
Ultrasonic cleaning, periodontal charting and an oral cancer screening at every routine visit — without the lecture or the sore gums.
Daily brushing and flossing are your first line of defence, but professional cleaning is what reaches the areas a toothbrush can’t. Plaque that isn’t removed within about 48 hours mineralises into calculus — tartar — and no amount of brushing will shift it once it has hardened.
Under Dr. Matthew Le, a cleaning at Flossophy is a diagnostic appointment as much as a hygiene one. We chart your gums, photograph what we find and show you the screen, so you leave knowing exactly where you stand.

Two reasons we take your six-month visit seriously.
Hardened tartar irritates the gums and leads to gingivitis. Left alone it can progress to periodontitis, which destroys the bone holding your teeth in place.
The American Dental Association recognises a link between oral health and systemic conditions including heart disease and diabetes. Gum disease can make blood sugar harder to control, and high blood sugar makes infection harder to fight.
What we do next depends on what the charting shows.
The standard cleaning, for healthy gum tissue with minimal bone loss. Ultrasonic scaling shatters tartar with high-frequency vibration and a cooling water mist, followed by precision hand scaling in delicate areas.
If we find inflammation, we focus on removing bacteria at the gumline to help reverse it before it becomes permanent.
For patients with a history of deep cleaning (scaling and root planing), these visits run every three months to stop bone loss returning.
Most adults should schedule a cleaning and exam every six months. Some people need more frequent visits depending on their gum health — if you are on periodontal maintenance, that usually means every three months.
Bring children in early and keep it routine. We use the cleaning as a teaching moment, showing children and parents together the best brushing angles and how diet affects enamel.
Rarely. We use ultrasonic scalers rather than aggressive hand scraping, and topical numbing is available if your teeth are sensitive.
Everything below is handled by the same team, in the same two offices. Back to General Dentistry.
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