How long does your dental cleanings take here?

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My dentist was done in 5 minutes, 10 tops today. Only scaled a few of the lower teeth. I floss brush blah blah blah very regularly and take good care of my teeth, he said everything looked good. Is it normal to be that quick?

100,000 pesos lesson learned either way.

Thanks.
 
My dentist was done in 5 minutes, 10 tops today. Only scaled a few of the lower teeth. I floss brush blah blah blah very regularly and take good care of my teeth, he said everything looked good. Is it normal to be that quick?

100,000 pesos lesson learned either way.

Thanks.
Been there, done that… dental care in Argentina would appear to not be very good, as evidenced by Argentinians’ teeth.

You need a periodontist for this, unfortunately mine has gone. If anyone has a recommendation for CABA or Zona Norte I would very much appreciate it.
 
My dentist was done in 5 minutes, 10 tops today. Only scaled a few of the lower teeth. I floss brush blah blah blah very regularly and take good care of my teeth, he said everything looked good. Is it normal to be that quick?

100,000 pesos lesson learned either way.

Thanks.
I go back to Lima every year, one of the main reasons being for an appointment with my dentist there (who most foreign embassy staff use), who has been caring for my teeth since 2012, labours incessantly for an hour (and with seemingly state-of-the-art equipment), sometimes more if the gap between visits stretches to 12 months. Just last month he charged 350 soles (about US$100).

During the pandemic, of course, I couldn't travel there and eventually had to fall back on the dental service provided my local health insurance here in Argentina. Same experience as you: about 10 minutes of scaling on the lower teeth and then sent packing with a clean bill of health.
 
It's common that dental work here is speedy, but it doesn't mean it's not quality work. Had two fillings re-done by a dentist at hospital Aleman, it was covered by my plan medico. I went in, sat down...she had me hold the little suction device to catch my drool and she was done in about 20 minutes, something that would have taken double/triple the time in the U.S. The original cavities were filled by a real hot shot expensive Michigan Avenue doctor in Chicago who charged a fortune and also conned me into two 'deep cleaning' sessions, each visit at his office lasted no less than 45 minutes.

During the pandemic, I had to have wisdom teeth pulled in the U.S. and went to a local family dentist. I had some follow-up cleanings while I was up there. They said the fillings were very well done and seemed shocked when I told them how fast the dentist had filled them here in Buenos Aires and how the Chicago doctors work lasted no more than 1.5 years before his fillings fell completely out of my teeth.

My cleanings in the U.S. take about 30 minutes and I only go once a year in either locale, for reference. My dentist up there says my teeth are in great shape so while my cleanings here are also about 10-15 minutes (and they aren't as brutal), I'd say they do the trick. I also don't have much to scrape off and take real good care of my teeth. I feel like maybe you just have teeth that don't truly need too much scaling. Though, I feel you shouldn't have had to pay $100,000 for that service, seems excessive. I'm lucky to have cleanings/dental included, so not sure the average price for a cleaning. But, if that's the going rate it seems I might need to change professions.
 
My dentist was done in 5 minutes, 10 tops today. Only scaled a few of the lower teeth. I floss brush blah blah blah very regularly and take good care of my teeth, he said everything looked good. Is it normal to be that quick?

100,000 pesos lesson learned either way.

Thanks.
My dentist would go very fast. 5-10 minutes and the whole mouth. Although thorough, I found it unnecessarily rushed and painful. We plan on finding another one. Small co-pay and the prepaga takes care of the rest.
 
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