Teeth Cleaning Gone Wrong?

It seems all too common that someone come to my office after years of seeing inferior care.  The previous office did nothing more than polish tartar, which made MY hygienist need to work extra hard.  It is likely that you finally have tartar removed between your teeth and it feels odd.

 

When this happens, WE get blamed for being too aggressive when the fault lies elsewhere. If you are not certain, see a periodontist.

I am sorry to hear about your experience with your last cleaning.  You can be certain that the hygienist could not remove enamel with his/her scaler.  The more likely scenario is that the hygienist removed some calculus buildup between the teeth that makes an existing space visible.  The other scenario is that your teeth are beginning to move (shift).  Hope this helps. 

I've had this same exact complaint from patients in the past.  They had so much calculus build up which covered up their spaces between the teeth and recessed gums that once they got their teeth thoroughly cleaned, they blame the hygienist that she took their tooth structure or gum tissues away.  Again some pictures for us will tell the tale, but without pictures, I'm willing to bet that you now have cleaner teeth with calculus and you feel and see the spaces between the teeth.  BTW, in a brand new mouth and a healthy mouth, those spaces used to be occupied by gum tissue we call papillae.  Patient with gum disease experience gum recession because their jaw bone melted away by infection and the gum then recedes.