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Date Posted: 08:30:33 07/17/04 Sat
In reply to:
Meg
's message, "Re: Tooth-colored fillings with/or after braces?" on 22:33:22 07/16/04 Fri
Hi Meg,
Sounds like you and I have a similar backgroung. My family has a history of bad teeth. I've cut out un-necessary sugers out of my diet, hopefully that will help. By the way I'm 29.
I'm curious why some people have more problems with cavities then others. I brush 3 times a day, floss 2 times a day and swish with a anti-cavity rinse also. I'm kinda scared what when the braces go on about more cavities.
Good Luck and Take CAre,
HeatherS
>>I'm in the process of getting tooth colored fillings
>>before the braces can be fixed. I'm embarassed to say
>>how many though. I will also be getting one silver one
>>replaced. Its very expensive, my dentist charged me
>>$451 for 3 filling. I'm getting the rest done in a
>>week so hard telling how much thats going to cost me.
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>I'm embarassed to say how many cavities I have too!
>and I'm only 20! And even before braces I brushed 5x a
>day and flossed 2x a day. I always hate it when people
>find out how many cavities I have and then react by
>saying "You must never brush your teeth, I have no
>cavities" but then I'll observe that they don't have
>nearly as good hygeine as me and don't have the extra
>challenge of braces. Even my dentist admits I have
>phenominal oral hygeine, although I always feel guilty
>and embarassed when I have cavities. I recently
>started using those plaque discolsing tablets, and I
>never have any purple on my teeth when I use
>it(indicating I brush well). I've cut sugar completely
>out of my diet, and cut back on carbs and try not to
>snack(tough because I have severe hypoglycemia). I
>have all tooth colored fillings. Just a little
>background on my teeth, My permanant teeth were late
>errupting, and they all came in discolored, that is a
>few different shades of white. They've always been
>sensitive, and I still have 2 baby teeth where there
>is no adult tooth behind it. I've been going to the
>dentist every 6 months since I was 3, and started
>flossing before I even got my permanant teeth in. And
>brushing since forever with an egg timer. I always
>worry that if my teeth are this bad and I'm 20, that
>when I get older I'll end up with crowns and root
>canal(both my parents have crowns and say they're not
>much fun). FWIW, everyone in my family has bad teeth.
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