The problem is not just bein informative. Alot of dentist are not sending patient for treatment. They want to bill for extraction but not try to prevent the main problem. Basic cleanings dont mean anything if u kep having bone lost. i had braces for 5 years. i have had this problem since i was 14 with braces my ortho didnt say anything. but now as an adult im losing teeth. Alot of people just play dentist but actually want u to keep losing teeth so they keep billing you for different stuff. Dentures implants vaneers. wht they are doing if wrong, Its only getting worst. i have to keep looking for away to fix this problem. I have had 2 many opinions. no one wants to send you to perio early if they know you NEED it. Smh. Its a BUSSINESS first
Yeah I went to the periodontist and he wants $10,000 to do the LANAP LASER on my gums which it kind of freaks me out cuz it doesn’t look too fun to do plus that’s A LOT OF MONEY, that I don’t have so I had to get approved for CARE CREDIT but not sure if I can afford the payments.! Just wondering if I should get a second opinion but my teeth are rotting and gums inflamed from my leaky gut! It’s so hard trying to find a Dr from all fields of medicine that truly cares and wants to help you!!!! Not kill you!!!
@@buckie48192 it's like being a mouse, and the health professional are all cats 😁 I can't understand that. The LANAP is just shooting a laser around the base of your teeth. It should only take about 20-30 minutes. How can it be $10,000? Have you tried rinsing your mouth with oil everyday?
@@chadkline4268 I do oil pulling but not regularly which is bad on my part. Okay it costs $9,985.00 to be exact. Dr Nemeth, He’s a periodontist in Southfield Michigan. He has video’s on YT that’s how I found him. And the procedure from what they told me takes about 3 hours but that is probably including them cleaning or scraping my teeth before the procedure and they will give me an IV to sedate me. I don’t want to do it, but not sure there is hope for something else. My gums are swelling up in different places and the gums are filling in some of the gaps between my teeth and I have cavities at the base of quite a few teeth and it’s shocking to see how rapidly they are decaying and couldn’t figure out why but then watching video’s I found that leaky gut can do this. I first got diagnosed w/leaky gut about 7 yrs ago. I think it went away in about a year but not positive cause here I am with it again but I was fine for yrs until about a year and a half ago. And when you don’t have much money it’s hard to find help.
I wish I would have come across this video a couple years ago, when I was first told I had gum disease and needed deep cleanings. I assumed I was being sold something I didn't need having no pain, nothing visible wrong to me, not knowing anything about it, or about what I'm looking at on X-rays, or what those numbers mean when they stick you.. No one even attempted to explain this. It got worse. This video is very educational and easy for regular people to understand. Everyone who is told they have gum disease should watch it.
It is sinful how little most dentist inform you, how little they empower you, they don't care at all, "come back in 3 to 6 months and we will do another cleaning" so sad, I pray for them, I hope their souls wake up and they gain empathy and start helping people like this man
I went to a new dentist today, he suggested me to do a periodontal treatment. He said if I do not do what he recommended, he will not want me to be his patient. I decided just run as fast as I could.
I finally can understand periodontal disease through this thorough and straightforward explanation, this teaching is also helping me to choose the right dentist, thank you so much!
I was just diagnosed with early stage periodontitis (mostly 4s and 3s with a few 5s and 2s) and I was slightly surprised because I see very little tartar above my gums besides a couple trouble areas. This is truly a lesson that there's always more hiding under the surface, literally and figuratively. But then again I have only been to the dentist a few times in my life, last time being over 10 years ago. I've also suffered from chronic depression for a good portion of my life which of course affects various forms of hygiene. But I have improved all of my hygiene habits over the past 5-7 years and even lost over 100 lbs. But I know that that is no substitute for proper dental visits and cleanings. I also have always had a hard time flossing because my teeth are extremely tight against each other. It hurts my fingers more than anything and those floss picks DO NOT fit between my teeth and I've tried them all. If they do they're shredded after two teeth.) It has actually gotten easier over the past year and I'm realizing that's a bad sign. Lol. Over the next month and a half (every Wednesday-- my only day off) I'm having a deep cleaning (2 appts because that's what my insurance requires) about half a dozen fillings (2 appts), 5 teeth extracted (all 4 wisdom teeth plus a broken/rotted molar in front of one of the wisdom teeth). Also TBD either a crown or root canal on another molar with advanced cavity. It's going to cost me almost $4k but I was approved for $3k on CareCredit. It's gonna be tough paying it off but I'm pretty confident that I was properly diagnosed and given a good treatment plan. I actually ENJOY going to the dentist but it's just so expensive and easy to put off. But I know I'm investing in my overall health and I'm honestly lucky I'm not worse off.
This is the first time that I realized bone loss refers to the bone surrounding the roots and not the roots themselves. When looking at my xrays I was kind of reassured I could see my roots so well, now I realize - that's a bad sign!
Thanks a lot for this detailed video! Recently diagnosed with moderate gum disease myself, have had a deep clean on all 4 quadrants and have been absolutely stressing over it since. I don’t fully trust that the perio has my best interest at heart based on a few things and I think that your video has helped confirm that, so will be getting a second opinion for sure ! You’ve explained more to me in a free 20 minute video than my perio did which has so far cost me an arm and a leg
I went to a dentist and she told me I needed intensive deep cleaning in x3 sessions and I had mild bone loss. I was not convinced and went somewhere else and they said my teeth were fine no bone loss but had to get a one session deep clean as I did have bleeding gums and need to get the cleaning under control control and they would check it in 3 months time. My teeth are now fine as all I need to do is brush properly and floss. So glad I got a second opinion. Great video.
Thank you so much for this. I was diagnosed with gum disease last month. I had a deep clean quite a few years ago. I now look after my gum. I 🙏I'm not too late to slow down the bone lost🙏
Thank you so much for your very informative video. I have an appointment for a periodontal consultation in 2 weeks and I am now going there as a very informed patient. I feel so much better now that I have a good idea what's going on with my gum condition.
I had two experiences. I went a chain dental office that sees many Medicare/Medicaid patients because had a dental HMO and no one else would take it. They did the exam and didn't clean my teeth and said I needed a full mouth scaling for over $300 and wanted to charge me $50 for the rinse that is $5 at the Walmart pharmacy! I always got cleanings twice a year. I went to another dentist and I just had one pocket that needed deep cleaning and that was done. Later this new dentist diagnosed me with periodontal disease but didn't tell me. I had on side done (didn't know I needed both sides done). When I went to get my prophy I was told had to get deep cleanings with numbing before I could get my prophy. Since the diagnosis was listed and there m was no go around. The deep cleaning never happened for over a year because my BP was always too high because of how they were treating me. I switched dentists again (when I switched to a dental PPO) and they recommended 2 extra cleanings a year which don't cost that much. I love my new dentist and they tell me what is going on before they record a diagnosis or suggest a procedure.
I've been waiting for a video from you on this subject because I was diagnosed with gum disease in August and was shocked to hear that because I have excellent home care ( Brush 2x a day for at least 2 minutes each time, floss 1x a day, use a water pik, and at night I use 2 different types of toothbrushes to ensure that I get my teeth clean and yes I change my toothbrush or toothbrush head every 3 months). I have kept every 6 month appointment for the past 30 years. I have had a handful of cavities in the past 56 years and did not have my first cavity until I was 29 years old. Because I take such good care of my teeth, I could not understand how I could have gotten gum disease. I was told that 50% of patients diagnosed with gum disease is genetic. So, for some of us, it doesn't matter how well we take care of our teeth we are genetically predisposed to get gum disease. I didn't have any bleeding, pain, nor were my gums inflamed. I did get a second opinion and even a third opinion before proceeding. I am glad I did because what you just explained has helped me reaffirm my decision as to how to get this treated.
hey barbara. im very excited that this content was able to help you affirm your decision. just let me know if i can come up with anymore relevant videos. you can always shoot me an email. best of luck!
Thank you very much for your great help amd explanation of this issue and help me understand what is the problem and how to approach the solution and great video about LANAP too. Keep up the great content 👏 and appreciate your efforts for people's wellbeing and health.
Thank you for making this video! And thank you for the tips! I am sure most Dentists are good, but there are definitely some out there who are just looking to make money.
Thank you immensely for this video. Your delivery is detailed enough to get a handle on the subject and I feel better about what my options may be. My goal is to be thoroughly informed and to discuss my periodontal situation with my periodontist in order to pave the way for treatment on an ongoing basis. You have contributed to the achievement of this goal. Warm greetings to you from the Southwest.
Very informative! And such a pleasant video about a not so pleasant subject! And I’ve never seen such a detailed explanation of the Lanap procedure. Such a helpful video.
Thankyou an excellent presentation.... I went for a second opinion yesterday, first dentist said extract 4 and do a bridge... I was in absolute shock, yesterday was told extract 9 teeth and have dentures, I know it’s quite selfish of me but I feel traumatized.. I never ever thought I’d ever have to wear dentures ... it’s so very upsetting .... I recommend never ever ever neglect your teeth, take care of them while you can ... Thankyou doctor
I wish I could have saw this earlier, this information is really helpful and I do believe I was overcharged for the procedure I received. Thank you so much for making these videos!
Hygienist here! Great video detailing periodontal disease. Learned some descriptors that I can use with my patients. Also glad you clarified that you didnt place that implant !!! Woah!😮
Thank you for your honesty. It’s much appreciated. I got so tired of mistakes being made in in my procedures then being told it needed to be redone that I withdrew from the programming….. now I need to find an independent biological periodontist with honor in Florida. Wish me luck.
I enjoy your honesty. This has been extremely helpful. I wish your practice was here in my area. Can you recommend a great dentist here in Maryland? It is difficult to find a good dentist.
Yes I had general dentist that made clean up plan which totally was not necessary as I needed to instead go see specialist and get a proper treatment plan. Dental industry is bit like building works trade! Thank you doc for great education
Also now that I understand that bone loss is about the bone between the roots, not the roots themselves, I'm realizing what's behind 2 comments I heard this week: a friend saying that her lower jaw is shrinking, forcing her teeth to crowd, which she observed, just happens with age. And my hygienist saying that with time, our teeth tend to move to the front (and crowd). In both cases, I now can see how bone loss would lead to these outcomes. So dangerous to let gum inflammation go unchecked as the underlying bone is apparently dissolving.
Retired now, and way late to this game ... was always told I had great healthy teeth and gums and not to worry. At 63, I have extensive gum recession and fair bone loss. I had a deep cleaning a year ago which left me with a loose tooth. WOKE ME UP. I'm investigating night guards and better dental care which is how I found your video. Thank you for this informative video. You're the type of provider, I'd travel to see.
Great video, thank you! However, who truly knows if you are not a dentist? Patients are at the mercy of the dentist conducting the exam, For the most part? Again, great information!
Much obliged. I appreciate the Ethics you are using. I feel like I would like to help back in kind. I think if you get the book, "Basic Study Manual" and use it in daily life, it might create a huge difference in your life. I do not work for the book company or have any personal interests.. But it is a well-kept secret and I recommend it to people that are ethical and out to help the world. Again, I appreciate your help and ethics. Continue with your great lectures.
Great video. I wish I were in your area so that I could see you immediately. I'm currently in that situation where I'm scheduled for deep cleaning but now not sure if it's really needed so I need to call the office back and explain all of that drama. Not looking forward to that. Do you by chance know any colleague periodontist in the Detroit area that you can refer me to? It's getting harder and harder to find ethical providers in any profession. Again anyway you could give me in the Detroit area would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
Thank you for this video, I've not heard of osseous surgery in fact my dentist just wants to rip out all my teeth and the periodontist is saying the same but just for the top. I can still eat normally with no pain, bleeding, or wobbly teeth (one does have a slight wobble but is tightening up since using a water pik), and having just googled the osseous surgery procedure it is available here in Australia so I'm perplexed as to why this has not been suggested to me as a possibility before something more drastic (and more costly for the number of teeth I will need to be extracted when compared to the pricing per quadrant). I can even pinpoint when the upper periodontal issue started back quite a few years ago from a poorly done root canal that ended with me having an abscess that a doctor only prescribed panadeine forte for and not, as you would expect a script for antibiotics to clear the infection. This resulted in my having this abscess for over 48 hours over that weekend until I could get to my dentist at the time and get a script for the much-needed antibiotic. ...
Try Dr elli Philips system and xilytol mints it’s on CZcams and she sells zellies and all necessary for gum disease. it’s a ritual but works! my dentist doesn’t want to give me any antibiotics only after surgery but I refuse it all than and stick to Ellie’s system 😜
I've been suffering with feeling sick-ish, system wide, like sinuses to gut, not a flu but feeling kind of yucky with mildly infamed sore throat, for at least 6-9 months.. Going in for sore throat, my dr suggested oral antibiotics but without a clear dagnosis and fear of disrupting my not-great gut, i declined. He directed me to swish with salt water 4xday. I just had a teeth cleaning (gums are mostly at 4's with a couple 3's and 5's) and am flossing regularly for 1st time. I'm realizing now my system wide yuckyness may be coming from my inflamed, infected gums. I'm going to look into LANAR. I hope it's not too late to reverse my overall health.
I recently found your videos as I have been recommended to see a periodontist due to a loose tooth. I have a suspected vertical fracture on a molar and my margin was a 5. I was devastated as I did not feel I would ever be visiting a periodontist. But, your videos help me to know your scopes of work are not always so scary. I do wish that you were in my area. I currently have an appointment but have been waiting over a month and have a few more weeks to go before my appointment. My tooth is shifting and just went for my regular cleaning and now my dentist says the margin is 9 on that tooth. It has changed in a short amount of time. Would you have any recommendations for periodontists in Orlando, FL? I have been doing my own search to find another periodontist that might be able to see me sooner, but really it's like throwing a dart at a dartboard.
Thank you doc for replying ! I know this will end with dentures or implants very frustrating as rest of my family all got amazing teeth my siblings all mid 50s my mum had teeth into 80 s but not so for my dad or his sister so I got genes from that side 😔
no problem. yeah if you know you have a losing battle with perio disease it may be best to just look at implants now and save yourself the time and money
I do have perio disease bad on bottom, it is not the first time and you, being a dentist, would know why , there are such issues. I have been to the dentist and was told the bone on top is not good but bottom is healthy. Thank you
Yeah I got my dad’s genes I suppose he had all his teeth pulled when he was in his early forties. But I also have had leaky gut 7 yrs ago and maybe it never truly healed as I have it now and my teeth are rapidly deteriorating sadly! I have deep deep pockets and scared of what it will take to save teeth or whatever. I’m going for appt for Perio to tell me what his plans are and I bet it will be so costly for lanap that I doubt I can afford it 😢
Part of my right mouth is swell due to high blood sugar i changed my diet real quick my blood sugar is 8.3 my average number 5.3 for my blood sugar people take care of ur health
Thanks for your video! I am diagnosed that two of my teeth have some mobility. My dentist referred me to a periodontist to ask whether extraction is necessary. I am seeing the periodontist tomorrow and your video really help me to understand the situation.
Great v doc I am suffering with advance gum disease now most teeth loose moving away from bone and gum bleeding. No matter cleaning it’s genetics. It’s puffy sore my teeth gone long both top and bottom bite is off looking back It’s crept up in 2011 but I’m desperate to not let go of teeth as I can chew eat etc but my smile means people see my dropped teeth looking uneven.
I was told by a dentist it costs 6000 dollars for my lower jaw to bring back gums using pinhole surgery involving all 13 teeth. I said ok though I don't have dental insurance. In about a month I plan to do this.
I recently had the LANAP procedure done about a week ago. I have some pockets as deep as 11 and 12. My periodontist wanted to extract a couple of teeth but I opted to try to save them.
Thanks for the info and education. Today is so difficult to trust doctors in any territory . But for some ,reason Today I do trust, you . Thanks for the education
Thank you very much for this video, Dr. I wish I could have seen this video before i go to the dentist. Most dentist here always ask if like to do extraction other than through explanation. They shall explain the conditions and the options to the patient and shall followed by the the recommendation depend on the stage and also shall it be tooth extraction is at last if real necessary. But, now. extraction is done and later will need to implant again. Without implant, what will happen again please?
Thank you! I was told it was best for me to get all my teeth removed and get a ALL 4 to a tune of 53,000.00, Yes, I have some bone loss but I was told I was a candidate for implants. I think I will try the Lazor.
That's so expensive! How are you doing now? Was laser surgery an option? I'm being told I need bone grafting: 4 teeth for $3k. I'm sure there's more to be done after that. Sigh...
😊 I enjoyed your video I've been watching a few different videos because my wife has periodontal disease. And we went to one of these corporation type dentist. I didn't let him do anything to my wife cuz I did not trust them. I also have been listening to Dr Ellie Phillips seems to make a lot of sense along with you. She talks a lot acidity level can a person's mouth. Also she talks alot about xylitol.
Periodontal disease is an inherited response to the soft plaque and toxins deep along the root surfaces of the teeth. **Even with great home care** deep pockets develop and are difficult to reach and require different treatment than a 6 mos prophy. In conjunction with Periodontal Therapy, hygienists offer nutritional counseling and oral hygiene instruction. Periodontal disease is common in those suffering from other autoimmune diseases. But keep up the good work at home! You can slow the process and keep your teeth (and whole body) healthy from this chronic inflammatory disease. We don’t scam you- We went into health because we care about people. ❤
I wish I had this information 40 years ago would’ve saved me a lot of trouble and a lot of money
The problem is not just bein informative. Alot of dentist are not sending patient for treatment. They want to bill for extraction but not try to prevent the main problem. Basic cleanings dont mean anything if u kep having bone lost. i had braces for 5 years. i have had this problem since i was 14 with braces my ortho didnt say anything. but now as an adult im losing teeth. Alot of people just play dentist but actually want u to keep losing teeth so they keep billing you for different stuff. Dentures implants vaneers. wht they are doing if wrong, Its only getting worst. i have to keep looking for away to fix this problem. I have had 2 many opinions. no one wants to send you to perio early if they know you NEED it. Smh. Its a BUSSINESS first
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👍 yes, it's a very big problem. Same with attorneys and MDs.
Yeah I went to the periodontist and he wants $10,000 to do the LANAP LASER on my gums which it kind of freaks me out cuz it doesn’t look too fun to do plus that’s A LOT OF MONEY, that I don’t have so I had to get approved for CARE CREDIT but not sure if I can afford the payments.! Just wondering if I should get a second opinion but my teeth are rotting and gums inflamed from my leaky gut!
It’s so hard trying to find a Dr from all fields of medicine that truly cares and wants to help you!!!! Not kill you!!!
@@buckie48192 it's like being a mouse, and the health professional are all cats 😁 I can't understand that. The LANAP is just shooting a laser around the base of your teeth. It should only take about 20-30 minutes. How can it be $10,000? Have you tried rinsing your mouth with oil everyday?
@@chadkline4268 I do oil pulling but not regularly which is bad on my part.
Okay it costs $9,985.00 to be exact.
Dr Nemeth, He’s a periodontist in Southfield Michigan. He has video’s on YT that’s how I found him. And the procedure from what they told me takes about 3 hours but that is probably including them cleaning or scraping my teeth before the procedure and they will give me an IV to sedate me.
I don’t want to do it, but not sure there is hope for something else.
My gums are swelling up in different places and the gums are filling in some of the gaps between my teeth and I have cavities at the base of quite a few teeth and it’s shocking to see how rapidly they are decaying and couldn’t figure out why but then watching video’s I found that leaky gut can do this.
I first got diagnosed w/leaky gut about 7 yrs ago.
I think it went away in about a year but not positive cause here I am with it again but I was fine for yrs until about a year and a half ago.
And when you don’t have much money it’s hard to find help.
I wish I would have come across this video a couple years ago, when I was first told I had gum disease and needed deep cleanings. I assumed I was being sold something I didn't need having no pain, nothing visible wrong to me, not knowing anything about it, or about what I'm looking at on X-rays, or what those numbers mean when they stick you.. No one even attempted to explain this. It got worse. This video is very educational and easy for regular people to understand. Everyone who is told they have gum disease should watch it.
It is sinful how little most dentist inform you, how little they empower you, they don't care at all, "come back in 3 to 6 months and we will do another cleaning" so sad, I pray for them, I hope their souls wake up and they gain empathy and start helping people like this man
I found this video just scrolling and what a blessing to see this explained so well. Thank you
You are honest,I wish all Dentist could be like you...thank you 🙏
I went to a new dentist today, he suggested me to do a periodontal treatment. He said if I do not do what he recommended, he will not want me to be his patient. I decided just run as fast as I could.
I finally can understand periodontal disease through this thorough and straightforward explanation, this teaching is also helping me to choose the right dentist, thank you so much!
Thank you for the awesome audio clarity!
Thanks for talking more about the business side of dentistry which can unethical! Very informative video.
glad to help!
I was just diagnosed with early stage periodontitis (mostly 4s and 3s with a few 5s and 2s) and I was slightly surprised because I see very little tartar above my gums besides a couple trouble areas. This is truly a lesson that there's always more hiding under the surface, literally and figuratively. But then again I have only been to the dentist a few times in my life, last time being over 10 years ago.
I've also suffered from chronic depression for a good portion of my life which of course affects various forms of hygiene. But I have improved all of my hygiene habits over the past 5-7 years and even lost over 100 lbs. But I know that that is no substitute for proper dental visits and cleanings. I also have always had a hard time flossing because my teeth are extremely tight against each other. It hurts my fingers more than anything and those floss picks DO NOT fit between my teeth and I've tried them all. If they do they're shredded after two teeth.) It has actually gotten easier over the past year and I'm realizing that's a bad sign. Lol.
Over the next month and a half (every Wednesday-- my only day off) I'm having a deep cleaning (2 appts because that's what my insurance requires) about half a dozen fillings (2 appts), 5 teeth extracted (all 4 wisdom teeth plus a broken/rotted molar in front of one of the wisdom teeth). Also TBD either a crown or root canal on another molar with advanced cavity. It's going to cost me almost $4k but I was approved for $3k on CareCredit. It's gonna be tough paying it off but I'm pretty confident that I was properly diagnosed and given a good treatment plan. I actually ENJOY going to the dentist but it's just so expensive and easy to put off. But I know I'm investing in my overall health and I'm honestly lucky I'm not worse off.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH! THANKS FOR BEING HONEST DR.
Thanks Doctor you’re a good teacher.
This is the first time that I realized bone loss refers to the bone surrounding the roots and not the roots themselves. When looking at my xrays I was kind of reassured I could see my roots so well, now I realize - that's a bad sign!
Thanks a lot for this detailed video!
Recently diagnosed with moderate gum disease myself, have had a deep clean on all 4 quadrants and have been absolutely stressing over it since.
I don’t fully trust that the perio has my best interest at heart based on a few things and I think that your video has helped confirm that, so will be getting a second opinion for sure !
You’ve explained more to me in a free 20 minute video than my perio did which has so far cost me an arm and a leg
Thanks for your good will.
Great information doc. Blessings. Keep up the fantastic job you are doing.
Best explanation I have ever had. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this helpful and informative video! Brilliant! 👍🏽🙂
Thank you for making this easy to understand.
Thank you for this information! Very helpful!
Your very knowledgeable and thorough of the dental industry!!
I went to a dentist and she told me I needed intensive deep cleaning in x3 sessions and I had mild bone loss. I was not convinced and went somewhere else and they said my teeth were fine no bone loss but had to get a one session deep clean as I did have bleeding gums and need to get the cleaning under control control and they would check it in 3 months time. My teeth are now fine as all I need to do is brush properly and floss. So glad I got a second opinion. Great video.
Thank you for sharing. Truly most of us don't understand the bone loss is the reason we loose our teeth.
Fantastic information provided by this video...
Amazing overview of Periodontal disease. Thank you!
glad to help
Thank you for your honesty. I have had dentists tell me I need a deep cleaning when I don't. This is how they make money.
Thank you so much for this. I was diagnosed with gum disease last month. I had a deep clean quite a few years ago. I now look after my gum. I 🙏I'm not too late to slow down the bone lost🙏
Thank you sooooo much for your honesty!
Great explanation.
Thank You So Much for the Education !!! 🙏
So well explained😍 thank you very much
Thank you so much for this information and your honesty
You are so welcome
I learned a lot from you Doc. I can feel that good heart of yours. Thanks.
I appreciate that
Thank you so much for this informative video, much appreciated
Thank you for your honesty and dedications. Great insight regarding gum treatments.
glad to help people understand whats going on
Thank you for being honest!
here to help!
Extremely helpful thank you
I appreciate your honesty. So nice to find an honest Dentist who has a conscience 🙏🤗
I appreciate that!
GREAT video! Thank you 💕
Thank you so much for your very informative video. I have an appointment for a periodontal consultation in 2 weeks and I am now going there as a very informed patient. I feel so much better now that I have a good idea what's going on with my gum condition.
I truly appreciate the time you have taken to create this video!
glad to help
Thank you for such an excellent comprehensive video. 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thank You for the information, much appreciated. Very helpful...
I had two experiences. I went a chain dental office that sees many Medicare/Medicaid patients because had a dental HMO and no one else would take it. They did the exam and didn't clean my teeth and said I needed a full mouth scaling for over $300 and wanted to charge me $50 for the rinse that is $5 at the Walmart pharmacy! I always got cleanings twice a year. I went to another dentist and I just had one pocket that needed deep cleaning and that was done. Later this new dentist diagnosed me with periodontal disease but didn't tell me. I had on side done (didn't know I needed both sides done). When I went to get my prophy I was told had to get deep cleanings with numbing before I could get my prophy. Since the diagnosis was listed and there m was no go around. The deep cleaning never happened for over a year because my BP was always too high because of how they were treating me. I switched dentists again (when I switched to a dental PPO) and they recommended 2 extra cleanings a year which don't cost that much. I love my new dentist and they tell me what is going on before they record a diagnosis or suggest a procedure.
Excellent video! Thank you for taking the time to create the presentation, you explain things very well.
Glad it was helpful!
Really good information - thank you for making this video.
I've been waiting for a video from you on this subject because I was diagnosed with gum disease in August and was shocked to hear that because I have excellent home care ( Brush 2x a day for at least 2 minutes each time, floss 1x a day, use a water pik, and at night I use 2 different types of toothbrushes to ensure that I get my teeth clean and yes I change my toothbrush or toothbrush head every 3 months). I have kept every 6 month appointment for the past 30 years. I have had a handful of cavities in the past 56 years and did not have my first cavity until I was 29 years old. Because I take such good care of my teeth, I could not understand how I could have gotten gum disease. I was told that 50% of patients diagnosed with gum disease is genetic. So, for some of us, it doesn't matter how well we take care of our teeth we are genetically predisposed to get gum disease. I didn't have any bleeding, pain, nor were my gums inflamed. I did get a second opinion and even a third opinion before proceeding. I am glad I did because what you just explained has helped me reaffirm my decision as to how to get this treated.
hey barbara. im very excited that this content was able to help you affirm your decision. just let me know if i can come up with anymore relevant videos. you can always shoot me an email. best of luck!
Thank you very much for your great help amd explanation of this issue and help me understand what is the problem and how to approach the solution and great video about LANAP too. Keep up the great content 👏 and appreciate your efforts for people's wellbeing and health.
Wow
Same here 56 yrs old…always tooth care constantly
Thank you great explanation
thank you for all the useful information.
You are welcome!
A lot of information, just what I need, very helpful, Thank you!
You are welcome!
Thank you for your honesty bless you
Thank you for making this video! And thank you for the tips! I am sure most Dentists are good, but there are definitely some out there who are just looking to make money.
I totally agree!
great video , very informative ...
Great talk doc. Many thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Doc! Very helpful video
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video.
Thank you immensely for this video. Your delivery is detailed enough to get a handle on the subject and I feel better about what my options may be. My goal is to be thoroughly informed and to discuss my periodontal situation with my periodontist in order to pave the way for treatment on an ongoing basis. You have contributed to the achievement of this goal. Warm greetings to you from the Southwest.
Thanks for this. I want to be an informed patient.
glad to help
Great video..thank you
Your information was really helpful. I wish we had professionals like you in Australia.
At least he is honest!
Thank you very much for the truth
Very informative! And such a pleasant video about a not so pleasant subject! And I’ve never seen such a detailed explanation of the Lanap procedure. Such a helpful video.
Glad it was helpful!
Thankyou an excellent presentation.... I went for a second opinion yesterday, first dentist said extract 4 and do a bridge... I was in absolute shock, yesterday was told extract 9 teeth and have dentures, I know it’s quite selfish of me but I feel traumatized.. I never ever thought I’d ever have to wear dentures ... it’s so very upsetting .... I recommend never ever ever neglect your teeth, take care of them while you can ... Thankyou doctor
Great video!!!
Great info! Thanx doc!
Glad it was helpful!
I wish I could have saw this earlier, this information is really helpful and I do believe I was overcharged for the procedure I received. Thank you so much for making these videos!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for explaining
You're welcome
Thank you for the video.
You're welcome
Hygienist here! Great video detailing periodontal disease. Learned some descriptors that I can use with my patients. Also glad you clarified that you didnt place that implant !!! Woah!😮
Lol. U thought I placed it didn’t u
@@northtexasdentalsurgery no but steer clear of whoever did! Lol!!!!
Thank you for your honesty. It’s much appreciated. I got so tired of mistakes being made in in my procedures then being told it needed to be redone that I withdrew from the programming….. now I need to find an independent biological periodontist with honor in Florida. Wish me luck.
You got this!
@samg.r.4387, Can you share me the doctor? I would like to check those biological periodontist too. Thanks.
thank you for the explanation i understand my situation now
This is amazing to hear !
Awesome video 👍 thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the video
I enjoy your honesty. This has been extremely helpful. I wish your practice was here in my area. Can you recommend a great dentist here in Maryland? It is difficult to find a good dentist.
Yes I had general dentist that made clean up plan which totally was not necessary as I needed to instead go see specialist and get a proper treatment plan. Dental industry is bit like building works trade! Thank you doc for great education
glad to help!
I’m thinking most of us wouldn’t be here if you explained it when nobody else did… sooooo many years ago 😢
Agreed, man
Also now that I understand that bone loss is about the bone between the roots, not the roots themselves, I'm realizing what's behind 2 comments I heard this week: a friend saying that her lower jaw is shrinking, forcing her teeth to crowd, which she observed, just happens with age. And my hygienist saying that with time, our teeth tend to move to the front (and crowd). In both cases, I now can see how bone loss would lead to these outcomes. So dangerous to let gum inflammation go unchecked as the underlying bone is apparently dissolving.
Retired now, and way late to this game ... was always told I had great healthy teeth and gums and not to worry. At 63, I have extensive gum recession and fair bone loss. I had a deep cleaning a year ago which left me with a loose tooth. WOKE ME UP. I'm investigating night guards and better dental care which is how I found your video. Thank you for this informative video. You're the type of provider, I'd travel to see.
glad to help!
Bro i am about where you are at at the age of fucking 31
Meaning i would probably kill to be where you are at now
Your generation has failed us.
More Advertising on the radio and on Billabroads. Your oral health is the most important thing.
Great video, thank you! However, who truly knows if you are not a dentist? Patients are at the mercy of the dentist conducting the exam, For the most part? Again, great information!
glad to help
Much obliged. I appreciate the Ethics you are using. I feel like I would like to help back in kind. I think if you get the book, "Basic Study Manual" and use it in daily life, it might create a huge difference in your life. I do not work for the book company or have any personal interests.. But it is a well-kept secret and I recommend it to people that are ethical and out to help the world. Again, I appreciate your help and ethics. Continue with your great lectures.
Great video. I wish I were in your area so that I could see you immediately. I'm currently in that situation where I'm scheduled for deep cleaning but now not sure if it's really needed so I need to call the office back and explain all of that drama. Not looking forward to that. Do you by chance know any colleague periodontist in the Detroit area that you can refer me to? It's getting harder and harder to find ethical providers in any profession. Again anyway you could give me in the Detroit area would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
It's so hard to know who to trust out here. Wish you were based out of Arizona.
Thank you for this video, I've not heard of osseous surgery in fact my dentist just wants to rip out all my teeth and the periodontist is saying the same but just for the top. I can still eat normally with no pain, bleeding, or wobbly teeth (one does have a slight wobble but is tightening up since using a water pik), and having just googled the osseous surgery procedure it is available here in Australia so I'm perplexed as to why this has not been suggested to me as a possibility before something more drastic (and more costly for the number of teeth I will need to be extracted when compared to the pricing per quadrant). I can even pinpoint when the upper periodontal issue started back quite a few years ago from a poorly done root canal that ended with me having an abscess that a doctor only prescribed panadeine forte for and not, as you would expect a script for antibiotics to clear the infection. This resulted in my having this abscess for over 48 hours over that weekend until I could get to my dentist at the time and get a script for the much-needed antibiotic.
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Try Dr elli Philips system and xilytol mints it’s on CZcams and she sells zellies and all necessary for gum disease. it’s a ritual but works! my dentist doesn’t want to give me any antibiotics only after surgery but I refuse it all than and stick to Ellie’s system 😜
Thank you for this video. Are the antibiotics harmful?
I've been suffering with feeling sick-ish, system wide, like sinuses to gut, not a flu but feeling kind of yucky with mildly infamed sore throat, for at least 6-9 months.. Going in for sore throat, my dr suggested oral antibiotics but without a clear dagnosis and fear of disrupting my not-great gut, i declined. He directed me to swish with salt water 4xday. I just had a teeth cleaning (gums are mostly at 4's with a couple 3's and 5's) and am flossing regularly for 1st time. I'm realizing now my system wide yuckyness may be coming from my inflamed, infected gums. I'm going to look into LANAR. I hope it's not too late to reverse my overall health.
I recently found your videos as I have been recommended to see a periodontist due to a loose tooth. I have a suspected vertical fracture on a molar and my margin was a 5. I was devastated as I did not feel I would ever be visiting a periodontist. But, your videos help me to know your scopes of work are not always so scary. I do wish that you were in my area. I currently have an appointment but have been waiting over a month and have a few more weeks to go before my appointment. My tooth is shifting and just went for my regular cleaning and now my dentist says the margin is 9 on that tooth. It has changed in a short amount of time. Would you have any recommendations for periodontists in Orlando, FL? I have been doing my own search to find another periodontist that might be able to see me sooner, but really it's like throwing a dart at a dartboard.
Thank you doc for replying ! I know this will end with dentures or implants very frustrating as rest of my family all got amazing teeth my siblings all mid 50s my mum had teeth into 80 s but not so for my dad or his sister so I got genes from that side 😔
no problem. yeah if you know you have a losing battle with perio disease it may be best to just look at implants now and save yourself the time and money
I do have perio disease bad on bottom, it is not the first time and you, being a dentist, would know why , there are such issues.
I have been to the dentist and was told the bone on top is not good but bottom is healthy.
Thank you
Yeah I got my dad’s genes I suppose he had all his teeth pulled when he was in his early forties. But I also have had leaky gut 7 yrs ago and maybe it never truly healed as I have it now and my teeth are rapidly deteriorating sadly! I have deep deep pockets and scared of what it will take to save teeth or whatever. I’m going for appt for Perio to tell me what his plans are and I bet it will be so costly for lanap that I doubt I can afford it 😢
Part of my right mouth is swell due to high blood sugar i changed my diet real quick my blood sugar is 8.3 my average number 5.3 for my blood sugar people take care of ur health
Thanks for your video! I am diagnosed that two of my teeth have some mobility. My dentist referred me to a periodontist to ask whether extraction is necessary. I am seeing the periodontist tomorrow and your video really help me to understand the situation.
Hi weitao Tang, did you recover from that now, please kindly explain?
Update???
Great v doc I am suffering with advance gum disease now most teeth loose moving away from bone and gum bleeding. No matter cleaning it’s genetics. It’s puffy sore my teeth gone long both top and bottom bite is off looking back It’s crept up in 2011 but I’m desperate to not let go of teeth as I can chew eat etc but my smile means people see my dropped teeth looking uneven.
if its become an eating and esthetic issue and you also lost all that bone, you may need to look at a denture or implant denture option, etc.
I was told by a dentist it costs 6000 dollars for my lower jaw to bring back gums using pinhole surgery involving all 13 teeth. I said ok though I don't have dental insurance. In about a month I plan to do this.
Thank you doctor. Should we be using a water pick ?
I recently had the LANAP procedure done about a week ago. I have some pockets as deep as 11 and 12. My periodontist wanted to extract a couple of teeth but I opted to try to save them.
How was the healing process?
Thanks for the info and education. Today is so difficult to trust doctors in any territory . But for some ,reason Today I do trust, you . Thanks for the education
Best of luck!
Thank you very much for this video, Dr. I wish I could have seen this video before i go to the dentist. Most dentist here always ask if like to do extraction other than through explanation. They shall explain the conditions and the options to the patient and shall followed by the the recommendation depend on the stage and also shall it be tooth extraction is at last if real necessary. But, now. extraction is done and later will need to implant again. Without implant, what will happen again please?
Oh Lord have mercy..! It's horrible..!
Thank you! I was told it was best for me to get all my teeth removed and get a ALL 4 to a tune of 53,000.00, Yes, I have some bone loss but I was told I was a candidate for implants. I think I will try the Lazor.
That's so expensive! How are you doing now? Was laser surgery an option? I'm being told I need bone grafting: 4 teeth for $3k. I'm sure there's more to be done after that. Sigh...
😊 I enjoyed your video I've been watching a few different videos because my wife has periodontal disease. And we went to one of these corporation type dentist. I didn't let him do anything to my wife cuz I did not trust them. I also have been listening to Dr Ellie Phillips seems to make a lot of sense along with you. She talks a lot acidity level can a person's mouth. Also she talks alot about xylitol.
Periodontal disease is an inherited response to the soft plaque and toxins deep along the root surfaces of the teeth. **Even with great home care** deep pockets develop and are difficult to reach and require different treatment than a 6 mos prophy. In conjunction with Periodontal Therapy, hygienists offer nutritional counseling and oral hygiene instruction. Periodontal disease is common in those suffering from other autoimmune diseases. But keep up the good work at home! You can slow the process and keep your teeth (and whole body) healthy from this chronic inflammatory disease. We don’t scam you- We went into health because we care about people. ❤