Dental Cleaning is professionally defined as a procedure that includes scaling and polishing to remove coronal plaque, calculus and stain deposits that are coronal only (which rarely exist) and is a scaling and polishing procedure for patients in a healthy oral state. Carol Tekavec, RDH, Dental Economics March, 2000
This cleaning may be done by your dentist, dental hygienist, and/or a licensed professional, who performs this polishing in the dental office, along with education in the proper care of your teeth and gums. Dental cleaning is a routine dental cleaning should include scaling, root planning and polishing. These three important steps are outlined in detail below.
Scaling: This is the removal of plaque and tartar from all tooth surfaces with different types of scaling being used in relation to the amount of plaque and tartar.