> I'm not sure how much of modern dentistry is helpful and how much is
> harmful. There has not been a lot of clinical studies on this, but
> dentists do things because that is what they are trained to do and have
> always done.
>
> Cleanings probably help people who get a lot of plaque build-up.
> Fillngs probably help too because witthout them teeth will tend to
> disintegrate and be lost.
>
> Most questionable is how gums are treated. Boomers are questioning why
> their dentist or periodontist wants to cut their gums. They already have
> found that root planing wasn't needed or desirable.


yes i had okay gums till a dental hygienist found it was a good idea to
clean my teeths mechanically she went underneath the gums scraping plaque
( before that i had never had teth cleaning done ). since then my gums have
never been able  to heal,  not sticking to the teeths anymore ,and because
of that i think i am arboring lot of pathogenic bacterias in my mouths that
create cavities after cavities .

i have also learned to  brush my teeths hard and i think it is not good at
all .

jean-claude