Sensitivity after a Dental Clean

So you just had your dental clean yesterday. Suddenly you feel your gums are redder than usual and a little swollen. In some areas, it throbs with pain. You already had your wisdom teeth out, you took x-rays like the obedient patient and your dentist said there isn’t any infection. But why is there discomfort?

The dentist has done a perfect job. They managed to get right underneath the gums and got all the plaque away. Give it a few more days before calling your dentist. However if you are the size of a chipmunk something has happened. Call (02) 8383 1400 immediately.  You can call ABC dental and all our location dentists can assist you.

What is Periodontal Treatment?

At the dentist they often offer you to take X-rays with your dental clean, you often find it unnecessary and you reject. A few months pass and you find yourself sitting in the dental chair impatiently waiting for the pain to go away. The dentist looks at you with the “I told you so” face but really they say “Oh, no.. you must be in so much pain.” You feel guilty and smile the nervous smile while four materials and a suction is being stuffed into your mouth. 

With dental symptoms, if you wait until there is pain, it is often too late. Bacteria slowly forms around the gums. It spreads and punctuates the teeth into the tooth, through the roots and into the nerves. This is when the tooth starts to put you in pain and sensitivity also forms making the pain unbearable and you call the dentist for your dental check up and clean. But the dentist tells you, you require more than a clean. Periodontal Treatment.

Periodontal Treatment is a gum infection, in some severe cases the gums to recede to the bone. Once the gums recede, unfortunately they don’t grow back. Only way to prevent this is to come for regular cleans and make sure to get X-rays to check if bacteria is forming. Take the X-rays to be safe.

Before any serious symptom  arises, ABC Dental dentists can help you to prevent gum disease. All practices in Bondi Junction Westfield, Macquarie Shopping Centre, Pitt St Westfield, Miranda Westfield and Chatswood Westfield can assist you with this treatment.

Not all X-rays are the same

Cone Beam Computed Tomography is a medical imaging technique a type of X-ray that allows practitioners to see nerve and bone. Dentists use this to see nerve around the tooth before taking out the tooth, especially if it is placed underneath the gums. At ABC Dental we use the CBCT to generate a treatment plan personalised to you, . CBCT is used at ABC Dental for wisdom teeth extractions, implants and endodontic diagnosis.  We have the machine available in Bondi Junction Westfield and Chatswood Westfield and with one internal program all the footage can be accessed from all our practices.

The radiation level for a CBCT is about the same as eating 7 bananas of naturally absorbed radiation. At ABC Dental we price CBCTs at $171

OPG is a a panoramic or wide view x-ray of the lower face, which displays all the teeth of the upper and lower jaw on a single film. Dentists use this for simple dental extractions and sometimes implants to see where the roots of the teeth are. At ABC Dental we offer OPG at all of our five practices, Bondi Junction Westfield, Sydney Pitt St Westfield, Macquarie Shopping Centre, Miranda Westfield and Chatswood Westfield. Depending on the level of difficulty the dentists will price the treatment from $425 for wisdom teeth extractions.

The radiation level for an OPG is about a weeks worth of naturally absorbed radiation. At ABC Dental we price OPGs at $81

Single X-rays are used for dental treatments such as fillings, root canals, some extractions and dental emergencies. Dentists use the footage from Single X-rays to check the status of the tooth down to the roots. This is essential to do all types of dental treatments, only way to see the symptoms of the tooth is by taking an x-ray. How much to fill the tooth up is all determined by the X-ray.

The radiation level for a Single X-ray is about a single days worth of naturally absorbed radiation.At ABC Dental we price Single X-rays at $36