Results and review of scaling treatment

Photos before and after scaling.

You can see that the gums filling the gaps between the teeth have all disappeared after scaling.

You will clearly notice the difference in gum color when comparing before and after scaling.

Tartar contains a large number of bacteria that cause periodontal disease, which triggers an inflammatory response in the surrounding gum tissue. Therefore, scaling is necessary.

The main symptoms of inflammation in the gums are redness, swelling, and bleeding. It is important to have these removed quickly through scaling.

In other words, when tartar is removed through scaling, the cause of gum inflammation is eliminated, so the swollen gums subside, making it appear as if the gums have disappeared.

It can be considered a very normal healing response after scaling.

At least when it comes to teeth, it seems to be something that requires lifelong care—simple yet bothersome and difficult. Let's regularly maintain with scaling.