It is primarily a preventive treatment intended to control local irritational factors by the removal of plaque, calculus and stains from the tooth structures in the permanent and transitional dentition. This routine dental cleaning procedure by a professional removes deposits from teeth which otherwise is stubborn to remove just by home care procedures.

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Applicable for patients with a generally healthy periodontium, where any supragingival and subgingival deposits are removed to control irritational factors and for patients with localized gingivitis to prevent further progression of the disease.