Teeth Cleaning in Sandy Springs, GA – Checkups, Cleanings, & Hygiene Your best defense against tooth decay.

A professional cleaning removes the tartar, stains and plaque where destructive bacteria hide, which is what keeps healthy gums healthy. Hygiene visits are for people whose gums are still protecting the roots of the teeth and the bone around them. Without that care, the attached gums can recede and leave the roots and bone exposed, which can leave you in the state of disease called periodontitis. We put prevention first, and regular checkups and cleanings are also when problems are found while they are still small, helped by digital radiography that catches them early.

What a cleaning costs is worked out for your case after an examination rather than read off a list. What moves it: whether the visit is a routine hygiene cleaning or periodontal treatment for gums that already have disease, how much tartar has built up, whether an examination and x-rays are part of the same visit, and what your dental insurance covers. See Insurance and Financing for coverage and payment options, or the DTLC Healthy Smile Plan, our in-house membership plan for patients without dental insurance, whose adult, child and periodontal tiers each cover cleanings, exams and x-rays on their own terms.

There is no single schedule that fits everyone. How often you need dental x-rays depends on your age, your risk of decay and gum disease, whether you have symptoms, and what your last images showed, so it is decided by your dentist at your checkup rather than set by a calendar. Someone with a history of decay or periodontal disease is generally imaged more often than someone with a stable, healthy mouth. We use digital radiography as part of checkups and cleanings to catch dental problems early, and we explain which images are needed at your visit.

Dental x-rays show the parts of your teeth, roots and jawbone that cannot be seen by looking in the mouth. They are used to find decay between the teeth and under existing fillings, to check the bone that supports the teeth, to look at the roots and the tissue around them, to see teeth that have not yet come through, and to follow areas already being watched. We use digital radiography alongside checkups and cleanings so that dental problems can be caught early, while they are still small.

Your teeth are cleaned professionally, removing the tartar, stains and plaque where destructive bacteria hide, and your teeth and gums are examined. Digital radiography is used where images are needed, so dental problems can be caught early. We treat prevention as the priority and aim to make checkups and cleanings comfortable, with laughing gas available for any visit. What is found decides what comes next: for healthy gums, continued hygiene visits; where gum disease is present, periodontal treatment.

A regular cleaning maintains gums that are already healthy: it removes the tartar, stains and plaque at and above the gumline. A deep cleaning, known as scaling and root planing, goes beneath the gumline to remove calculus and bacterial deposits from the root surfaces where a routine cleaning cannot reach, and is used when gum disease is present. Which one you need depends on the condition of your gums and the bone around them, assessed at an examination. Where we find periodontal disease, we are ready to treat and correct the problem.

Yes — we offer laughing gas for any visit, including cleanings and periodontal therapy, and it is available on request for your comfort. If dental anxiety is what has kept you away from the dentist altogether, we also offer sedation dentistry, where oral sedation is taken as a pill before your visit. Whether either is appropriate for you is decided with your dentist.