Oral Hygiene - Do You Get Your Teeth Cleaned Every Six Months?  

I go to the dentist very rarely. xD I honestly can't remember the last time I got my teeth "cleaned" - maybe once a few years ago, but I have no memory of it. O.o I can't even remember how they did it if they did at all, and I honestly didn't even know that cleaning was so important. xD

I go to the dentist only if I have pain, I don't go for check-ups or anything of the kind. I hate going there because they try to force me into getting braces, which I really don't want to do. xD

So yeah, I wouldn't say that I'm exactly your model for oral hygiene. =P

I take pretty good care of my teeth too and my dentist always says the same thing.. I notice though while I sit there that he does scrape away a little deposit(yuck) like granular somethingorother from the teeth at the very front at the bottom now and again. It is such a little bit and takes less than a second that I wonder if he needs to find something.. anything. I ask, he says O nothing.. just a little tansten toothstone?? I wish I knew th english word right now!! but that it is normal after so long a time and I have very very little and just to keep doing what I am doing.( he means to my teeth, of course)
He is also one to take Xrays.. he says to keep on top of changes and that's okej with me too.

Hi only calls me in once a year though. I dont question his reasoning. He knows also that I WILL call if there is anything at all, like inflamed gums or such.

Perhaps he is too busy OR he feels it isnt necessary to see certain people more than once a year?? Hmmm. Now I am curious too.. since I was just there LAST month for the yearly business. I may not know for some time, eh?

Cant be for the extra money HERE though.. different customs?

Honestly, I only visit the dentist when I feel that there is something wrong with my teeth. Well, I do not also visit the dentist every six months to have my oral cleaning. Actually, I just went to the dental clinic last week because two of my teeth needs repair. Too bad because one cannot be saved by permanent filling anymore. It needs root canal or extraction already. This is probably the consequence of not paying a visit to my dentist timely.

I go to the dentist if I have time. Not really every six month but at least I go in a year. I used to go out of the country many times that is why it is hard for me to find time to see a dentist.

ME? I always go to my dentist every 6 months to make sure my teeth is cleaned. Coz i hate to see cavities.. So i do the same with my daughter.

hi zezlol.

like you, i think that getting your mouth checked every 6 months is really more about the money that about hygiene. i do brush everyday and after every meal but i don't floss regularly. i just find getting a piece of floss between my teeth annoying. anyway, i had my teeth and gums checked last november but i was originally scheduled to have it checked last august so the delay really pissed off my dentist. lol! anyway, i try to visit my dentist at least twice a year but not necessarily every 6 months. whenever my schedule permits it, i do have my check-up. i just think that there are better ways of getting healthy teeth and gums that sitting in a dentist's chair and opening your mouth and saying "aahhhh!!!".

i had my teeth cleaning last july and going to have another cleaning this january 2009. i find it useful because it gives me more confidence, i don't know but that's what i feel when i i got my teeth cleaned by my dentist.

I go every six months... coz i drink a lot of tea.. so i get these tea stains on my teeth... and its covered by my benefit anyway.. so mite as well use it..

hello I'm new here and i want to comment in your discussion. It's not necessarily we to to dentist every six month as long as we know how to clean our teeth and we change our tooth brush every 3 months. thanks

Yes, I go to the dentist every six months! There was a time though when I would not go at all and then I started getting aches and pains and so forth. Now, I'm extra careful and always make sure that I'm sitting in that dentist chair! I just hate the drilling aspect of the cleaning, I just cannot stand that dentist drill! I hope that the technology improves and that this infamous tool will no longer be used! My dentist told me that I should start flossing but I have never been able to get into that process! I brush my teeth twice a day; I used to brush them three times a day, after every meal! I think that this was quite excessive though. I will be very happy in old age if I don't have to wear false teeth; life will then be over for me! Andrew