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I had a similar experience, got up sold on more frequent cleanings and they always found something to iterate on. I took their offer once to fill a “potential i
by leoqa 3y ago
I had a similar experience, got up sold on more frequent cleanings and they always found something to iterate on. I took their offer once to fill a “potential infection” and then recognized the pattern. They probably legitimately think the tooth may decay further - it probably won’t and you probably don’t need pre-emptive correction but they make more money and “fix” the problem for you so they may not see the ethical issue.
- microtonal 3y agoFrequent cleanings are nice though. As an avid tea drinker it's nice to have white teeth again once or twice a year. The insurance covers most of the cost, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
- elialbert 3y agothis worked on tea stains for me: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092SMPQQD https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092SMPQQD
- lost_tourist 3y agoonce or twice isn't "frequent" in the USA. I'd guess you're in another country? Most Dentists here say 2 times a year. I had one who suggested every 4 months and I refused. I go every 9 months now, to split the difference between 6 and 12
- stevehawk 3y agowell.. "twice a year".. but your insurance policy probably says 1 every 181 days.. just to rob you of the actual twice a year.. #america
- pb7 3y agoThere are 365.25 days in a year so insurance policy is quite generous in fact.
- Scoundreller 3y agoehhhhh, close. Just watch out when we don't have a leap year in 2100
- phonon 3y agoUmmm...a year is longer than 2 x 181 days...so what is being robbed exactly?
- strokirk 3y agoWow. In Sweden, ”frequent” would be every second year.
- microtonal 3y agoWe go twice a year (NL). But we also lived in Germany for a while where it was once a year and they wouldn't do the extra polishing/whitening unless you paid a lot extra. But I think for a long time you also had to pay extra in Germany to get white composite filling, insurance would only cover amalgam fillings.
- kccqzy 3y agoWhat? My dentist told me teeth whitening is not part of regular cleaning, and I'd pay extra for whitening. I also drink a lot of tea and coffee, and unless I pay extra, I don't get any whitening.
- delfinom 3y agoThey are referring to the fact that drinking tea often stains your teeth and pretty easily. Black teas are heavy in tannins which do all of the staining. I found that getting the fluoride paste applied at the end of each cleaning actually helps reduce the tea staining. (My teeth used to stain pretty bad)
- brewdad 3y agoMy hygienist recommended the Crest 3D White toothpaste to help with my staining. I’ve been using it for about nine months now . I didn’t solve things completely but my teeth definitely look better and my last visit was at least ten minutes shorter.
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