Q&A: For dental professionals or people having personal experience with dental implants?

by Matrix Dental Laboratory

I have numerous implants and no periodontal disease that I know of (my gums don’t bleed or hurt aside from when I clench/mill 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 each how often are they needed?

Thanks

Answer by V
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 facts anywhere from 1mm-3mm. This are excellent 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 each 3 months for a perio maintance, to maintain your gums healthy and so they don’t reversion, 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 excellent situation. You should visit your dentist each 6 months, you should also get your regular cleanings each 6 months. If your gums do not bleed then that is a excellent 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!

Answer by Andrew P
I agree with V… well said… Those are the guidelines I follow as well.

Answer by Skeeter
I have dental implants and only have regular cleanings. So far that is enough.

Answer by ChipinCA
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, everywhere the dentist or hygienist events 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 doubtless have some gingivitis, swollen gums, possibly some bleeding when you brush or floss. 6mm and deeper you are liable 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, liable for life.
If you have lost some teeth due to infection etc, it is liable that you do have gum disease to some extent. The best way to know everywhere 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.
excellent luck

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hello i am 20 being ancient and have major problems with my teeth for many being, and through out the being i have lost many peices of teeth just by eating something. it has now gotten to the point that i cannot eat anything solid .
i work a minimum wage job with no insurance so money does not exist so can anyone help me?

Answer by RoofingPrincess
If there is a university near you with a dentistry program, you may be able to get low-cost or free services there.

Answer by AudioPhilia
Well I don’t know everywhere you live, but it may help to look into University programs in your area. For example, everywhere I live, Nova Southeaster University provides dental care for people (on a sliding extent–nothing’s free per se). They are a dental program with student dentists or interns that are supervised by “real” dentists. Possibly find out what Universities near you have a dental Program and go from there.

It’s worth a shot.
Take Care.

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