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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
I was told that I need deep cleaning and root scaling because of staining. I drink a lot of tea and the dentist claimed that he couldn't see if I had any cavities because of the staining. I saw my previous dentist about two months ago and he was able to see every bit of decay.
It seems that there might be a reason for deep cleaning and root scaling, but to remove stains in order to see cavities doesn't seem like a reasonable reason.
I'm going to try another dentist.
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Please try Dr. Robert Lesh at Southern Trace Dental. I have been going to him for years. I have never had him even mention deep cleaning. On occasion, I will have a pocket and they simply fill it with an antibiotic, and that's the end of it.
As for stains, I have never had a problem with their regular cleaning removing coffee stains, etc. That being said, I do have some staining that has been there forever and will still be there when I'm gone. I grew up in Lubbock, TX, and we had artesian well water as our water source....city, not personal. The water there is now from Lake Meredith, a man-made lake created by damming a portion of the Colorado River. The water contained a heavy concentration of natural fluoride which left brown stains in the teeth, not on them. Fortunately, mine are stained in some molars. Many people, like Buddy Holly, have had their teeth capped to cover the stains that were in front and highly visible. The upside of growing up with this water is that I have really sound teeth. Dr. Lesh does x-rays and that's it....at least for me.
As a side note, I have had one cavity in my lifetime thus far. That was filled the week I turned 30. Broke my heart! Believe me, I am WELL past 30 now.
