Hi everyone! I'm new here!
A dentist I just started with recommended deep cleaning, which I'm fine with and could probably use. But, when I saw the breakdown of services, the deep cleaning had an extra service of "irrigation". If it's just the scaling and root planing (deep cleaning), my total comes out to about $100 w/insurance. But the irrigation adds another $280 to the total (I don't think my insurance covers this)!
This is the first I've ever heard of irrigation. I'm a bit concerned it's not essential and I'm getting a service that's unnecessary, resulting in an almost quadrupled total cost.
I always thought deep cleaning would get the job done on its own. Does anyone have any opinions on how important irrigation is after deep cleaning? I'd appreciate any thoughts/opinions.
Thank you in advance!
A dentist I just started with recommended deep cleaning, which I'm fine with and could probably use. But, when I saw the breakdown of services, the deep cleaning had an extra service of "irrigation". If it's just the scaling and root planing (deep cleaning), my total comes out to about $100 w/insurance. But the irrigation adds another $280 to the total (I don't think my insurance covers this)!
This is the first I've ever heard of irrigation. I'm a bit concerned it's not essential and I'm getting a service that's unnecessary, resulting in an almost quadrupled total cost.
I always thought deep cleaning would get the job done on its own. Does anyone have any opinions on how important irrigation is after deep cleaning? I'd appreciate any thoughts/opinions.
Thank you in advance!
