Thank you Bryanna. She will go ahead and deep clean all the teeth. Now we know the truth. Her childhood dentist didn't tell her the truth or even put the notion into her head, that she had peridontal disease. Of course she is deeply hurt by this lack of care and information. She had been going to him for 25 years. I think that is some very poor dentist to do that to her. he charged 1,000 to hook those teeth together, when he knew it wasn't the right course of action. It horrifies me to know he is in practice and does this to a long time patient. At this new office, she is going to be seen by the periodental specialist. They bring in all fields of expertise there, and she will trust this place. To tell you the truth, I am upset by what he did to my best friend. The more I hear on this site, the more I am understanding that dental practice is not always done with competent people. This peridontal disease can lead to heart trouble among other things. He put her life in jeopardy by falsely giving her treatment that was worthless. I so appreciate you taking the time to tell all of us to the best of your ability the truth in our situations. With Knowledge, we will be able to figure out, what is good dental practice. thank you Bryanna for being here for us. peace to you over the holidays. ginnie