Tell me your dental stories

[Yoda]

About six weeks ago I went to the dentist and got a lot of very bad news. I'm probably going to be going in regularly for months and months and getting a ridiculous amount of work done. We're talking several root canals, probably at minimum.

A little over a month ago I got six fillings.

A week ago I went in for a root canal, and had to go back this morning to finish it. Except it's not really finished, I need to get a permanent filling put in, and then after that a crown. And after all that it's just one done. :eek:

Anyway, what are everyone else's stories about teeth and dentists? Good or bad!

[Chypmunk]

Only ever had one root canal done, about 25 years ago now. Didn't bother with a crown, just a permanent filling. That filling is probably just about coming to the end of it's natural life in the next couple of years and when it does I shall just get another one. Crowns are for kings, I'm just a common man :)

I had to have a tooth removed about 30-35 years ago, emergency dentist was a miserable scrote who delighted in telling me that I'd probably lose all my teeth over the next decade or so (this was during my heavy drinking period). Aside from my two left wisdom teeth that needed to be removed because one had shattered I still have all my other teeth - don't always believe what strange dentists tell ya ;)

[Citizen Rules]

@Yoda (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=1)

I've been to a lot of different dentist in the past. I've had several root canals and I forget how many crowns I've had, too many. I've had a root canal procedure become infected and had to have it redone. So I feel your pain!

I've found that one dentist can recommend a ton of dental work, then the next one will recommend far less work. Sometimes it's over prevention and sometimes it's about $$$, and sometimes a patient needs all that work.

What's the reasons you need several root canals? Are these broken molars or old fillings that have cracked and let bacteria into the nerve of the tooth? Are they hurting? There should be a solid reason for a dentist to do a root canal.

[gandalf26]

That explains your bad mood :).

I'm there at 2pm tmrow so might have something to say, I've cancelled the last 2 trips because I literally hate the hygienist.

[cricket]

Had a root canal when I was about 18, two crowns last year, and a few fillings over the years. Due to coffee and smoking, my teeth aren't as white as I want them to be. I go every 3 months to help out.

[Chypmunk]

Had a root canal when I was about 18, two crowns last year, and a few fillings over the years. Due to coffee and smoking, my teeth aren't as white as I want them to be. I go every 3 months to help out.
Never had you pegged as a voluntary dental nurse but good on ya :up:

[gandalf26]

Best story I've got is getting a Gold coloured filling when I was like 8 years old, thought I was the absolute ****, used to go around showing literally everyone!

[Captain Steel]

This was told to me by my hygienist, Maxine, while she was cleaning my teeth, back before the age of cell phones:

It was a story about how she was out shopping during one of the Jewish high holidays (she was not supposed to be out shopping at that time) and how one of her friends from temple saw her in the store and now she'd have to deal with all the gossip & judgement about how she was seen out breaking this rule.

I pulled the suction tube out of my mouth and said, "Wait a minute. The lady who saw you was also Jewish? So wasn't she also not supposed to be out shopping at that time? So how can she tell on you without admitting she was doing the same exact thing?"

Maxine said, "I realize you're not Jewish, so you don't understand how we are. Y'see... it doesn't matter that she was doing the same thing and breaking the same rule, it only matters that she saw me and went and told all the girls. It only matters who got to our other temple members first to tell them. Believe me, if I saw her and was able to get to a phone first, then I would've been the one to say I saw HER there, and she'd be the one dealing with all the gossip!"

[Stirchley]

There’s only one thing worse than a dental visit & that’s a dental visit without dental insurance.

[Miss Vicky]

I have some horror stories - there's a reason why my old dentist's office has a 1.5 star rating on Yelp.

-The first was when I had two of my wisdom teeth pulled, ended up with dry socket, and ran out of Vicodin while still in excruciating pain. Went in to ask for a refill and got treated like a drug seeker and told "It shouldn't still hurt" and then was given a script for like 3 more pills.

Should've quit them right there and then, but stupidly stuck around for awhile....

-Went in and had a cavity filled. Apparently the dentist never cleaned up the excess filling material and it was sticking out all crazy. Had to go back to get it fixed and when they tried to smooth it out, the whole thing fell out of my tooth and exposed the nerve. I hadn't been given anything to numb the tooth and when the air hit the nerve it was some of the worst pain in my life.

-Went in because I'd broken a tooth. MASSIVE hole in one of my molars. Doc said it needed a root canal and because of abnormally shaped roots, I'd have to see a specialist for it. He also told me I needed several thousands of dollars worth of other work. I got the referral for the root canal and scheduled an appointment with the specialist - but the appointment wasn't for another week or so.

My tooth wasn't painful initially, but the dentist didn't prescribe me anything and while I waited to see the specialist the tooth became infected and extremely painful. I'd been taking copious amounts of ibuprofen in a desperate attempt to soothe the pain, but it didn't help at all. I called my dentist's office to ask for pain medication and antibiotics. I was told that because the dentist that saw me initially was not there that day, that I'd have to come see the dentist that was there in order for them to prescribe any narcotics. I agreed, scheduled the appointment, and went in to be seen. After the second dentist saw me, one of the assistants came and went over the treatment plan, which included an antibiotic and some Vicodin. But when I went to check out, I was handed a prescription for 800 mg Ibuprofen instead of the Vicodin. I explained that Ibuprofen was not going to do any good and that I'd been taking 1000 mg of it at that point without any relief and that I had been told I would be prescribed Vicodin and that the whole reason why I came in was because I was told the dentist that was available that day couldn't prescribe narcotics without seeing me. Some other assistant came out and insisted that the ibuprofen was just as good as the Vicodin and that prescription ibuprofen was not the same as the OTC ibuprofen. After making a bit of a scene about their lies and BS, I took the prescriptions, got them filled, then went home filed a Better Business Bureau complaint, wrote a nasty Yelp review, filed a complaint with my insurance company, and demanded to be assigned a new provider. Oh and that 800 mg prescription ibuprofen that's "just as good as Vicodin"? Didn't do a damn thing for the pain. Thankfully my mom took pity on me and gave me a few pills of her Percoset so I could actually function until I could get in to see the specialist - who then prescribed me Norco without question.

After the root canal, I ended up switching to a regular dentist at the practice I'd been referred to for the specialist. She took x-rays, examined my mouth, and said that almost none of the thousands of dollars worth of work the other dentist had recommended was actually needed.

[Yoda]

What's the reasons you need several root canals? Are these broken molars or old fillings that have cracked and let bacteria into the nerve of the tooth? Are they hurting? There should be a solid reason for a dentist to do a root canal.
Very little pain, which is part of the problem. A lot of the nerves are just dead, so it's a weird case of paying them money to make something hurt more. :laugh: As opposed to a situation where at least getting the procedure relieves pain.

Anyway, it looks like a mix of things. Cavities, then fillings, then fillings falling out, followed by me not having that taken care of for awhile and grinding my teeth way too much, yadda. From what I've heard, some people are just strongly genetically predisposed to get lots of cavities, and I just might be one of them.

The dentists referred me to a nearby dental school to get the actual root canals done, so that felt close enough to a "second opinion" that I think they're probably right, at least about the first couple we're likely to do.

It's pretty lame right now because, as I mentioned, none of this is really reducing pain, it's really uncomfortable, it's going to take takes of trips, and I can't get it all done that quickly, either. So it's just months and months of these visits without any light at the end of the tunnel. I guess it'll be really nice in, like, six months, when I can just chew and drink and not think about it, since I've kinda gotten used to eating a certain way to reduce sensitivity or avoid areas where stuff gets stuck a little easier, but it's such a long ways off. It's just gonna be very crappy and demoralizing in the near-future, I guess.

[Yoda]

Miss Vicky. Yikes. Yeah, glad you moved on. Horrific.

[Stirchley]

The dentists referred me to a nearby dental school to get the actual root canals done, so that felt close enough to a "second opinion" that I think they're probably right, at least about the first couple we're likely to do.

IF you go to a dental school, don’t let the students practice on you. Yes, it costs less & they need to practice on someone, but you have the option of letting the actual dentists there treat you rather than the kids (though they can be onlookers). Personally, I would never have had my root canal done in a dental school. I went to a guy who only does that.

[The Rodent]

I'd had a filling in a bottom right molar, and the filling came out a few years later and took half of the tooth with it.


Was fine for years after that, until I bit down on some chewing gum.
There was a loud "bang" sound in my right ear, and I went completely blind in my right eye, side of my head swelled up like a balloon.


My dentist wouldn't see me because apparently a cracked tooth and nerve damage causing blindness "isn't an emergency" :laugh: NHS dentists really are garbage.


I contacted a private dentist, and he said he'd remove the tooth for free as a favour for my NHS dentist refusing to help.
I did however have to wait a week to see him.
A whole week, blind, unable to eat or speak and in constant pain.

[ScarletLion]

I was born with no canine teeth.

To fix this - every one of my front teeth (except the front incisors) were shifted forward 4cm over the course of 4 years and my premolars were chiselled in half then rebuilt with venirs to resemble a canine shape.

It hurt.

[Chypmunk]

Very little pain, which is part of the problem. A lot of the nerves are just dead, so it's a weird case of paying them money to make something hurt more. :laugh: As opposed to a situation where at least getting the procedure relieves pain.

The dentists referred me to a nearby dental school to get the actual root canals done, so that felt close enough to a "second opinion" that I think they're probably right, at least about the first couple we're likely to do.
If there's very little pain and the nerves are already dead I would be questioning the need for root canal work as opposed to just remedial work on whatever cavities there might be. I'm no dentist and it may well all be necessary work but certainly if it were me I'd be getting a proper independent second opinion from a dentist of my choice and not regarding the local dental school (that has been referred by your dentist) as that 'second opinion'.

[ashdoc]

How come so many dental problems at age 34 only ? You still got more than half your life to live . You been eating too many chocolates or what? Not brushing teeth properly ?

[pahaK]

I've had one root canal done like 15 years ago when a big filling got loose and me, being afraid of the dentists, didn't get it taken care of fast enough. Also have one tooth removed. It had cracked badly under the filling and got infected. Both of those were done in public health care and I have no complaints at all about the quality.

[Yoda]

If there's very little pain and the nerves are already dead I would be questioning the need for root canal work as opposed to just remedial work on whatever cavities there might be. I'm no dentist and it may well all be necessary work but certainly if it were me I'd be getting a proper independent second opinion from a dentist of my choice and not regarding the local dental school (that has been referred by your dentist) as that 'second opinion'.
From my understanding, the pulp can still become necrotic, and that can spread.

How come so many dental problems at age 34 only ? You still got more than half your life to live . You been eating too many chocolates or what? Not brushing teeth properly ?
I'm not sure age has much to do with it. Anyway, as I mentioned above apparently some people are very predisposed to cavities and the like. I didn't have great dental habits growing up, but at least once after going and having fillings I took very good care of my teeth for awhile and still found myself with problems. :shrug:

[Chypmunk]

From my understanding, the pulp can still become necrotic, and that can spread.
Ok, sounds like you're happy enough with your feeling that they're "probably right" and it's certainly both your teeth and your money so I'll bow out and wish you well with the treatments.

[Yoda]

Feel free to question it, I'm no expert. I've done a moderate amount of research but certainly don't mind hearing from others.

[Chypmunk]

Feel free to question it, I'm no expert. I've done a moderate amount of research but certainly don't mind hearing from others.
I already did, I'm no expert either so beyond saying I would get my own independent second opinion there's not a lot else I can add .....

.... except perhaps, and do bear in mind I have absolutely no idea how much these things cost in the US of A, IF you do have a predisposition for cavities and teeth problems in general and already have all this work that needs undertaking have you looked into the possibility of implants to replace the damaged teeth as opposed to the remedial work?

[Citizen Rules]

Feel free to question it, I'm no expert. I've done a moderate amount of research but certainly don't mind hearing from others.I've been following this thread because I've had lots of dental work and some bad experiences, and I'd like to help if possible. I have more stories but here's one:

My wife and I don't have dental insurance, so we don't have a regular dentist. A few years back we go into a new dentist for a cleaning and examine. The dentist tells my wife she needs 8 crowns on her rear molars because they have large fillings from when she was a kid. But only one molar had a broken cusp and there was no cavities.

No way can we afford that of course so we don't do that.

Then very recently my wife went to Comfort Dental which is a chain of dental places that offers much lower prices. A crown was half the price of a private dentist. And these are dentist that work there, not students. She gets the crown (which goes good) and they also examine her teeth and tell her she could use 2 more crowns but weren't critical to do. That's a huge difference between the two dentist. The first dentist just seen old fillings and wanted to do as much work as they could and that's not the first time I've experienced dentist recommending procedures, that apparently weren't really needed.

I've been to Comfort Dental and had a root canal and crown and it was half price and better care than the other dentist I've been to. If you have a Comfort Dental in your area I recommend you get an examine there, they often do free first time patient examines. A second opinion won't hurt and might save you several $1000s.

[Yoda]

Got it, thanks. I'll look into things a bit more.

I'm not too skeptical, because I was pretty sure I needed a lot of work (I wasn't just blindsided, I can see the problems myself) and because the person recommending the work isn't the one doing it directly, so I don't think the incentives are misaligned. So I think in my case it almost definitely wouldn't be "you don't need any of that," so much as "you might not need some of that."

I think I've got a bit of time to figure it out, though, since the first handful of visits seem to be for things I pretty clearly need. I'll have a chance to reassess before getting into the other stuff.

[Yoda]

Well, one root canal is basically done (still need a crown, but it's all filled in). Not as bad as expected.

What was worse than expected was the second, which turned out not to be viable. So I basically had a root canal done, and have to have it extracted anyway. Scheduled for Tuesday. Bleh.

Anyone else had an extraction wanna talk me down off the ledge? Kinda dreading it.

[Chypmunk]

Nothing to it - they put both hands in your mouth and one foot against your chin .... a little heaving and to'ing and fro'ing and anywhere from a minute or so to a couple of days later the deed is done.

Hope I've helped ease any worries :)

Nah, seriously - it's nowhere near as scary as it's portrayed in cartoons. You'll be just fine!

[ashdoc]

Well, one root canal is basically done (still need a crown, but it's all filled in). Not as bad as expected.

What was worse than expected was the second, which turned out not to be viable. So I basically had a root canal done, and have to have it extracted anyway. Scheduled for Tuesday. Bleh.

Anyone else had an extraction wanna talk me down off the ledge? Kinda dreading it.

Depends on how the extraction is done . If it is a simple extraction then things will be quickly over . I had a simple extraction done in 2006 . At first the dentist asked a female trainee dentist to inject local anaesthetic near the tooth . Then he tried to extract the tooth . But as he tried I had a little pain ( bearable ) so I asked him to inject more anaesthetic . He did that . Then the extraction was practically painless . He then put cotton on the region where the tooth had been extracted . Later when I removed the cotton it had some blood on it but not much. 2 Hours later came the pain when the local anaesthesia wore off . But I was able to control it with over the counter painkillers like brufen ( molecule name---ibuprofen ) . I had to take painkillers twice a day for 8 days .

If the tooth is so carious that it cannot be even properly pulled out by the dentist because it is too fragile and on pulling only a part will come out and remaining will remain inside , then the the gums have to be cut and the tooth extracted . That is a bad experience for the patient . The pain is such for two three days that painkiller tablets don't work and painkillers have to he injected by intramuscular injection . The entire side of the face where the tooth has been extracted is swollen for 3 4 days .

I hope your case is the former case rather than the latter .

[Yoda]

I've got a lot of attrition so I'm moderately worried they'll need to cut the gums. That's almost definitely going to be the case for a couple of others, but this is the only one I need to have done relatively soon (since they already drilled into it).

[Chypmunk]

No point working yourself up about something like an extraction in advance (easy to say I know). I was sure my emergency dental work was going to be problematic and would probably need cutting as basically only a fraction (less than a quarter) of it was extant above the gum line. But as much as the dentist was a scrote in his attitude toward me he was also good at his job and still managed to remove it with no cuts required.

Being prepared for the worst is healthy. Presuming it's gonna happen is not.

[Yoda]

Good advice. And nice to hear, about there not being much left and him still being able to remove it. It's a sad state of affairs that I'd actually be relieve if all he had to do was yank my already-drilled tooth out, but that's where we're at. :laugh:

[Mesmerized]

This is a joyful topic!

Nothing major. Just some teeth pulled and a few years with braces and a retainer (ugly thing) when I was a teen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YULSId1b7vs&t=19s

[7thson]

I am supposed to get my partials from the VA in February and get my impressions done in December. This was all supposed to happen about a year ago but I missed one dental appointment and let me tell you if you have VA dental do not do that - at least not here. I had to attend a funeral with little notice (a close friend lost a father). When I called to reschedule they told me that it would be at least 6 months for me to get back in. At the time I was like, umm okay (thinking I would call back when I had more time to talk about it),

I did call back a few days later and I asked to schedule a new appointment (not a reschedule - wording matters ). I was able to get in about 3 weeks later. All seemed good until I went in for my appointment. The VA clinic had a "fire" (it wound up being a false alarm) and all appointments that day were canceled. I was told to leave my name and someone would call me. No one ever did. I called back a couple day later and was told since I cancelled 2 appointments in the last 30 days that I had to wait 6 months before I could even make an appointment.

I understand that they are very busy and understaffed and rescheduling is probably a nightmare for them, but it really turned me off to the VA and I had a pretty good experience up until then. As far as health care goes.

Anyway I am not missing another with them come hell or high water.

Not exactly an "in the chair" story, but it was painful nonetheless :(.

[TheUsualSuspect]

No serious dental work yet, just some fillings. Which is good, fingers crossed I keep it this way.

OF course I hate the dentist though, my mouth hurts, my gums ALWAYS bleed and it feels like they are ripping my mouth apart each time. Floss they tell me, you need to floss. I nod my head and floss of a few days, then it falls off the routine and I wait until a few days before I need to go back and floss again.

My work covers 80% of the cost with my benefits, which helps because a routine checkup costs me $200+

[Tacitus]

Until last year, I'd not been to the dentist in years. Well over a decade, actually.

I've always been fastidious about cleaning my teeth and resolved to only go to the dentist if I had toothache - This turns out not to have been very wise in the UK as you'll get struck off your NHS dentist's list if you miss your 6 monthly checkups. ;)

Anyway, towards the tail end of '16 I bit into a biscuit and broke a lump off one of my wisdom teeth. Didn't feel any pain so thought no more of it and got on with by dentist-avoiding life.

6 months later the pain started. I'd developed an abscess around the wisdom tooth so finally went back to my local dentist (who fortunately had some NHS spaces so I could enroll again) who delved into my mouth for the first time since the early 2000s.

One filling. Apart from the wisdom tooth, all that was wrong was that I needed a single filling.

Going through a toothbrush every 3 weeks paid off. ;)

The came the wisdom tooth itself. He broke it in half while trying to extract it so made me take an appointment with an NHS oral surgery clinic and said that it would be a very tricky procedure and to be prepared for a general anesthetic and a considerably lighter wallet.

The surgeon whipped the tooth out in 5 minutes with a normal anesthetic. £35.

Dentists, eh? It's almost like they're salesmen...

[FromBeyond]

I had 3 extractions earlier this year, one of them was curved at the root and he really had to yank it out of my head. I walked home with half my face blown up and blood dripping out my mouth whilst trying to not look at people... happy days... I am back in the end of this month to have a tooth put in the most noticeable gap.. all 3 were on my left side, 2 down, one up.

[Yoda]

Well, tooth's out. More to come, but this was the only one I'd be awake for.

Parts of it were not as bad as I thought. The pain afterwards was worse, though. They gave me better pills this time (Norco), but the pain pushed through them pretty easily for a bit. Around the time I was ready for bed, though, things had slowed down a bit and I feel better today. Hopefully the worst is over.

Gonna be on soft foods for a bit, though. Got a bunch of pudding, apple sauce, and rice. Mac and Cheese is probably the go-to indulgence for a bit.

Surprised by how tired the whole thing has made me.

[Chypmunk]

Well, tooth's out. More to come, but this was the only one I'd be awake for.

Parts of it were not as bad as I thought. The pain afterwards was worse, though. They gave me better pills this time (Norco), but the pain pushed through them pretty easily for a bit. Around the time I was ready for bed, though, things had slowed down a bit and I feel better today. Hopefully the worst is over.

Gonna be on soft foods for a bit, though. Got a bunch of pudding, apple sauce, and rice. Mac and Cheese is probably the go-to indulgence for a bit.

Surprised by how tired the whole thing has made me.
Yeah, the pain can gnaw a bit for a while after but assuming it doesn't get infected you should definitely be over the worst now.

In this modern world eating shouldn't have to be too restricted - do you have Cow & Gate over there? If not Gerber do a turkey n gravy that sounds delish for the upcoming holiday ;)
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[Yoda]

I'd think that was funny if I wasn't literally eating a tiny cup of applesauce while reading.

[Tacitus]

After I had my wisdom tooth out, I had to go to a birthday meal the next evening. Asides from being in pain and not being able to eat much, the photos made me look like I'd had a minor stroke.

[FromBeyond]

I have another dentist story. When I was about 20 I went to get my teeth whitened right after I'd bought a big bag of weed (duh) and the dentist, a young hot woman and her dental assistant, another young hot woman were not best pleased and said they could have called the police but "showed mercy" and decided no to and cleaned my teeth instead.. very roughly.. half an hour later I felt like my jaw had been hit with a mallet and a bit of tooth fell out of my head.. I am sure its not how the demonstration went at dental school.. I can still feel the missing part at the back of my front tooth with my tongue.

[lenslady]

I'd think that was funny if I wasn't literally eating a tiny cup of applesauce while reading.

You can have soup. Also soft noodles or 'well done' spaghetti ( angel hair pasta is easy on the mouth), hummus, cottage cheese , pudding, maybe even a soft meatball and anything you can put in the blender - just have everything at medium temperature at this point ; not too hot or cold. And don't forget chocolate - yay chocolate! melts in your mouth.;D

Be glad you (we) got through it and it's over and done with. And be happy those missing teeth will never be a bother again! As for the future, as Scarlett has so wisely said- think about it tomorrow.


I haven't mentioned my dental stories and travails b/c even talking about it makes me nervous. Think I'll relax now, with a small bar of chocolate.

[Yoda]

That's the worst part: it wasn't bothering me. :laugh: One of the reasons I'm in this situation is because I haven't really had much pain for awhile now, so I didn't go in often enough. If I had we could've nipped some of this in the bud. So I have all the downsides of having a tooth removed without the usual relief associated with it. Not goodtimes. Badtimes.

[lenslady]

It's a bummer. But....but......but ........how's about this:

1- Sounds possible you have a high pain threshold -so maybe all of the work you need will be easier than you think.

2- Well, this may be a bit of pretzel logic here Yoda, - but look at it this way- - you never need to have any work done on that tooth again. You know, the one they took out- you can neglect it for the rest of your life but it will never need dental attention again ;D

3- I' m really trying to look on the bright side here, so ......last but not least........you have a temporary excuse to have all the chocolate you like. Have some chocolate and have a good night. And watch a good movie.....maybe Like Water for Chocolate? Or Chocolat? Something like that :D

[Omnizoa]

Never had a cavity. Haven't been to the dentist in ages. I do keep a small remineralization kit at home though because on rare occasions my teeth can become painfully sensitive (probably from drinking too much pop). I supplement that with enamel repair toothpaste. Only real problem I have is receding gums which I guess I got from brushing too hard when I was younger.

Dunno why cavities seem so ubiquitous for other people. I suspect what I [don't] eat has something to do with it.

[Stirchley]

How do you know you don’t have cavities if you haven’t been to the dentist “in ages”?

[Omnizoa]

How do you know you don’t have cavities if you haven’t been to the dentist “in ages”?
About the same way I know I don't have radiation poisoning even though I've never held a geiger counter.

[cat_sidhe]

Never had a cavity. Haven't been to the dentist in ages. I do keep a small remineralization kit at home though because on rare occasions my teeth can become painfully sensitive (probably from drinking too much pop). I supplement that with enamel repair toothpaste. Only real problem I have is receding gums which I guess I got from brushing too hard when I was younger.

Dunno why cavities seem so ubiquitous for other people. I suspect what I [don't] eat has something to do with it.

A couple of dentists have told me that even if you brush your teeth 3 times a day, these things are genetic. If your parents had ****ty teeth/bones, you're probably going to have some issues in your life.

Of course these dentists may be just talking ****, or perpetuate an incorrect fact, but sometimes don't just inherit your parents' looks.

But they do all say sugar's a killer. Cut sugar and you may have a better time of things.

[Omnizoa]

A couple of dentists have told me that even if you brush your teeth 3 times a day, these things are genetic. If your parents had ****ty teeth/bones, you're probably going to have some issues in your life.
Genetic defects in your teeth would certainly contribute to problems regardless of how well you brush, but that sounds like a the sort of a thing a medical professional would feel obligated to say when the possible alternative is criticizing someone's "lifestyle" choices. How many times have people fallen back on the old "my doctor said my X was in the NORMAL range"?

But they do all say sugar's a killer. Cut sugar and you may have a better time of things.I thought an apple a day kept the doctor away? 2 apples have more sugar than a can of coke. Course, apples don't coat your teeth in a fizzy lab experiment.

[cat_sidhe]

Genetic defects in your teeth would certainly contribute to problems regardless of how well you brush, but that sounds like a the sort of a thing a medical professional would feel obligated to say when the possible alternative is criticizing someone's "lifestyle" choices. How many times have people fallen back on the old "my doctor said my X was in the NORMAL range"?

When your dentist is Iranian and perfectly comfortable yelling at people for their life choices, it's not a case of that all, although I'll concede doctors and dentists prefer the kid glove approach generally. :lol:

I thought an apple a day kept the doctor away? 2 apples have more sugar than a can of coke. Course, apples don't coat your teeth in a fizzy lab experiment.

Ah, they only said that to promote eating at least one fruit a day so your colon's happy and they don't have to shove tubes up your arsehole to get rid of blockage. :D

[Omnizoa]

Ah, they only said that to promote eating at least one fruit a day so your colon's happy and they don't have to shove tubes up your arsehole to get rid of blockage. :D
But that's what fiber is for, to block everything just spilling out.

I joke of course. Somewhat.

[Stirchley]

About the same way I know I don't have radiation poisoning even though I've never held a geiger counter.

Not sure of the connection between radiation poisoning & a dental cavity. :rolleyes:

[Omnizoa]

Not sure of the connection between radiation poisoning & a dental cavity. :rolleyes:
They are both ailments.