When an older parent or relative is told they need deep cleaning, the questions often land with you. Here’s a clear explanation of the treatment, and what the two of you might want to ask.
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If someone you look out for has come home with a recommendation they can’t quite explain, it often falls to you to figure out what it means. You might be wondering what the treatment involves, whether it’s a major undertaking, and how to help without taking over.
Scaling and root planing is a non-surgical deep cleaning for periodontitis. The decisions belong to the patient, working with the dentist at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg. For a family in Weston, this page offers plain background to help you both have a clearer conversation.
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Reading the basics together can make a dental explanation easier to follow.
An up-to-date medication list and health summary is valuable for planning treatment.
This is non-surgical therapy, usually done under local anaesthetic, sometimes across several visits.
Dental terms don’t always survive the trip home. If you need to explain this at the kitchen table, here’s the essence of what the treatment does and how it’s organized.
It cleans the parts of the tooth roots that sit inside pockets under the gums, where everyday brushing and flossing can’t get to.
Treatment is more than the appointment itself, so it’s useful to think through the whole course of it with them.
Age alone doesn’t decide whether this treatment fits. Suitability comes down to the person’s findings and health history, as evaluated through assessment with the dentist.
You may be asked how things will go, so here’s a general outline. Their own appointments may differ according to their plan.
Request your visitThe conversation includes current medications, medical conditions and whatever is bothering them about their mouth.
Gums get gently measured, images are taken if needed, and findings are explained to the patient directly.
Once frozen, usually with local anaesthetic, each planned surface is cleaned with specialized instruments, in one sitting or by section.
Instructions take into account the person’s tender spots, tight spaces and which cleaning tools they can actually manage.
You could help gather paperwork, write out their questions, or simply go over this page together. If you hope to be involved in appointments or planning, ask the clinic how that can work.
Cost varies with the areas being treated, and what’s covered depends on the patient’s own plan. Asking for an estimate once the scope is known can make planning easier.
Padded chairs around a table in the consultation room, and the front desk.
People can be reluctant to admit they’re nervous or tired. It can help to encourage them to speak openly about whatever concerns them, whether that’s freezing or hearing every detail.
If hearing or memory makes explanations hard to follow, encourage them to say so or ask us to repeat.
Local anaesthetic use depends on the plan, medical history and preferences, so accurate information helps.
Nobody should feel hurried while thinking over a question or giving a reply.
Helping during healing
Tenderness, sensitivity to temperature and light bleeding can all occur after treatment, varying with how much was done. These generally settle as healing starts. It can be reassuring for both of you to know this in advance.
If chewing is uncomfortable, gentler food can help for now, and the treated area shouldn’t be irritated.
Plaque control should carry on as instructed, even when gums are tender. Ask for clarification if the method is unclear.
A reassessment and later maintenance appointments are part of the course of care, so noting them on a calendar can help.
The clinic should be called about bleeding that keeps going, swelling that’s worsening, severe pain, or any concern that doesn’t fit the instructions they received.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Assessments and deep cleaning take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, in Winnipeg. A directions link sits beside this section.
Requests can be sent through the form or by calling (204) 338-3003, and the clinic follows up to confirm. Sudden or severe symptoms should be raised by phone.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about scaling & root planning in Weston.
Ask our teamAge by itself isn’t what decides it. Findings and health history are what the dentist weighs, so an assessment gives the most useful answer for that person.
It’s something to share in full, not to worry over. An accurate list helps with planning care, and any questions about it can be raised with the clinic before treatment.
Ask about this at the appointment. Instructions are tailored to what’s practical, so tell us if hands or eyesight make cleaning difficult and a helper is likely.
That’s a good question to raise with the clinic ahead of time, with your relative’s agreement. The clinic can explain how it handles this.
Mention this at the assessment. Deep cleaning concerns the root surfaces of natural teeth, and the dentist can explain how any other dental work fits into the plan.
Send the form on this page or phone (204) 338-3003 to request a visit at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg. The clinic will be in touch to confirm the details.
These pages cover further care that sometimes comes up for people with gum concerns. The patient’s findings will determine what’s relevant.
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A gum assessment for a Weston resident can be requested through our Winnipeg clinic. We’ll respond to confirm the arrangements.
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