wondering if it was worth it. I had 3 fillings done (upper/lower right) and some sort of deep cleaning to break up "wings" attached to my teeth below the gums, which I was advised leads to periodontal disease. The cleaning, which was covered by insurance but cost close to $600, took under 10 minutes. After the cleaning, they did a dental irrigation, which as near as I could tell consisted of squirting 2 syringes full of some form of disinfectant along the gum line, took less than 20 seconds, cost me $120. The irrigation was completely out of pocket - insurance covered $0 - which leads me to believe that it's some form of scam, or at the least was unnecessary.

Can anyone tell me if I got... I don't want to say ripped off, but perhaps misled as to the importance of this procedure?