Routine teeth cleanings can help reduce your risk for heart disease, stroke, and dementia—bad breath prevention. Hardened plaque and tartar can cause bad breath. Routine cleanings can help keep halitosis at bay by removing harmful microbes (microorganisms that cause disease) from your teeth surfaces. It can cause nerve damage.

No guarantee of the reattachment of gums to the teeth.

It can cause the gums to recede.

There is a possibility of infection if one has a compromised immune system.

It can cause pain and sensitivity.

Antibiotics may be needed.