Yes, very helpful.

I didn't realize tooth removal was possible. I thought they could only be sheered off at the gum line plus root canal. Were your teeth pulled, or were they extracted a different way?

As for me, the main infection problem I have occurs after periodontal cleaning. Some areas of the gums (usually near the back) become very painful. The first time this happened the periodontist said the cleaning probably stirred up resident herpes virus. I asked what we could do and he said the immune system will take care of it. And then in about a week the pain was gone, and I assume so was the problem. It doesn't happen every time, but I got scared this past time because of the severity of symptoms. But now it feels almost all better.

Do you (or anyone else) know of antibiotics (or other steps) I should take before and after dental scaling. Or any other steps I should take?