Dental- Deep Cleaning Vs. Periodontal Cleaning. Whats the difference in the work and price?

Dental- Deep Cleaning Vs. Periodontal Cleaning. Whats the difference in the work and price?

Dental- Deep Cleaning Vs. Periodontal Cleaning. Whats the difference in the work and price?
More info needed. General dental offices and Perio offices can perform "deep cleanings" called scaling and root planing. My opinion is that these two phrases are used interchangeably by some offices, depending on if they are a periodontal practice or a general practice. We dental people often use deep cleaning as a lay term, instead of saying scaling and root planing. Many people say What's that? We use the S/RP terminology initially to explain the process and why they need it, however once we have embarked on the procedure we may call it deep cleaning for short. Different offices use different terminology to describe their procedures, so they may differ slightly or a lot. And the prices will vary by where you live, so what may be 200.00 dollars per quad here, may be 100.00 dollars somewhere else, or 250.00, It just depends on your area.
Reply:I don't know, but I would get a second opinion and options before paying the hundreds of dollars charged for it. My Dad needed dental work (our dentist had passed away) and they insisted that they couldn't do any other work unless they did this deep cleaning. He went to another dentist who just said, here, floss better and use this stuff twice a day. That was 5 years ago and he STILL doesn't need deep cleaning. I personally think this is a popular 'make work' money maker for dental outfits. I had the same experience and I had just been seen by the dentists at the Univ. of MN (I wanted a local dentist). All I needed was a cracked filling replaced.