Prophy? What’s that?
December 8, 2009 by J.C. Burcham, DVM
Filed under Dentistry
A prophy is often called a “teeth cleaning,” but I’m afraid that description doesn’t quite do justice to what is included in a routine prophy. A better description is “periodontal therapy”, but even that may still leave you asking, “What?” During a prophy, the heavy layers of tartar and calculus… Read more
