professional teeth clean - anyone had this done?

[canella]

Been for a check up this morning and the dentist recomended i have this done - not a big fan of the dentist so just wondered what it involved? is it like a prolonged scrape and polish?

he says i need it because the bone is receeding (??) because of plaque i cant reach by brushing and if i dont fix it then my teeth will become wobbly?

just want to know if anyone's had it done and if it hurts?

Does your dentist not clean your teeth when you go for a check up?

yeah i've been this morning for my 6 month check up and i had the scrape but no polish but he recomended i make a seperate appt to have this done.

i'm in Germany and dont know if they do it in the UK or if its a weird foreign thing to make you pay more!

They don't need a separate appointment for that! Even I didn't and I had been away from the dentist for 20 years! They just put something similar to toothpaste on the end of a whizzy brush as far as I know. It's done in about 2 minutes.

this is an hour's appointment i've been booked for so it must be something more than the whizzy brush!

she said something about high speed ultrasonic water jets!?!

That's what the dental hygienist does every 6 months. Not available on NHS, usually costs anything from £50 upwards. Well worth it, takes about 30 mins, much more intensive than anything the dentist has time to do.

I had it done in a seperate appt over here as have the same issue as you (thanks to all the morning sickness!)
Wasn't any different to any other clean I have had done though they just did it with sensitive paste.

Try oil pulling to "set " and clean yr teeth google earth clinic; hell of a lot cheaper and works amazingly.Also 'clack your teeth together' that's acu pressure that works well.

yeah i'm having to pay for it (anything up to 80€ so about the same) but i think it'll be worth it if it stops more decay or having to get my teeth pulled out!

thanks for the reassurance that its not horrific!

ppeatfruit - what is "oil pulling" - i dont understand! sorry!

Think I've had the water jets as well but again, only at the tail end of a general hygenist visit. I'm intrigued now...

sorry rockbird - i'm not going till the end of august so you'll have to be intrigued for a bit longer! (the woman is on her hols!).

i'm intrigued too tho! (but not so nervous now! thanks!)

If you google earth clinic it will explain about oil pulling and all the things it is brill for.

I have it done once a year in germany. appointment lasts about one hour involving powderblasting, flossing (with really thick floss), polishing, flouride gel. since starting doing it I have not needed another filling.
oil pulling might feel good, but I don*t think it can get your teeth as clean...

Thanks for that mousymouse!! It seems like a good prophylactic thing to have done!!

Had a look at oil pulling on google but sadly dont have 20 mins in the morn with 3 dc running round to keep oil in my mouth!! But i really liked the sound of it and the testimonies were impressive so thank you!!

I have a 30 min clean with the hygenist twice a year.

if you take out a basic Denplan insurance thing (I think it's GBP10/month) then you get a couple of dentist visits and 2 dental hygenist visits/year. it';s v thorough

check out your nearest University dental School as well; they might let you be treated by the student dental hygenists.