I was told I need a deep cleaning. And then after I'll need cleanings every quarter. Does this sound legit to you?

@@ColeighColeWee Ok, not every patient needs deep cleaning, however if you have not had a regular cleaning for a long time and you are not good with oral hygiene you may qualify for deep cleaning. Moreover, some dental offices are being greedy and tell the patients they need deep cleaning for the sake of more money. So, if you have periodontal disease which is the defined as deep pockets with inflamed gums and lots of dental plaque (calculus) you are a candidate for deep cleaning. yes, if you do a deep cleaning then you need to visit the office every 4 months for cleaning to maintain (periodontal maintance) the oral health of your gums and teeth. Good luck.

Most dentist are crooks. And it doesn't matter how prestigious the facility. I went to a very prestigious dental institution and my wallet was cleaner than my teeth. The insurance company was kicking back a lot of procedures due to it being unnecessary. "Plan Frequency Limitation" it is called. I had to pay that and trusted the dentist and turned out my dentist and his students were practicing unnecessary procedures for educational purposes at my expense.

​@@inquizative44Did you report them to the states dental board? Did you file a malpractice lawsuit? Did you right a lengthy negative Google review?

@@anonymousf454 Thanks for the info. It was actually worse than I described....I retrieved my dental records and found out they were making fun of my language. Claiming I spoke in slang and in poor grammar, essentially racial slurs and these are foreigners speaking broken English!

@@inquizative44 Absolutely unprofessional and sickening. They do not deserve to be in business. Stick those cowards for everything you can brother

I totally agree! I had a Dentist said i needed a deep clean after I scene anouther Dentist 3 months apart for a cleaning. I got up left the office because they were very unethical and said I had cavities as well. Went for second opinion 6 months without telling them any background and my teeth were 100% healthy no isuues! I hate to say since covid Dental office are hurting for money so Be careful.

Good Lord, we need to lobby to implement serious prison time for dental malpractice

I have similar situation. One month ago I did exams at a dental clinic, the doc said I need deep cleaning and then referred me to a specialist. I had consolation appointment with the specialist, she examed my mouth and measured the "pockets", it turned out the pockets have become much deeper than the first exam one month ago, changed from 5 to 8 which surprised me! I was taking good care of my teeth cleaning during the month, how come they became such worse? I asked which teeth are pockets 8, she let me look at the computer screen my self! she also answered other questions impatiently. And She's not gently when did the exam, I was in pain and my teeth were bleeding. Not good experience. I'm hesitate if go ahead do the deep cleaning.

painful? no way, not with local local anesthesia. I had mine done two days, half of the mouth and it was not painful at all. Honestly, I was getting sleepy since it took like an hr 30 minutes.

@@mrcalipride Local anesthesia is "localized" as the name implies. You can still feel pain, sensitivity and discomfort where you have exposed area of teeth with nerve endings.

Same, I think my hygienist reshaped my gums and made my bottom teeth look way longer. Teeth have never been the same after deep cleaning.

Did you have any bone loss?

Totally agree. I recently bought a water flosser to augment my Sonicare and daily flossing. I regret not getting one sooner, it's amazing how much little bit of food debris it can flush out. I end up buying one for my parents and another for my suitcase. The only thing is water flosser takes up a lot of room in one's suitcase and the portable ones aren't as powerful. Also, Waterpik has a cheap battery power flosser that vibrates up and down, and it's amazing at dislodging stuck food debris.

Absolutely correct dental maintenance is so grueling 😩

Did you have bone loss? I just went for my regular cleaning and the found 4 & 5’s and want to do a deep cleaning.

TBH, I was looking at the x rays and were explained, but, I had no idea what I was looking at or how bad/which stage lvl.

Medicaid doesn't cover deep cleaning. It's a fact. It's one of the three types of procedures they don't cover at all.

😮😮😮😮😮hey???? Is thus TRUE???

Most of them are not honest and just want to rip you off. They offered you “free” x-rays so that they can trick you and rip you off on deep cleaning. They didn’t tell you that deep cleaning does more damage to your gums and nerves.

Same, except I let them charge me a butt load of money and do everything they wanted to do. It was one of those places that finances in office. Went through the billing and they were trying to charge me $150 for a toothbrush, just added into the loan. I did at least have the sense to have them take all the unnecessary crap off. Delta Dental 🙄

glad to help

Just curious, besides the deep cleaning, did they give you any type of gum disease treatment to take home to help you out?

I just experienced everything you just said… the hygienist, and MD dentist pulled out X-rays, pamphlets, and explained to me in Full detail everything, and made sure I understood the condition I had let my mouth get in by not visiting a dentist for years. I have no insurance so I really believe they gave my a good price for a deep clean because they care.

I know that the Illuminati board game has a dentistry card this scared me …. I saw a video where they broke down these cards.

I went to two dentists in the last 4 months both had good reviews on google and one of them had 5 star reviewS, (I’m sure now that those reviews are fake)the first one did a very poor job in cleaning my teeth and left tartar in the back teeth, the dentist spent a minute with me and didn’t say anything that is useful .. same BS. So I looked for another dentist to get those teeth cleaned again and again she did a poor job and didn’t clean the area I told her about, the last dentist was a chain dental office. I got frustrated. My gum is receding in back, I don’t have any bleeding and I don’t have red gum like I see online, it’s just a dark yellow line going black around the tooth and I now have pain in one of those teeth. I use an electric tooth brush, I brush my teeth multiple times a day depending on where I am, if I’m in the house all day I try to brush after each meal and if I’m outside I brush twice or thrice a day, I use a hydrogen peroxide mouth wash, I floss at night.. I don’t eat sweets or candy cuz I don’t like sugary food.... but when the dentist does a poor job on that 6 month routine cleaning and that tartar keeps building up it starts to cause problems and the dentist-who didn’t do his job initially- will start “milking” you for more money. Now I have to look for another dentist and I’m thinking about going to my old dentist in a different State that I used to live in which is an hour flight.. he was top notch, honest and caring, I want to see him and take care of everything there and be done. Dentists are like other professionals they want to make money, the run a business and unfortunately very few actually care about their patients.. some are good but the majority are thieves. My old dentist that I used to go to when I lived in a different State had his own private practice, he takes the time to listen, he doesn’t rush, he works with his patients and only recommends what you really need, I have never heard of a single person who complained about him and almost all of his patients were referrals because of his great reputation, everyone at my old job and their families used his services. That’s the kind of dentists we want, not those thieves who work with their staff to rip you off by doing poor work to get you to come back and recommend what you don’t need.

Hi, I'm a hygienist (from the UK tho), you definitely should voice your concerns to whoever is doing your cleaning, they wont be able to be vindictive and damage your teeth. I often hear from patients I see for the first time that it was the most thorough clean they've had. If you feel odd about saying smth to the hygienists face, maybe make a comment like 'that was quick', or 'you're finished already' so they dont think it's okay to do a lousy job in the hard to reach areas. Also make a comment before they start of how you've noticed build up in certain areas. :)

Same thing just happened to me. I’ve had gum recession due to the way that I brush. They told me my gums were swollen but I didn’t see any swelling on the pictures. They did X-rays no cleaning. Told me the deep cleaning will cost me about 600.00 out of pocket and 3 visits. I will be going for a second opinion.

@@atarbuck3452 Me Too!

Same here. We moved so just had our first visit with our new dentist and suddenly I've went from good healthy teeth to "early periodontic gum disease." I've never been diagnosed with gingivitis, which supposedly happens before this. 🤔 They want to do root planing and scaling on my teeth and then see me every 3-4 months instead of 6-8 months in order to "checkup" on it. If little to no improvement they will keep doing the process or recommend surgery (cut the gum into flaps - expose the full root for cleaning) to go deeper to "fix" it. Maybe this issue is legit and came up out of the blue, but I'm not feeling any pain and not seeing swelling either.. I faithfully clean my teeth and haven't changed the way I clean my teeth. Seems sketchy. 🧐🤔🤔🤔 I'm definitely going to get a second opinion before I agree to root planing and scaling!

@@angelatandy8202 that sounds seriously suspicious! Get a second or third opinion! I had a dentist nearly ruin one of my teeth over drilling it two times for a filling, then placed a crow on the tooth that actually became infected from over drilling, I lived in pain for a year!!! All I needed was a filling! By the grace of god I found a great dentist to fix it with root canal and crown but I hate going to the dentist now. Had another dentist last year try to tell me I needed a tooth pulled and get a $3000 implant! Something seemed off so I went for a second opinion and found out there is literally nothing wrong with my tooth!!! Try to only go to to dentists that have a lot of high reviews. The two shady dentists barely had any reviews. It’s a shame people are so evil and greedy that they will harm others to make more money!

healthy teeth does not mean healthy gum...

Glad you like them!

@@northtexasdentalsurgery So do you do LANAP in your practice? Do you do perio trays?

lol. sugary foods at least

Is this root planning and scaling?

I did the same thing and when they cleaned my teeth they spent 5 minutes on it after an hour of trying to talk me into spending 1k more

Did they give you anesthetic I was told i need deep cleaning but am hearing that am not in for it and i have to pay from my pocket because i uave no health card

yes it does suck. its hard for me to make an assessment whether its needed or not without the probings and X-rays

Keep up the good work staying sober!

@@andyc.6239 well I’m thinking of using again. It sounds nice to get loaded but not meth

@@Planespotterdude did you start again?

It's hard to find skilled dentists and hygienists unfortunately. It's the same thing as going to a restaurant honestly, some places have cooks that just cannot make the same ingredients taste good while another works miracles.

Amen

so you mix baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and brush? how often do you do this?

You go to an ENDODONTIST to get root canals retreated!

I’ve had a 6 pocket on one of my teeth for over 30 years and after regular cleanings twice a year. Recently, they said I needed a deep cleaning after just having had my regular cleaning at the same place and the dentist went out of his way to tell me I had very healthy gums. ???

@@pauletteschiowitz8989 I don't understand you about the dentist telling you you had healthy gums but need deep cleaning? My gums and teeth improved tremendously after i started using the Sonic care electric toothbrush and also chewing xylitol gums. The gaps of my teeth actually became smaller and some of the shaky teeth no longer shake. So I realised that gum recession can actually be reversed. My gums and teeth are so much healthier now after more than a year on this protocol. Even the dentist was surprised.

Yes me too! I an from LA and searching for a good dentist. Please help!

I’d go with the 3mm suggestion.

Did you get a second opinion?

@@miltonacn8567 The second dentist did the regular cleaning but said I have cavities.

@@alexat2854 so you didn't need the deep scaling cleaning. Sounds like another way of them trying to make money off of us. And a classic example of medical practitioners taking advantage of patients and providing UNNEEDED TREAFMENTS!

both can do it

@@northtexasdentalsurgery How Long does Deep Cleanings Take????

Glad it was helpful!

Dentists use a “scare tactic” so that they can rip you off. That’s a huge crime!

@@djenansaric7638 just like politicians and media

Hold up you brush 3x a week.. your breath is not fresh and be honest.

@@hardbodytraining100 There are many ways to obtain fresh breath withouts the likes of Crest, Colgate, Listerine, etc. Try eating an apple, an orange, ginger, fennel seeds, etc.

I seen someone in this comments say there’s took an hour and 30 mins, which is ridiculous.

I also heard that root planning and scaling is the same thing as deep cleaning and that can actually cause gum recession

yes. no reason to think dentists are different than plumbers, car mechanics, even physicians. there are good ones and bad ones. ones who are ethical and others who aren't.

Any reason why your using listerine and ACT?

@@atarbuck3452 Listerine targets bacteria that causes plaque and gingivitis and ACT restores enamel and reverses decay and freshens breath, Its part of Dr ellie 5 part total teeth care system. I swear it works, it was developed by an british dentist who practiced in Europe

@@user-be5qg7mr1s ahhhh I see. Ive had any bleeding. I don’t see plaque. I’m sure there’s a small amount that can be removed through a regular cleaning and my gums receded years ago due to how I brush. My previous dentist already knew this. He retired and I had to get another dentist who recommended a deep cleaning. They didn’t even bother giving me my regular annual cleaning that’s covered 100%. They just sent me on my way with an expensive treatment plan. I’m not sure when Ill be going back.

@@atarbuck3452 if there is no bleeding what the treatment plan for? cavities?

it could. so could rinsing with a mouthrinse, garling with it, scraping your tongue. all these things are helpful

Yes

totally true

found out it isn't. It is just (glorified) mouth wash sprayed into gums. A way for dentists to scam money out of people, never get that done because it is not covered by any insurances

No

Was deep cleaning painful. I was told i need periodontal treatment. They have to do deep cleaning and they will give me anesthesia before and they will do ¼ of the mouth each time and it cost more then €300

@A - R It hurts more thr deeper your pockets are because they have to go I'm really deep to clean your teeth. The less deeper the less pain. Hopefully this helps

@@a-r5640 No it is not because they use anasthesia.

lol

how did it go?

I brush twice a day, floss twice a day mouthwash every day, for the past 4 years. And iv had nearly 10+ cavities and 4 root canals.

that's crazy.

@@Shanksy007 Yeah, it's all genetics and diet. Some people's saliva is naturally more basic or their mouth does not have certain strains of bacteria while others the opposite. And what you eat definitely contributes to this as well. Edit: Disclaimer I am not a dental professional this is just what I've educated myself on through information that's available publicly online.

I never had a cavity until I started doing regular cleanings. I think the abrasive toothpastes and cleanings cause cavities and don’t prevent them.

little bitter buddy? maybe you should watch out other videos and we just give them straight facts and try to keep people from getting ripped off

@@northtexasdentalsurgery you guys were honest and transparent in this video 👍🏼

Government control? Lol!