“Regular dental cleaning?”
During this procedure is numbing medicine used before starting?
4 Answers
No. If you floss everyday between cleanings you should have zero pain. If not, expect some soreness but we never need to numb for a regular cleaning.
During a regular dental cleaning, there is no need for numbing medicine. If the cleaning needs to be a "deep cleaning" due to a lot of tartar present under the gums, some hygienists will give just a little numbing medicine to help with discomfort.
We have several patients who request that we use anesthetic before doing a dental cleaning. Primarily, that is for patients who have had gum disease, lost bone around the teeth, or very infected gums (bleed easily).
For a simple cleaning, no anesthesia is necessary.
