I have gum disease, does anyone know when I go for my root pl &cleaning can they get the plaque off?

Answer 1

Go to the dentist who can refer you to a periodontist! Believe it or not 90% of people have this! iam in the boat with you and it can sure make you insecure! good luck!

Answer 2

Sure! The plaque is the easy part to get off. It forms all the time and you usually notice when you have a few layers on your teeth. You know...the 'fuzzy' stuff.

With the scaling/root planing you have gone 'past' a regular cleaning. Still cleaning the plaque & calculus (hardened plaque that sometimes looks black or dark in color) but, you now have deeper areas between your teeth & gums to clean. Sometimes you notice calculus on your lower front teeth..esp. on the back. This is what you have between your teeth & under your gums.

So...it's still 'cleaning' your teeth but, along with the deeper areas to clean (more time & harder to get to) you also have bone loss. Your hygienist can show you the bone level on your x-rays.

The idea of the scaling/root planing is to make the pocketing between your teeth & gums smaller. Trying to make it easier to keep clean. The more build up, plaque, calculus (all are bacteria) that stays in the deep areas the more it will 'eat away' at the bone that is holding your teeth in. Don't want it to keep going and cause your teeth to get loose.

If you keep up on the cleanings/ maintenance visits should be able to maintain the level. Sometimes your teeth look 'longer' after but, all that has happened is the inflammation in your gums has gone down. (but,....easier to clean!)
Good Luck & keep your regular visits!

Here is a link from a DDS in Iowa. Think it helps to describe scaling & root planing so easier to understand. The webmd one really didn't say too much.
http://www.bettendorfdentalpc.com/scaling_and_root_planing.htm

Answer 3

Sure don't want to give you medical advice and the best recommendation is to go by what your dentist thinks but if you have inflammation of the gums then I would just recommend brushing your gum line. Hopefully this will cause bleeding which is a good sign because you are cleaning them out. You should always brush your gums but a problem is people tend to think to put to much force on them witch isn't a good idea for the teeth either. You will start to notice your gums receeding after a couple weeks and make sure to include your gums in your regular brushing. P.S. Don't forget the back of your teeth.

Answer 4

They did for me. its a lot better. but the damage to the gums will not be totally gone.

Answer 5

Yeah, they should be able too, just a warning though, it might hurt. Tell them to break out the novocaine!!!!!

Answer 6

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