When your teeth and gums are completely free of plaque and tartar, it’s time to move on to the actual cleaning. They will use an electric-powered brush, which will produce a grinding noise when brushing your teeth. While the noise may be annoying, the brushing is painless.
They will also use toothpaste with the same flavor and taste as your normal one at home. It’s known as a prophylaxis paste and has a grainy texture to enable it to scrape and polish your teeth.
The cleaning and polishing step takes the most time. You may have to deal with annoying noises and slight discomfort, but no pain.