What is a dental irrigation procedure done for?

Anything unwanted.: For the patients with periodontal (gum) problem the (pocket) area around the gum and tooth is irrigated out with medicine or sometimes an antibiotic mixtures. For dental surgery (extraction, gingival grafting, or deep teeth cleaning (scaling and root planning) procedure. Dental irrigation is used to flush out and clean the area involved.

Debridement: Cleansinng an area that is in need of being cleaned.

Rinsing: Occasionally after third molar surgery, patients may have poor healing and dry socket. Irrigation is used then to flush out debris to aid healing.

Also S/RP: Irrigation can also be done on a smaller scale following scaling & root planing. It is typically done with a blunt-tipped small-gauge irrigation 'needle'. This is then inserted into the pocket between the tooth and gum and used to flush out any remaining tartar or bacteria. There are several different solutions that can be used to irrigate with, but Chlorhexidine (antibiotic) is the most common.