Partial dental deep clean

A lot of bad breath problems arise from the gut or the sinuses rather than the teeth all the time.
Euthymol is a good toothpaste for the mouth and gums, as well as the teeth of course.

Thanks Sparklefizz. I am on the waiting list for another dentist.

Antonia I don't think you can ever get rid of pockets completely once they have formed.

In what way was the first appointment "awful"? Was it the pain? I had to have sedation as my gums were in a bad way, which was great as I felt nothing. I was really glad I had had it done as it saved me a lot of dental woe years later.

If you don't trust your dentist's advice, I would find another one, but it sounds as if you do need this deep cleaning as you have mentioned your very deep pockets which will contain bacteria. These bacteria can cause inflammation in other parts of the body including (I believe) the heart. You may well have bad breath with pockets that deep, even if you don't think so.

Sparklefizz

I had root-planing which I think is a dental deep clean. A locum NHS dentist had told me I was on the way to losing all my teeth due to gum problems. I had been complaining about bleeding gumes to my NHS dentist for quite a while and he had said all was ok. It wasn't!

The root-planing saved my teeth but it cost me a fair bit. This was 20 years ago.

I don't have bleeding gums though. What I do have are some deep pockets. Most pockets are 2 mm and some are 4, 5 or 6 mm. (I asked him for a printout of the gum pockets). But I have read that deep cleaning only reduces pockets by an average of 0.5 mm, which again makes me wonder if it's all worth it.

If your gums are red there might be infection ? The Dentist is doing the deep clean to ensure your teeth and gums stay in good condition .
I agree that cost is a bit sreep

gums, not gumes

I had root-planing which I think is a dental deep clean. A locum NHS dentist had told me I was on the way to losing all my teeth due to gum problems. I had been complaining about bleeding gumes to my NHS dentist for quite a while and he had said all was ok. It wasn't!

The root-planing saved my teeth but it cost me a fair bit. This was 20 years ago.

A deep clean is sometimes called root planing, it's when they clean below the gum line.
What I objected to most was when he said, 'I'll give you an injection in the lower mouth, and a few injections at the top.' I don't know why I needed 'a few' injections.
I was in the chair for an hour. I just don't want to keep on doing this, and paying them £400 for it.

What is a deep clean? I have had two cleans recently with the hygienist. Second one was a deeper clean and I was in the chair for a good 45 minutes. £92.00 for the second one and think £48.00 for the first one. I can’t think what more could be done to warrant £400.00.