Deep clean & scale today ?

[geos]

It's a bit confusing because the scoring system used in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand is different from that used in the US and Canada. As geos said, in the US and Canada a score of 1 to 3 is regarded as normal (this refers to 1 to 3 millimetres).

In the UK, Ireland and New Zealand, the scoring system used is the BPE (Basic Periodontal Examination). This is different from mm measurements. You can find out what the scores mean on this page:

https://www.dentalfearcentral.org/faq/tooth-numbering-systems/#perioexam

Good to know, I never realized there was a difference.

 

[welshlady]

Ah thank you for that ! So although not good at 3 & 3* it could have been worse ! So paranoid about my gums & teeth now. After the clean I find I have a gap inbetween my bottom front 2 teeth. I’m going to wait until they are healthy and look into composite bonding. I have a long way to go yet x