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Subject: Re: Horrible cleaning...anyone else have problems with cleanings?

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Dawn

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Date Posted: 18:59:15 08/08/04 Sun
In reply to: ♫Lauren♫ 's message, "Horrible cleaning...anyone else have problems with cleanings?" on 11:17:57 08/07/04 Sat

>hey
>
>Well i had a cleaning on wednesday. I was hoping soo
>much that it wouldnt hurt but i guess not. She cut up
>my mouth everywhere, mostly because of when she
>flossed. I understand that its not the easiest thing
>to floss a person with braces on but c'mon...im like
>still in pain because of it. I have several spots
>where my mouth is cut up and they are all turning into
>canker sores. Its very depressing. And its not like
>she had to do sooo much work, she even said i did a
>very good job brushing and flossing. I wish i had told
>her not to even bother with the flossing, maybe if i
>did i wouldnt be all cut up.
> Has anyone else had these problems. She also used
>this thing, dont know the name of it...its like
>ultrasonic something, she used it to i think get under
>my gums. She cut me up with that thing too. Does
>this happen because of the braces or do u think maybe
>she just wasnt very good or something?
> im very glad that that was my last cleaning there
>because they are no longer accepting my insurance.
>Just curious how everyone else's cleanings are.
>
>thanx for reading and lettin me just talk..lol
>
>Lauren
I have my cleanings every three months, as I had a "deep cleaning" prior to the braces being put on. My doc scrapes away each time, then applies some sort of a medication to help the gums. He NEVER uses floss, but cleans each tooth thoroughly by scraping. I never questioned it, and my ortho says that my teeth are spotless so he must be doing ok.
I know that some people have even scheduled adjustments and cleanings for the same day. They go in the morning, have the archwire removed, go for the cleaning sans archwire, then go back to the ortho for the actual adjustment.
Maybe something to consider, especially if you are only going every 6 months.

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