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Q: Teeth scaling after healing deep pockets ?
asked by: SpecialT on June 4th, 2009
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I was told by my hygienist that I have several pockets of 4, 5 and 6 mm deep. They wanted to do an ultrasonic scaling of my teeth. I decided to do some extreme measures to clean up my gums. Let's assume I succeed and that my pockets have gone back to 3 mm or less. Do I still need the scaling? Why is this so if I've cleaned out the bacteria that's causing the problem? My hygienist says I still need to do the scaling even so.
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drollins28
replied on June 17th, 2009
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i need to get my done too. what have you done to help them
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laurenv26
replied on June 21st, 2009
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Your toothbrush and floss can only reach about 3mm under your gums. Your hygienist can scale deeper than that with some anesthesia and special scalers. Also, you can not remove tarter with a toothbrush/floss. If you have 4-6mm pockets it is very unlikely you can reverse them without some help from the pros!

After the initial deep cleaning she will prob recommend you come in every 3-4 months for maintainance appts until your pockets stay at a healthy 3mm level for a period of time and your homecare is as it should be.

fyi - I'm a dental hygienist.
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