{"id":998,"date":"2021-11-19T21:49:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T21:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drkdmd.com\/?page_id=998"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:19:03","slug":"polishing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drkdmd.com\/dental-services\/preventive-dentistry\/polishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Polishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-663aeaf2690c0\" data-id=\"663aeaf2690c0\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"15\" data-height-tab=\"\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"15\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<!-- START Polishing REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.6.19 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_20_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_20_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.6.19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; 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It <strong>smooths and polishes<\/strong> the tooth or restoration surface and removes some stains. Contact our dental team at Spyros A. 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When a new restoration like a <a href=\"https:\/\/drkdmd.com\/dental-services\/cosmetic-dentistry\/crowns-and-bridges\/\"><span style=\"color: #42c4dc;\">crown<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/drkdmd.com\/dental-services\/cosmetic-dentistry\/cosmetic-fillings\/\"><span style=\"color: #42c4dc;\">composite filling<\/span><\/a> has been placed in your mouth, we may polish it as well. We will use either a prophy jet polisher or a rubber cup polisher. The rubber cup holds a small amount of polishing paste which is held against the tooth surface on a spinning handpiece.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-663aeaf26bcd7\" data-id=\"663aeaf26bcd7\" data-height=\"20\" data-height-mobile=\"20\" data-height-tab=\"20\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]Think of this as a gentle power sand and buff for your teeth. 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