洗牙是一种保健,也是一种生活态度。洗牙,就是清洗牙齿,牙科行内话叫洁治,既是清洁,也是治疗,美国人民亲切地称之为“预防法”(Prophy)。也就是说,洗牙是一种保健,属于强身健体、没病防病的预防措施。而且洗牙是牙龈炎、牙周炎的重要治疗手段,目前人类的医学水平还很难靠药物来治疗牙周炎,洗牙是恢复牙龈健康的第一步。美国人民拥有良好的社会保障 Scaling is a kind of health care, but also a life attitude. Decontamination is the cleansing of teeth. Dental is called cleanliness and treatment. The American people affectionately call it “Prophy.” In other words, scaling is a kind of health care, belonging to physical fitness, disease prevention and disease prevention measures. And scaling is an important treatment for gingivitis and periodontitis. At present, human medicine is still very difficult to treat periodontitis by medicine, and scaling is the first step to restore healthy gums. The American people have good social security