You don’t want the dentist doing any sort of cleaning for two reason: a hygienist will typically be better at it and, secondly, the dentist should be spending his/her time doing exams and restorative work. Root planing, aka deep cleaning, is appropriate when you have periodontal disease with deep pockets that can’t be reached with dental floss. It is a standard practice in dentistry. Whether you need it is another story. If you move and start with a new dentist who recommends this procedure and your previous dentist did not, then you might want to get a second opinion. There are essentially two possibilities: your previous dentist was remiss or the new dentist is recommending a treatment you don’t need.
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I had a similar experience at another dentist office. And, the 2 hour deep cleaning was to be done by a hygenist, not the dentist. I never even heard about deep cleaning until I moved to The Villages. I have been going to a dentist in Leesburg for 5 years with no deep cleanings.
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