Bryanna,
Thank you - I'll see what the initial perio exam conclusion is.
My previous perio work was done at The U. of Maryland
School of Dentistry- Periodontics Faculty Practice. None of the docs who treated me then, are there now, & that's the reason I didn't go back. My family dentist is not a great diagnostician. He's good at cleaning and extracting, fillings & such, but when I went to him for the first time about a year ago (as a referral from my barber when I initially had severe tooth pain & loosening))
He's been treating symptoms, not my overall mouth health. (he's never even taken full x-rays of my entire mouth, just problem, areas) I think I need to have this perio evaluation. i have an appt with my PCP for my Welcome to Medicare physical at the end of March - so things will be discussed with her then.
I never thought about discussing dental or oral health with her.
I assumed she'd just say for me to see my dentist.