I agree with mammo.
Just because your dentist WANTS to do all these things doesn't mean you HAVE to do them (I had a really great dental assistant tell me that). You should be able to decide what you want and do not want to do. After all, you are paying for the service. Your dentist works for you.
You do need to keep your teeth very clean. Pockets that are 4mm are difficult to keep clean at home. The things I have found what work the best for me (I have a 4 and one 5, before I had treatment they were 5 -7's) to maintain as far as I have achieved is to use dental piks and a water pik in conjunction with my regular brushing. The water pik really has helped ALOT and the dental piks can clean deep down in the gumline.
As mammo said, if you like your teeth and can do a really good job keeping them clean with good home care and professional cleanings every 3 to 6 months, I'll bet you'll do fine.
How much and how far you dentally go is up to you.
Best to you,
Gellia
If YOU are happy with your teeth, then do no more than getting the cavities filled. If you can get floss between your teeth, then they can be cleaned thoughly at home. The gums will heal now that you've had a good cleaning, with very thorough oral hygiene. Don't scrub your gums or teeth when brushing. Sometimes we think we are brushing thoroughly, but we're not paying close attention to all areas. You are still young, so if at some point you want to correct any of this, you can at any age. Someone may jump on here and tell you that with the bottom teeth being as they are, your bite is off, and go on and on, but really, you're fine and so long as you are in no pain and happy, don't let this dentist "upsell" you on this.