Are your gums red, puffy and tender? If so, a deep dental cleaning might be on the agenda at your next dentist appointment. Your dentist might recommend a deep cleaning when you develop certain ...

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A deep cleaning at the dentist is also called scaling and planing. This is different from the regular cleaning you get twice a year. It is a deeper cleaning that goes under your gums to prevent or ...

If you don’t have dental insurance, but you still want to make sure to get an annual cleaning, there are ways to get affordable (even cheap) dental care without putting a big dent in your bank account ...