Dental visit!

Last Month I had a dental visit and I thought I would share my experiences with you all(drafted it the day I came back but never got time to update). I went at 10 am for the visit and the doctor called me in 10 mins. Thereafter she did xrays 4 of them(diff angles) and 1 more whole mouth x ray. She then asked me if I had ne concerns. I told her that past few days my gums r bleeding while brushing and felt there is some infection perhaps. She then confirmed that it is as I assumed and I have a disease called periodontal disease. I have this link which totally explain what it is(Click this: Explains gum disease and treatments and Explains Periodontal disease in particular). She then asked me when I went to a dentist last and I think I went 7 or more years before. She told my teeth r really strong n helathy but my gums r infected. She said this is coz of constant accumulation of plaque between tooth and asked me if I floss daily. She said sometimes not flossing can cause infection soon. Click here for knowing whats flossing and Press here for a picture of flossing . She then showed me few videos about the disease and showed me how they r gonna treat me. She then said she would treat the right side of the teeth today since doing the whole mouth would take lots of time. She first used a cotton swabs and applied topical anesthetic over upper n lower jaws (Click here to know wats topical anesthetic). then she gave me 8 injections 4 on the top and 4 bottom between each tooth. It was a big sting like feeling. Donno if the topical anesthetic was ne use..it did give a sharp and strong sting. but she was saying not bad u did it really well. She gave injections for local anesthesia(Click here to see how the injection was). I was amazed actually as there weren't many syringes n needles but this one system. Plus like in india I dint had to spit every time the blood. They had this suction air inside mouth which as anfd when she treats and pours water sucks it automatically. Mine was Early periodontal disease with pocket size from 4 to 5mm. so she did Scaling and Root planning and taught me how to floss. She also said power brushes r better than normal ones for the gums. they were really nice to me today. At the end of 2.5 hrs treatment, my right side was totally clean. she showed me the pictures she took earlier and my present state. was a huge difference. They don't have ne vacancies till may 12th but would call me if ne cancellations before that. Thankfully insurance covered 80% and I dint have to pay much. It was around $50.

Funny part was my right side was numb for next 3 hrs at work. I had to eat lunch and I dint feel a thing on right side. The doc warned I would bite my jaws while chewing so I ate on left side. I could not pronounce lots of letters and Brian had good fun making me speak words especially words starting with P and B. I am glad I went today and I asked her so many questions and now I know a lot abt gums n teeth and will make sure I try my best to keep it healthy.