scaling is not the same as polishing right?

Good day Dr,

Firstly thank you for your kind and generous sharing. Read through a lot & it was very informative!

I have a question of my own, hope you could share your take on this:

My past few visits to dentists, they have shared on gum recession. I think my whole life I've been brushing with a toothbrush that's too hard, and in addition also brushing incorrectly. In my 30's now, and it's visible the damage done. Question: how do I "undo" the damage?

1. I've bought the softest toothbrush and gotten rid of all the rest.
2. I've also stopped brushing horizontal left right left right strokes entirely, and only vertical up down up down.
3. Though this may stop further damaging my gums, what else can I do to return the gums to higher level? Would it grow back naturally? Vitamins?
4. Lastly, what would be the long term consequences if gum recession continues? Will teeth fall off one day because no gums? (Sorry if noob question)

Truly appreciate your advise on this.

What's the average cost for single tooth dental implant in KV now? I may want to do one for my upper lateral incisor. And it seems a few dentistry that I went to only provided conventional implant, my cousin had a mini dental implant in Korea so I might want to have that due to the simplicity of the procedure.

A question that has been bothering me. On the toothpaste tub, it sayd to not exceed twice-a-day usage. But isn't the advice to brush teeth after every meal, in the mornings, and before going to bed? Anyone keen to shed some light on this?

I am using Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief. Maybe the instructions doesn't apply to all toothpaste?

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Any good and reasonable clinics in KL or PJ to do root canal? Need to do for my molar. (or should I just extract it?)

Thank you Mr kenshin 😊

Yes just did it earlier today, at least half of it.

Suprisingly very pleased with the clinic I went ( have went to a few), very good service, personalised and good rates. 😊

Question. Is crown necessary after a molar root canal ?
What situation when crown is not needed after a molar root canal ?

Yup, got the consultation for the pricing when I went there for a tooth extraction and filling.
But I would like to know whether that price is reasonable? Anyone can share their experience?
If can get free service for the next apt, that sounds good 

Oh and she mentioned my teeth is too weak? soft? and she suggested to wear a tooth cap but never heard of that before.
Anyone knows what is that? 

Hi, I have a question to ask . My tooth (premolar) has a big hole for years (no pain tho) and i decided to do filling in Gov hospital 2 months ago (nov). After filling everything is fine but recently i start getting pain from this tooth (extremely pain). What can i do now?

So does different brands of toothpaste make a difference, or all are the same and equally good? Asking for the best toothpaste (if any)

am not a dentist. but after extracting wisdom tooth, how can it impact ur 2nd molar when the wisdom is gone ?
root canal average price in city is 1500+-
Filling should be 150+-
crown depends on that type, i think the cheapest porcelain is 1000+-

Have a question myself

How can we assess that we do not need scaling ?

Have seen doctor recommend other not need to do scaling because teeth are clean state

Understand General guideline is twice a year for scaling.

hi, may i know what's the market price for extracting a wisdom tooth?
I'm currently 20 years old, studying in U, so i wonder it might get pricey to extract at a private dental shop.
is it possible to extract at a government clinic?

any recommended government clinic in shah alam area?

Which is the stronger painkiller paracetamol 500mg or mefenamic acid 500 mg?

What type of anesthesia do dentist normally use for wisdom tooth extraction?

Is it safe to extract wisdom tooth when the patient is taking blood thinners?

Just wanted to ask, if a cracked lower molar is held by a composite resin, something like binding the crack together, will there be still movement of the different cracked surfaces when biting?

Yeap, the composite cover the bite surface plus a little bit extend to the side wall of the the tooth. Dentist mentioned about a crack in the files, but doesn't mention more. Wasn't exactly well informed about what actually happened to this tooth during that composite fillings, only recent years went back and ask so the file mentioned very little info other than a crack and a deep filling has been made. Don't remember the dentist said anything about a crown too. He just went ahead and fixed it with composite. There is an L shaped boundary on the tongue side of the tooth wall. Suppose to be boundary between the filling and the tooth I believe and it the boundary is somewhat stained yellow/brown.

Also noticed that this molar has almost no cusps anymore, the dentist removed most of the rear cusps, maybe left just a bit of the front 2 cusps. Supposed to have 5 cusps based on the opposite side molar which is in good condition.

Just saw this... Can I whiten my teeth at govt dentist then? For RM2?

Greetings Dr.

Any advice for one side braces only?
I was told that it will cause misalignment during biting with the other side without braces.

Thank you for your time!