deep cleaning of teeth/gums for early periodonitis

[MadClikr]

The oral surgeon I went to in order to get my four teeth in the front pulled (they were all doubled up and junk) was really good and said that I was probably allergic to the preservatives they put into the stuff. Same reason he thinks I can't have a lot of vaccinations that people claim are so "mandatory". I haven't had several of them and they can't force me to due to medical reasons. What can I say? All my allergies - to just about anything that moves or ever did move or could ever possibly consider moving in any way, shape, or form - have made me a naturalist.

P.S.

I don't know if they had it without when the problem occurred with my grandfather. I don't remember it happening in my life time, just that my mom told me about it.

[bethie_alane]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Pipanella [/i]
[B]bethie~ Now don't gross out when I tell you this, but no, that's not unusual, and here's why. When you have what you had done, it's actually root planing, meaning they go under the gums and smooth out the rough root surface, removing bacteria, plaque, calculus (tartar, which is calcified plaque) and dead cells that have attached to your root surface, as well as just generally making the root smoother so that plaque and bacteria won't reattach as easily. When they do this, they also are removing diseased cells from your gums. It's a relatively tight fit down in there!

Teeth are merely suspended in their sockets by periodontal fibers. When you go down into the pockets surrounding the tooth, some of those fibers are cut. It can't be helped and is actually a good thing, in your case. This accounts for some of the sensitivity you will feel. They will reattach, hopefully more towards the crown of the tooth. This, along with the shrinkage of any swelling that you may have had due to the disease, will make the pocket more shallow, allowing you to clean down in it easier. Any pockets that are deeper than say, 4 mm, are very difficult for you to keep clean with brushing and flossing. And if you can't keep them clean, then bacteria will continue to do its thing and make the pockets even deeper. Not a good thing!

So, now that you've had your Periodontics 101 lesson for today :) , don't worry about any sensitivity like that. It's normal! [/B][/QUOTE]


gross yesh but thanks for the info, i'm such a hypochondriac, my teeth won't become loose due to treatment will they???? they were in fine tight shape before :)

anyway, the one area of my mouth with the most redness and swelling is disappearing, the swelling is gone but there is still some redness hugging the tooth but it is much better than before. periodontist told me that it takes 28 days for new cells to appear after treatment and then he will be able to tell how the gums responded to treatment and hopefully avoid surgery! yuck! he also put me on an antibiotic for 14 days, forget what it is called but it is supposed to help my mouth and well as i'm sure flush general bacteria out of my body.....

---btw, periodontist also said i had stress sores/ulcers on my toungue, gross no? you can't really see them unless you look close, he said it is stress & diet related and that when my mouth clears up and i'm all happy about that that the sores should go away.... sometimes i have a habit of biting down hard on the sides of my tongue when i sleep, could that have anything to do with it??????????????????

[Pipanella]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by bethie_alane [/i]
[B]


gross yesh but thanks for the info, i'm such a hypochondriac, my teeth won't become loose due to treatment will they???? they were in fine tight shape before :)

---btw, periodontist also said i had stress sores/ulcers on my toungue, gross no? you can't really see them unless you look close, he said it is stress & diet related and that when my mouth clears up and i'm all happy about that that the sores should go away.... sometimes i have a habit of biting down hard on the sides of my tongue when i sleep, could that have anything to do with it?????????????????? [/B][/QUOTE]

No, they won't become loose at all, if anything, they will be more secure. About the sores on your tongue....sure, if you bite down on your tongue, that could cause canker sores there, but I've never seen that myself.
I think everything is going to turn out just great with your treatment. You're a real conscientious patient, and those are the best kind! :D

[bethie_alane]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Pipanella [/i]
[B]

No, they won't become loose at all, if anything, they will be more secure. About the sores on your tongue....sure, if you bite down on your tongue, that could cause canker sores there, but I've never seen that myself.
I think everything is going to turn out just great with your treatment. You're a real conscientious patient, and those are the best kind! :D [/B][/QUOTE]

Thanks for the advise, i'm such a worrywart and mild hyperchondriac that i'm just freaking out that my mouth is all brokie and needs to be fixed ........

i really hope i can avoid having gum surgery, the swolleness is gone from that one area of my mouth, but it is still red (but not as bad as before)...... don't go back until july 17th.... i guess i'll see what he says then.....

the only thing i am worried about and i wonder if this has something to do with it.... my front 6 teeth are bonded and i remember my dentist a long time ago putting a little extra bonding in between my big tooth and hte little tooth next to it cuz there was a teeny tiny space..... well the periodontist's assistant scraped off about 1/2 the bonding one that one tooth to really get into the deep cleaning (that's where the majority of hte infection and swollen bloody gum was) and of course that teeny tiny space is there... very easy to fit floss in, all my ot her teeth are nice and normally tight together, i hope that i won't have an ongoing prob for the rest of my life since that section of my gum is more exposed to air and food gunk than the others.... does this make sense.....

oh, if only i listened to my mom a year ago and went to the dentist.... i'd have better piece of mind now and not be out $1200 for the treatment! sigh.....

it does make me feel better to write to you since you are in the dental field :)

[NurseStacy]

I know that this post was from years ago, but I am dealing with the same problem now in 2007. I read all the posts and it really helped me a lot.
I still have some questions though. My hygenist told me I needed deep cleaning and my insurance covers that pretty well. However, she also said she wants to use irrigation with meds (she didn't tell me what the med was) and laser therapy on my gums (done by the doctor) to get my gums to re-attach faster to my tooth.

Those two extra things are NOT covered by my insurance and the total bill comes out to over $1,000 out of pocket (after insurance)!

This is a new dentist for my husband and I because we just moved to this area and picked this guy off our insurance website (Delta Dental PA) in our area Burbank, CA. I am worried that I don't really need the "extra procedures".

My step-dad had deep cleaning done with my dentist from home and they just did the root planing and scaling then made him sit there with a flouride tray in his mouth for a little while and he was done! He had much worse problems with his teeth and now they are fine (he uses a waterpik religiously now).

So I guess I would like to know whether the extra procedures are necessary for me because if they are not, I would love to save money!

By the way, I am only 23 years old and I have never had a cavity in my life. I floss at least 5 times a week now (since the hygenist scared me :) ) She said my gums looked a lot better from 3 months ago, but she said the pockets are still the same depth and won't get any better without the deep cleaning.
WHAT SHOULD I DO? :o
Thank you ahead of time!