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Amoreyna
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- Nov 5, 2011
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The only bad part of my appointment today was that I had a different hygienist since mine was out sick. She did my gum measurement. I has 3-4 mm pockets, although my front teeth on the bottom which for some reason are doing excellent and need nothing had 1-2 mm pockets. A lot of my other teeth had 2 mm pockets as well. Way back in my mouth, near the molars that need the large fillings soon, I had a couple 5mm pockets and one 6mm pocket.
I have no signs of gum disease. I don't bleed while brushing or eating anything. My gums are healthy and pink. The thought behind why I have those 5-6 mm pockets is due to the decay of teeth that is effecting my gums.
So this hygienist wants to deep clean. Okay, I can see maybe doing the 5 mm ones. But no, she wants to deep clean my entire mouth in 2 2 hour sessions!
All I could say was - WTH? My grandmother, who goes with me for support has struggled all her life with her gums. She's had many deep cleanings and pockets. She was shocked that this hygienist wanted to deep clean my entire mouth.
On top of that, my dentist believes that with my use of the special mouthwash and treating my teeth will benefit my gums. The hygienist wants to deep clean before any dental work, which makes no sense to me. If the decay is having a serious effect on my gums, wouldn't you fix the source of the problem and then deep clean if necessary?
I am so glad that my dentist does not see the deep cleaning as being necessary. I'm even happier that this woman is not my regular hygienist. She seemed overly focused on trying to find a reason to deep clean. It makes me so upset. If my dentist doesn't see a need right now, especially for a full mouth clean, why would she try to push it on me? She even talked about how I had all this bone loss without looking at my x-rays while my dentist said I didn't have bone loss after the full panel was taken!
I don't know what to do. I'd hate to complain about her, since she belong's to the practice I really like. She tries to appear all nice but it ends up feeling like she's judging you. When the did the acidity test in my mouth, she talked about how high it was and how I had periodontal disease without even looking in my mouth. It felt like, if I didn't agree to what she suggested then I was a bad person that didn't care about my teeth.
Sorry all, had to vent. My dentist believes in watchful waiting and if the pockets don't improve in the back after treating the teeth, he recommends just deep cleaning those. I'd just hate for someone else to have that kind of experience with that hygienist and to not go back to either the office or a dentist in general.
I have no signs of gum disease. I don't bleed while brushing or eating anything. My gums are healthy and pink. The thought behind why I have those 5-6 mm pockets is due to the decay of teeth that is effecting my gums.
So this hygienist wants to deep clean. Okay, I can see maybe doing the 5 mm ones. But no, she wants to deep clean my entire mouth in 2 2 hour sessions!
All I could say was - WTH? My grandmother, who goes with me for support has struggled all her life with her gums. She's had many deep cleanings and pockets. She was shocked that this hygienist wanted to deep clean my entire mouth.
On top of that, my dentist believes that with my use of the special mouthwash and treating my teeth will benefit my gums. The hygienist wants to deep clean before any dental work, which makes no sense to me. If the decay is having a serious effect on my gums, wouldn't you fix the source of the problem and then deep clean if necessary?
I am so glad that my dentist does not see the deep cleaning as being necessary. I'm even happier that this woman is not my regular hygienist. She seemed overly focused on trying to find a reason to deep clean. It makes me so upset. If my dentist doesn't see a need right now, especially for a full mouth clean, why would she try to push it on me? She even talked about how I had all this bone loss without looking at my x-rays while my dentist said I didn't have bone loss after the full panel was taken!
I don't know what to do. I'd hate to complain about her, since she belong's to the practice I really like. She tries to appear all nice but it ends up feeling like she's judging you. When the did the acidity test in my mouth, she talked about how high it was and how I had periodontal disease without even looking in my mouth. It felt like, if I didn't agree to what she suggested then I was a bad person that didn't care about my teeth.
Sorry all, had to vent. My dentist believes in watchful waiting and if the pockets don't improve in the back after treating the teeth, he recommends just deep cleaning those. I'd just hate for someone else to have that kind of experience with that hygienist and to not go back to either the office or a dentist in general.