Since that was done, now that she has regular care, and with meticulous hygiene, she hasn't needed it repeated and still has all her teeth. Once she was back on her feet financially she went through deep cleaning that prevented it.

She knew she was heading toward tooth loss and gum or bone grafts. One went years without even basic dental care because of cost. No dentist just recommended it out of the blue. Both of them have gone through deep cleanings but for very specific reasons. I've known two people who lost the lottery in terms of teeth/gum health. If you've had regular checkups including x-rays and probes for decades and come out squeaky clean with no trouble spots all that time, and a new dentist in a new location suddenly says you need a deep clean, well maybe you need a second opinion.Īgree as well. If you have a history of needing dental work, and the dentist says get a deep cleaning, you should probably get a deep cleaning. You can only predict what COULD happen, then consider your own dental history and habits, and come up with a logical, reasonable assumption based on that, of what will PROBABLY happen to YOU. You really can't predict what WILL happen. You could need a deep cleaning, not get one, and never feel anything more traumatic than an occasional headache and need a root canal or two. And if you do, and refuse to get one, then you're basically encouraging decay and degradation of the bone structure of your mouth, which could lead to rotting teeth, abscesses, teeth that come loose and fall out, teeth that crack, bleeding gums, sinus problems, and possibly even septic infections that can travel to the brain.Īnd even THAT isn't a guarantee. That's not to say that everyone needs a deep cleaning.īut sometimes, you do.

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