to think that raw bleeding gums the day after a dental hygienist appointment is wrong

[IrisAtwood]

Saw my dentist and dental hygienist yesterday. I am always told by them how good my dental hygiene is. I have to have a hand scale for health reasons and I sometimes think that this might annoy her a bit.

The dental hygiene has always been a bit harsh, but yesterday was ridiculous. This morning I had trouble cleaning my teeth because the gums are raw, painful and bleeding.

This isn’t normal is it?

After the last deep clean I did for my husband he showed me a blood clot he rinsed into the sink the next day. I was pretty surprised how it looked.

This is horror movie territory for me

When people say deep cleaning, does that mean root planing? That's supposed to be grim. But I thought it had fallen out of favour? So maybe not that?

Last time I saw the hygienist my teeth hurt for 3 months (gradually getting less hurty admittedly) . I had already complained about one of them and had been moved to this one who is supposed to be gentle as she does children ! I have now refused to see a hygienist but my dentist does it himself - just tells me to book a double appointment. It’s that or I don’t have the treatment

I can't stand my twice yearly visit to the sadistic hygienist. My gums are so painful the next day.
Whilst doing her thing she will state"ooh, a bit of bleeding here".
How I don't leap out of the chair, grab her instrument of torture and demonstrate on her just how that bleeding occurs I don't know. Gives me red mist and the rage every, single time.
I get even crosser when I realise that I am paying for such torture.

Root planing has been replaced with a technique called root surface debridement. With RSD it’s supposedly ok to leave burnished or small residue amounts of calculus behind and not render the tooth surface smooth ( like glass ). God help me if my boss thinks “ I’ve missed a bit “ mind you.

A “scale and polish “ is a medical procedure and are loads of medical procedures that leave us uncomfortable for a few days or hours post treatment.
And most hygienists can give local anaesthetic via injections so you could ask for this.

@Whatjusthappenedthere Thanks, your posts have been really helpful. TBH, my flossing hasn’t been as good as it should be, so what you’ve said makes a lot of sense to me. I also have an autoimmune problem which leads to lots of inflammation in different places too

I thought a hygienist could only administer an injection under a prescription from a dentist?

Or a patient group directive Robin. But that’s right.

With my NHS dental treatment, seeing a hygienist isn't provided. Is it considered necessary, seeing as so many of you here see one?

I've had this. Had to take paracetamol etc