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FAQ: Scaling

Under what circumstances should a patient get the deep scaling procedure? Is it purely a preventative measure? Would it be good for a 27-year old showing some signs of gum disease? ...Chris in DC (answer)
Is it appropriate to recommend scaling as a preventive >measure? My new dentist says that I have incipient gum disease and should have it done, but also seems to assume that I will then have it done every year. In many years of seeing dentists regularly this has never before been suggested. ... Visitor from MD (answer)
Scaling Cleaning: I have been going to a dentist for a couple of years now and it's very painful. He does not seem to have a gentle touch with the novacine. I had braces for 5 years and have a bad regard for dentists in general. I'm looking for a painless alternative for a deep cleaning or scaling. I have bad gums but could not stand to have my gums cut surgically. I have had scaling before and had good results but did not maintain cleanings and have slid back to the receding gums state. Please let me know if there is a painless alternative. ... Visitor from IL (answer)
Sedation for Deep Cleaning - Scaling: Is there anyway to get put to sleep while getting deep cleaning done. Do you recommend it? I'm so afraid of the dentist that I get sick to my stomach. I'm 30 years old and was told by my dentist that I need deep cleaning. ... Visitor from IL (answer)
Deep Dental Cleaning: My dentist of 38 years retired and the person that bought the practice is recommending a deep gum cleaning because my gums bleed a little. The previous dentist always remarked how quick my gums grew around temparary crowns. Is this necessary as a preventative measure for a 55 year old. While I don't have any gum problems now, my mother had them at age 62. ... Visitor from NJ (answer)
Scaling damage to enamel? I am from Austria and I have never had such a cleaning before even though I am going regularly to the dentist. The hygienist scaled (scratched) especially on the front side of my teeth not so much along my gum line here in the U.S. At the beginning she might have been scaling on the chewing surface. Can this kind of scaling on the front part of my teeth and on the chewing surface make damage to my enamel? ... Visitor from MI (answer)

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