give your kids a chance to experiment with each kind. That will instill a sense of control while letting them have some fun finding the right one.

Tell the Story of Good and Evil

Kids love a fairytale. Make flossing into an adventure where bacteria are the bad guys and floss the sword. Your champion grabs the sword for an epic battle with every floss session. Make it create and inspiring enough to make your child want to floss just to hear the story again. Pretty soon, he or she will be telling it in their minds each time they floss. Battling evil is a great incentive.

Flossing doesn’t have to be a mundane task. The more meaning you make it, the more interesting it will be for your child. Ask your dentist for suggestions on how to make flossing fun for kids.