Berkeley Dental Cleanings & Exams

The most important part of every regular office visit is a thorough, in-depth cleaning performed by one of our experienced dental hygienists. They will carefully remove harmful plaque and other buildup from your gum line and take out buildup in the hard-to-reach recesses of your mouth. When that’s finished, we’ll polish and floss your teeth to leave your mouth tasting great and your teeth glimmering.

Afterward, your dentist will stop in, review your x-rays and deliberately go through your mouth tooth by tooth. He’ll be looking for any small cavities that may be forming and other possible signs of trouble, so that any potential problem can be addressed before it turns into something bigger.

As part of our exam, we’ll regularly take x-rays of your mouth to give our staff a closer look at your teeth and jawbone. These allow us to find hidden issues that may not be visible to the naked eye and see things like impacted teeth, decay between teeth or other hard-to-identify abscesses.

For our dental cleanings in Berkeley, we choose to use digital low dose x-rays. This technology lets us get a full view of your entire lower face quickly and safely. It gives our dentists a look at your bone structure, your jawline and your teeth. We also collect the scans digitally, so we can manipulate the image on the computer to view your mouth from every angle.