Google almost convinced me to spend $400 on useless laser treatments

Re:Google almost convinced me to spend $400 on useless laser... by mrits on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @09:20AM (#31179505)

While I have heard of plenty of scammy dentists myself, I don't see a reason to complain about them cleaning your teeth. If you actually told them you just got your teeth cleaned that is a different issue though.

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Re:Google almost convinced me to spend $400 on useless laser... by lupire on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @09:48AM (#31179856)

The 10th dentist didn't notice there was no tartar?

Or the first 9 didn't remove the tartar?

Which is the good option?

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Re:Google almost convinced me to spend $400 on useless laser... by bombcar on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @10:04AM (#31180037)

Dentists aren’t really setup to assume the patient is being weird. It’s like going to a full service car wash right after getting your car washed - they’ll wash it again for you.

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Re:Google almost convinced me to spend $400 on useless laser... by mrits on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @12:26PM (#31182079)

You don't just get your teeth cleaned to remove tarter though. It is part of preventive holistic dental plan. If you want a better chance of finding early decay and get to the bottom of any sensitivity you need a hygienist to poke around a lot more than the dentist usually does.

In my case they found a tumor in my jaw during a cleaning that even was overlooked in a full set of X-Rays.

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