Kind regards. After tartar was removed from my wife's lower jaw, one of her teeth became very loose. I would like to know whether this could be due to an injury during tartar removal, whether the dentist must repair it at their own expense, and whether you could examine what can be done. We would both come, because I also have some dental work that needs doing. What is the waiting time for concession-based care???

Dear Sir/Madam!

It is difficult for me to imagine that a tooth would start becoming loose because of tartar removal. It is possible that a large amount of tartar was helping to stabilise the tooth against the neighbouring tooth, which was likewise covered in tartar. The tooth was of course already periodontally compromised (the loss of bone around the tooth root means there is no longer enough support for stability), and the cause of this is precisely excessive accumulation of tartar and bacterial plaque. Tartar definitely has to be removed, and much earlier, before it literally covers the tooth and tooth root.
At our practice you can register in the first half of next year.

Have a nice day!