For dental professionals or people having personal experience with dental implan!


Question: For dental professionals or people having personal experience with dental implants!?
I have several implants and no periodontal disease that I know of (my gums don't bleed or hurt aside from when I clench/grind during the night)!.

My questions are:
1) do I need deep cleanings or are regular cleanings enough!?
2) If I do, indeed, need deep cleanings every how often are they needed!?

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Answers:
OK, so the first question is, how did you lose the teeth that the implants are replacing!? The only way to truly know if you have gum disease is to have a periodontal probing chart done, where the dentist or hygienist measures the space between your teeth and gums!. A normal, healthy space is between 1-3 millimeters with no bleeding!. 4-5 mm and you are on the edge of gum disease and probably have some gingivitis, swollen gums, maybe some bleeding when you brush or floss!. 6mm and deeper you are likely experiencing bone loss which is not reversible and is considered stage one gum disease!. Your goal at this point and further is to halt the progression of the the disease!. You do this by first getting things really clean with root planing (aka "deep" cleaning") then you stay on a 3-4 month maintenance program, likely for life!.
If you have lost some teeth due to infection etc, it is likely that you do have gum disease to some extent!. The best way to know where you stand is to keep track of your chartings and have the dentist or hygienist show you your xrays and point out any bone loss!. On your end, you are responsible for brushing a minimum of twice daily for 3-4 minutes each and flossing a minimum of once daily!.
If you keep up on your maintenance cleanings and your home care you should only have to have root planing once!. If things start going downhill and pockets are getting deeper and bleeding you may need to re-treat with root planing, or have a referral to the specialist - Periodontist!.
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being a dental proffessional, you only need a deep cleaning if you have a pocket depth of 4mm or more, you can have your dentist do perio probing!. You wanna hear numbers anywhere from 1mm-3mm!. This are good healthy gums!. But lets say you hear 4mm or 5,6,7mm then for sure you will need a deep cleaning!. You should only need a deep cleaning once, then there after you have to go in every 3 months for a perio maintance, to maintain your gums healthy and so they don't relapse, which will mean needing another deep cleaning!. You can still need a deep cleaning without even having any pain, you won't notice a difference!. Plus you need to make sure your implants are still in good conditions!. You should visit your dentist every 6 months, you should also get your regular cleanings every 6 months!. If your gums do not bleed then that is a good sign of healthy gums, but you can still have areas that your not aware about!.!.!. so go get a check up!.!.!. (REGULAR CLEANINGS=EVERY 6 MONTHS) (AFTER RECEIVING A DEEP CLEANING, YOU NEED CLEANINGS EVERY 3 MONTHS, UNTIL YOU CAN PROVE TO THE DENTIST THAN HE CAN SEE YOU EVERY 4 MONTHS OR 5 MONTHS AND EVENTUALLY GET YOU BACK TO 6 MONTH BASIS) GOOD LUCK!Www@Answer-Health@Com

I agree with V!.!.!. well said!.!.!. Those are the guidelines I follow as well!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I have dental implants and only have regular cleanings!. So far that is enough!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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