I had my three month teeth cleaning yesterday at the periodontist. It went very well. They started by rubbing a swab around all my teeth which turned them pink. The amount of pink indicated how much and where plaque was on my teeth. She said it was very good, only 2% plaque. On my previous visit my plaque had been measured at 10%. So apparently using the floss action head on my Braun Oral B toothbrush, and being more vigilant in my flossing has helped. Then she started to swab my gums with a topical anesthetic, it tasted like banana. Then she began the usual scraping and poking and prodding. Then she brought out this little sonic spray device. I’m not sure what it’s called. But it made high-pitched whining and sprayed very small amounts of water the pulsing action on my teeth at a very high frequency. Part way through the cleaning, the periodontist came and checked out my teeth. He seemed pleased, especially by my 2% plaque. They told me keep up the good work. The dental hygienist continued my cleaning. When she was done with the basic cleaning of all the teeth, she went back and flossed them and polished them. When I rinsed out there was no blood in the bowl. Yay. It’s always a good sign when there’s no blood in the bowl. I will keep up the work of brushing multiple times a day using the floss action brush head on my Oral B toothbrush, and the regular flossing.
