I'm just wondering if anyone else has had problems after visiting a dental hygienist.

The story

I thought that after not having visited a dentist for some time that I'd better go and have a check-up. Big mistake.

I was advised that it would be a good idea to go to the dental hygienist who works in the practice - I duly folowed advice and was told that I had gum problems and that the teeth needed a good clean and polish, which then took place and the next half an hour was spent with various scrapings and pokings with assorted instruments.

If I had gum problems before I went there this was nothing to what was to follow - I had painful ulcers appearing on both sides of the mouth which made it uncomfortable to eat. Worse than this one of my front teeth had developed a wobble, which it still has slightly, and at one stage I thought that I was going to lose it. The gap between my two front teeth has widened and this looks like being permanent.

A month's treatment with Corsodyl helped clear up the ulcers but it took a while before I could sing properly as the gap affected how I formed words.

Is this just to make dentitst moer money?

Has anyone else had bad experiences of this type?