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On August 04 2011 11:38 Torte de Lini wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 11:02 udgnim wrote:1. Will I get a choice between silver or white? I thought these were permanent and not something that needs replacing every so often @_@
2. Fuck, a root canal? Sounds fucking serious. This all sounds very lengthy and difficult. Makes me want to just suffer the consequences, but I guess it's an obligation. 1. I'd assume you can choose what type of filling you want. fillings are not permanent. they break down over time and will need to be replaced, otherwise tiny food particles or liquid starts seeping below a filling and decay your teeth under the filling. it's too bad I didn't start researching into this until my dentist told me how screwed up my teeth were. 2. a root canal involves drilling into your tooth to the root pulp chamber and completely cleaning it out and putting in filling material. once the root pulp is cleaned out, your tooth is essentially dead from that point and becomes brittle, so a crown is highly recommended to support the remaining tooth structure. if you're not experiencing a tooth ache, then you should not need a root canal. also, crowns aren't permanent too. they have a longer lifetime than fillings though and can last for quite a while (decades) depending on crown quality and how well you take care of it (diet, brushing, flossing). For how many years does this last? Because I'm covered until the age of 24 and that's when I start moving around and figuring other things out. Terrific, that's a huge relief.
these are rough numbers
composite (white fillings) are less than 5 years
silver amalgam fillings are ~7 years
crowns are at least 10 years. I think 10 years is the cut off point insurance companies use to cover a crown.
the numbers aren't static and fillings/crowns can break down much faster than that depending on quality of work, diet, and tooth care.
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On August 04 2011 11:41 Torte de Lini wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 11:11 wo1fwood wrote:On August 04 2011 10:35 Torte de Lini wrote:On August 04 2011 10:26 udgnim wrote:1. One of my teeth has a blatant hole in it. You can see that it's starting to rot from the inside or something. The hole hasn't gotten bigger since its inception nor do I feel any pain or sensitivity about it as I usually would with my smaller potential cavities (or holes that near nerves).
2. The bigger issue is my molar that has completely deteriorated. Half of it still stands, the other half has worn down to nothing or so and there's blackness at the bottom. Dead nerves perhaps and I should have saw a dentist before-hand. dentist will take x-rays to get an idea of depth of tooth decay 1. you should just need a filling. if you don't feel any pain or sensitivity, the decay probably is still in the enamel and hasn't reached the dentin. silver amalgam fillings are cheaper and last longer but the dentist will remove more healthy tooth material to put in a silver amalgam filling. composite fillings (white) are more expensive and don't last as long as silver amalgam fillings but doesn't need as much healthy tooth material removed to be put in. 2. if your molar is in as bad a state as you say, then you might need a crown. it's completely up to what the dentist sees in the x-ray and visually of the tooth. ideally, you should want a filling done because if crown work is done on a tooth with a healthy root pulp, there is potential that the trauma from the crown work can be too much for the root pulp to take and kill it and then the dentist would have to perform a root canal and put in a new crown. if you're not feeling any type of tooth ache from the molar, you should not need a root canal. the dentist may still give you a warning that a root canal might need to be performed if the decay appears near the root chamber though. I went about 10 years without seeing the dentist and got absolutely owned for it. I had to have 1 tooth removed and developed an abscess with that tooth. I've had 6 old fillings replaced because they've all developed some sort of decay under them (fillings break down over time) and will have my 7th and final old filling replaced this upcoming Friday. I've also had 2-3 new fillings done. all this work has taken place over the past 3-4 months. I've learned my lesson. always go see the dentist every 6 months. just because your teeth don't hurt doesn't mean they are not fucked up. my diet has changed too. I basically just drink water or milk now and avoid drinking anything sugary. I can't eat anything that is too chewy or requires a decent amount of bite force because I have deep and large fillings. if I eat anything that is too chewy, then I risk putting too much pressure on my root and producing a tooth ache from an irritated pulp. if I eat anything that requires a decent amount of bite force, then I risk a root pulp toothache and cracking my teeth because there isn't enough tooth structure to support the force of the bite. Holy shit, my savior! 1. Will I get a choice between silver or white? I thought these were permanent and not something that needs replacing every so often @_@ 2. Fuck, a root canal? Sounds fucking serious. This all sounds very lengthy and difficult. Makes me want to just suffer the consequences, but I guess it's an obligation. I don't feel any pain, I have to try really hard to actually get that nerve sensation of pain. I know what it is, I've felt it before, but no pain in here at all. Will I be given choices or preference? They one time try to advocate getting my wisdom teeth pulled but they never really were serious about it and I felt they were trying to extort from me. As for your anecdote. That's really enlightening. I don't drink alcohol, so I just drink a lot of sugar or ice cream. It's to cope with my lack of sugar from when I used to eat a lot of candy. I'm trying to recede from it, but I'm kind of hooked on sugar in the sense that I have trouble functioning properly without the intake and I get either light-headed or dizzy/very hungry. Right now, I can't eat thick steaks because it makes my lips very irritable and then I bite on them, so I avoid thick steaks and only very thin ones. Other than that, I'm a pasta kind of guy. This really really helps me out. I just recently had a root canal! Wait, I shouldn't be happy about that... Anyway, when you get a root canal you have to go to an endodontist to do the procedure. They first test to see if your root is indeed dead, and you'll know because you won't feel anything in the tooth when they touch it (it's some cold liquid or the like and a gauge of sorts if I remember correctly). If they confirm this, then they get you super numb (you can't feel anything at all) and begin to excavate the pulp completely so that there are no nerves left in the tooth. After that they put a temporary cap in the tooth and wait until your dentist can fashion a permanent solution (if they do it in one session, depends on the severity of it), or just make a filling if that's possible, but you can't chew on that side of your mouth until the permanent filling is in, which is a pain in the ass. As for filling preferance, I'd go with silver, the white ones look more natural for sure, but they have a history of not lasting nearly as long, and need to be replaced more often (paraphrased from my dentist). A root canal sucks, but the people who do this (endodontists) do it day in and out, and my guy was pro, I never felt at all uneasy or nervous around him, and he answered all of my questions (i'm fairly inquisitive), they were all quite professional. As a slight aside, I'm only guessing that where you are the dental plans are relatively similar to the USA, but everyone is soo right, even if you don't have dental insurance, it only costs about $150 USD for me to get my two cleanings and 1 x-ray per year, so it's more than worth avoiding what eventually costed ~$1200, and that doesn't include the cost of a crown, which I didn't get. A root canal is an expensive ordeal. Hope it turns out well man! Okay this is perfect. Do they let you do anything while they're doing the stuff? I'll go with silver since no one is realy going to get looking at my molars anyways. I might have to download some Day 9 goodness and listen to him while they're cleaning (I just can't smile ): ). I'm hoping my old 2006 MP3 can handle videos QQ apparently I might need a root canal, but silver and get a crown. roger.
Well, you might get a ca...Edit: Apple Tart's got it.  I think the crown is usually suggested as it is the best to prevent cracking of the tooth later on. I wear a night guard, so it's not really an issue for me I think.
I think that you could likely listen to music or something, mayybe video, as long as it doesn't get in the way of their job or tools, which it shouldn't, but I would always inquire about that first. I can't remember exactly how long it took, a half hour I think? I had to go twice because the surrounding tissue was very inflamed, and they wanted it to calm down before they finished it.
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On August 04 2011 10:18 SpoR wrote:
i havent seen a dentist in like 5 years. sucks being poor
Pretty much the same. I have yet to find a job so still no dental insurance -_-
Dental work is this country is just too fucking expensive anyways. I havent been to the dentist since I lost my insurance years ago. I have 2 teeth that are pretty bad but I just can't afford to get them fixed right now. I have had alot of dental work in the past as well. Seriously, dont drink sodas all day, shit is beyond horrible.
Most of my teeth are recovering but I am pretty sure those 2 teeth will have to be extracted.
I had a bad experience with the longtime dentist that I used to have as well, so I will need to look elsewhere.
He wanted to extract a tooth that was dead/dying, one of the top molars in the very back. Ended up breaking the shit in half. Had to get my mom to drive me to a local oral surgeon in town to extract the tooth + stitch up the sinus cavity behind it, so really he shouldnt have been doing the extaction in the first fucking place.
Be careful about which dentist's you go too as well, some of them are shady like mine was.
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omg Torte! why didnt you go back when we talked about your dentist in your last blog >< ...
anyways just be careful with your jaw with all these dental procedures
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Do you have acid reflux? That can fuck your teeth up faster than acidic foods.
Also wtf, you have a gaping hole in your tooth and you're waiting until September?
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On August 04 2011 11:49 AppleTart wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 11:46 Torte de Lini wrote:On August 04 2011 11:44 AppleTart wrote:
With this this kind of damage on your tooth, you will get a crown not a filling. My mom had a cavity like yours a few years ago. If the cavity is too large, they will remove most of the tooth and give you a crown that's made from silver or platinum or something. That's why you see some people with like a metal or gold tooth once in awhile in the back of their mouth. Shit, really? I knew it was severe, but not to the point of a crown. Any suggestions on what I should get? Well, I'm not a dentist haha so take my word with a grain of salt. All I know is my mom has a crown cuz her cavity was really bad. She also has one fake tooth but it looks super super real like you can't tell its fake even if you tried your hardest. My mom is pretty responsible at brushing, but she is just very prone to cavities apparently..
I must be too, I've never had braces like my three other siblings, but I get a lot of cavities (I'm at 32 since my last visit).
On August 04 2011 11:53 udgnim wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 11:38 Torte de Lini wrote:On August 04 2011 11:02 udgnim wrote:1. Will I get a choice between silver or white? I thought these were permanent and not something that needs replacing every so often @_@
2. Fuck, a root canal? Sounds fucking serious. This all sounds very lengthy and difficult. Makes me want to just suffer the consequences, but I guess it's an obligation. 1. I'd assume you can choose what type of filling you want. fillings are not permanent. they break down over time and will need to be replaced, otherwise tiny food particles or liquid starts seeping below a filling and decay your teeth under the filling. it's too bad I didn't start researching into this until my dentist told me how screwed up my teeth were. 2. a root canal involves drilling into your tooth to the root pulp chamber and completely cleaning it out and putting in filling material. once the root pulp is cleaned out, your tooth is essentially dead from that point and becomes brittle, so a crown is highly recommended to support the remaining tooth structure. if you're not experiencing a tooth ache, then you should not need a root canal. also, crowns aren't permanent too. they have a longer lifetime than fillings though and can last for quite a while (decades) depending on crown quality and how well you take care of it (diet, brushing, flossing). For how many years does this last? Because I'm covered until the age of 24 and that's when I start moving around and figuring other things out. Terrific, that's a huge relief. these are rough numbers composite (white fillings) are less than 5 years silver amalgam fillings are ~7 years crowns are at least 10 years. I think 10 years is the cut off point insurance companies use to cover a crown. the numbers aren't static and fillings/crowns can break down much faster than that depending on quality of work, diet, and tooth care.
Til the rest of my life?
On August 04 2011 11:59 wo1fwood wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 11:41 Torte de Lini wrote:On August 04 2011 11:11 wo1fwood wrote:On August 04 2011 10:35 Torte de Lini wrote:On August 04 2011 10:26 udgnim wrote:1. One of my teeth has a blatant hole in it. You can see that it's starting to rot from the inside or something. The hole hasn't gotten bigger since its inception nor do I feel any pain or sensitivity about it as I usually would with my smaller potential cavities (or holes that near nerves).
2. The bigger issue is my molar that has completely deteriorated. Half of it still stands, the other half has worn down to nothing or so and there's blackness at the bottom. Dead nerves perhaps and I should have saw a dentist before-hand. dentist will take x-rays to get an idea of depth of tooth decay 1. you should just need a filling. if you don't feel any pain or sensitivity, the decay probably is still in the enamel and hasn't reached the dentin. silver amalgam fillings are cheaper and last longer but the dentist will remove more healthy tooth material to put in a silver amalgam filling. composite fillings (white) are more expensive and don't last as long as silver amalgam fillings but doesn't need as much healthy tooth material removed to be put in. 2. if your molar is in as bad a state as you say, then you might need a crown. it's completely up to what the dentist sees in the x-ray and visually of the tooth. ideally, you should want a filling done because if crown work is done on a tooth with a healthy root pulp, there is potential that the trauma from the crown work can be too much for the root pulp to take and kill it and then the dentist would have to perform a root canal and put in a new crown. if you're not feeling any type of tooth ache from the molar, you should not need a root canal. the dentist may still give you a warning that a root canal might need to be performed if the decay appears near the root chamber though. I went about 10 years without seeing the dentist and got absolutely owned for it. I had to have 1 tooth removed and developed an abscess with that tooth. I've had 6 old fillings replaced because they've all developed some sort of decay under them (fillings break down over time) and will have my 7th and final old filling replaced this upcoming Friday. I've also had 2-3 new fillings done. all this work has taken place over the past 3-4 months. I've learned my lesson. always go see the dentist every 6 months. just because your teeth don't hurt doesn't mean they are not fucked up. my diet has changed too. I basically just drink water or milk now and avoid drinking anything sugary. I can't eat anything that is too chewy or requires a decent amount of bite force because I have deep and large fillings. if I eat anything that is too chewy, then I risk putting too much pressure on my root and producing a tooth ache from an irritated pulp. if I eat anything that requires a decent amount of bite force, then I risk a root pulp toothache and cracking my teeth because there isn't enough tooth structure to support the force of the bite. Holy shit, my savior! 1. Will I get a choice between silver or white? I thought these were permanent and not something that needs replacing every so often @_@ 2. Fuck, a root canal? Sounds fucking serious. This all sounds very lengthy and difficult. Makes me want to just suffer the consequences, but I guess it's an obligation. I don't feel any pain, I have to try really hard to actually get that nerve sensation of pain. I know what it is, I've felt it before, but no pain in here at all. Will I be given choices or preference? They one time try to advocate getting my wisdom teeth pulled but they never really were serious about it and I felt they were trying to extort from me. As for your anecdote. That's really enlightening. I don't drink alcohol, so I just drink a lot of sugar or ice cream. It's to cope with my lack of sugar from when I used to eat a lot of candy. I'm trying to recede from it, but I'm kind of hooked on sugar in the sense that I have trouble functioning properly without the intake and I get either light-headed or dizzy/very hungry. Right now, I can't eat thick steaks because it makes my lips very irritable and then I bite on them, so I avoid thick steaks and only very thin ones. Other than that, I'm a pasta kind of guy. This really really helps me out. I just recently had a root canal! Wait, I shouldn't be happy about that... Anyway, when you get a root canal you have to go to an endodontist to do the procedure. They first test to see if your root is indeed dead, and you'll know because you won't feel anything in the tooth when they touch it (it's some cold liquid or the like and a gauge of sorts if I remember correctly). If they confirm this, then they get you super numb (you can't feel anything at all) and begin to excavate the pulp completely so that there are no nerves left in the tooth. After that they put a temporary cap in the tooth and wait until your dentist can fashion a permanent solution (if they do it in one session, depends on the severity of it), or just make a filling if that's possible, but you can't chew on that side of your mouth until the permanent filling is in, which is a pain in the ass. As for filling preferance, I'd go with silver, the white ones look more natural for sure, but they have a history of not lasting nearly as long, and need to be replaced more often (paraphrased from my dentist). A root canal sucks, but the people who do this (endodontists) do it day in and out, and my guy was pro, I never felt at all uneasy or nervous around him, and he answered all of my questions (i'm fairly inquisitive), they were all quite professional. As a slight aside, I'm only guessing that where you are the dental plans are relatively similar to the USA, but everyone is soo right, even if you don't have dental insurance, it only costs about $150 USD for me to get my two cleanings and 1 x-ray per year, so it's more than worth avoiding what eventually costed ~$1200, and that doesn't include the cost of a crown, which I didn't get. A root canal is an expensive ordeal. Hope it turns out well man! Okay this is perfect. Do they let you do anything while they're doing the stuff? I'll go with silver since no one is realy going to get looking at my molars anyways. I might have to download some Day 9 goodness and listen to him while they're cleaning (I just can't smile ): ). I'm hoping my old 2006 MP3 can handle videos QQ apparently I might need a root canal, but silver and get a crown. roger. Well, you might get a ca...Edit: Apple Tart's got it. I think the crown is usually suggested as it is the best to prevent cracking of the tooth later on. I wear a night guard, so it's not really an issue for me I think. I think that you could likely listen to music or something, mayybe video, as long as it doesn't get in the way of their job or tools, which it shouldn't, but I would always inquire about that first. I can't remember exactly how long it took, a half hour I think? I had to go twice because the surrounding tissue was very inflamed, and they wanted it to calm down before they finished it.
Nah, I tried video last time and they got mad.
Then they said they really liked my Jazz (they were talking about girl shit, so I turned it up really really loud).
What's a night guard?
Really only half and hour? I doubt mine will be that short.
On August 04 2011 12:04 MassHysteria wrote:
omg Torte! why didnt you go back when we talked about your dentist in your last blog >< ...
anyways just be careful with your jaw with all these dental procedures
Post in it, I don't mind whoring the blog section ;D
On August 04 2011 12:06 SonuvBob wrote:
Do you have acid reflux? That can fuck your teeth up faster than acidic foods.
Also wtf, you have a gaping hole in your tooth and you're waiting until September?
What's that? No I don't think so. How do I know if I have it?
I have actually several "craters" and that massive hole in my tooth as you can see in the terrible picture. I've actually been trying to get an appointment since June but they love their vacations or something because they never picked up.
I have school plus business, so my schedule is very tight. I don't get a lot of time besides the few times I'm at home or at the computer doing other shit.
September 13th was the closest I could get it ):
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Depending on how radical you want to get, adopting a "Paleo" diet can really help. You'd be eschewing grains and cutting way down on fruits, both of which promote bacterial growth and the acid generation that comes with it. Also, supplementing with Vitamin K2 MK4 can really help. It's a vitamin that's responsible for helping the body utilize Calcium, namely redepositing it in bones and teeth. You'll want to combine it with Vitamin D. The link I provided is the kind you want to get (it's specifically the MK4 variety). It is expensive, but you just put 5 drops on your tongue per day, so by my calculations that bottle will last roughly 500 days. Google Weston A. Price tooth decay for some interesting non-mainstream ideas on dental health.
You could also try chewing a sugarless gum with xylitol in it after meals. Xylitol is toxic to the bacteria in your mouth that produce acid, and it helps your body absorb the calcium that is secreted in saliva, allowing the teeth to remineralize. The act of chewing the gum also helps stimulate saliva production. Trident is a common brand that contains xylitol (note that the Trident Layers and those new "Energy" or "Envigorate" kinds that have weird stimulants or vitamins in them generally do not.
Really try to work on your oral hygiene and diet as best you can, because if the root of the tooth becomes infected you either lose the tooth (can cause shifting in other teeth/big cosmetic and bite issues) or get a root canal. The latter weakens your immune system long term because your tooth effectively becomes foreign matter in your body and it may even be associated with some chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease. The theory is that because the tooth is dead bacteria are able to thrive inside the tubules of dentin that remain. This bacteria can then spread elsewhere in the body and wreak havoc. So if you can keep your tooth in your mouth and alive it's vastly preferable (obviously).
Good luck!
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That sucks. Most dentists can fit you in pretty quick for emergencies, it's usually just cleanings that take months.
Acid reflex is stomach acid coming back up your throat, usually when you're lying down. If you wake up with a sour taste in your mouth, you probably have it at night.
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You seem to be getting some pretty grim stories.
I stopped drinking soda and eating candy/sugar for the most part and I haven't really had much problem with my teeth, but I can tell you about my experiences b4 I decided to call it quits on sugar.
If you have a hole in your tooth, depending on the depth and severity they could drill the living hell out of it. Removing all the decay is the first priority, and sometimes that means taking a good chunk of your tooth out. I don't know about you, but with nova-cane or not, having someone grind pieces of your teeth out is rather uncomfortable. Its not that your screaming from pain, but its like a piece of you is getting ripped apart, its very irritable and makes me feel bad each time it happens. I've had my share of fillings here and there, but its never a pleasant process. Good luck with the hole in your tooth, if I had to guess they will widen it quiet a bit (should you not need a root canal).
I've never had a root canal, but I hear horror stories about them.
Avoiding the dentist is probably a bad idea, especially if you have damaged teeth. If you just visit the dentist regularly and have good eating/upkeep habits it shouldn't be a bad experience at all. I personally don't hate the dentist, I just see it as inconvenient as seeing a general doctor.
You mentioned something about you thinking removing your wisdom teeth was just a crack to get money out of you, I can tell you that in general they are pretty important to remove. When wisdom teeth decide to come in, its rather painful and maddening. When I was a kid I had a day or two where my wisdom teeth decided to give a little push to get some room going for them, and it felt terrible. My mouth felt numb with irritation and pain (it felt like my wisdom teeth were trying to cut through my gums) that made it impossible to concentrate on anything else. Get them removed while your still in your teens, because they are very painful to remove when your an adult.
Good luck in your dental adventures!
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On August 04 2011 12:54 Chimpalimp wrote:
You seem to be getting some pretty grim stories.
I stopped drinking soda and eating candy/sugar for the most part and I haven't really had much problem with my teeth, but I can tell you about my experiences b4 I decided to call it quits on sugar.
If you have a hole in your tooth, depending on the depth and severity they could drill the living hell out of it. Removing all the decay is the first priority, and sometimes that means taking a good chunk of your tooth out. I don't know about you, but with nova-cane or not, having someone grind pieces of your teeth out is rather uncomfortable. Its not that your screaming from pain, but its like a piece of you is getting ripped apart, its very irritable and makes me feel bad each time it happens. I've had my share of fillings here and there, but its never a pleasant process. Good luck with the hole in your tooth, if I had to guess they will widen it quiet a bit (should you not need a root canal).
I've never had a root canal, but I hear horror stories about them.
Avoiding the dentist is probably a bad idea, especially if you have damaged teeth. If you just visit the dentist regularly and have good eating/upkeep habits it shouldn't be a bad experience at all. I personally don't hate the dentist, I just see it as inconvenient as seeing a general doctor.
You mentioned something about you thinking removing your wisdom teeth was just a crack to get money out of you, I can tell you that in general they are pretty important to remove. When wisdom teeth decide to come in, its rather painful and maddening. When I was a kid I had a day or two where my wisdom teeth decided to give a little push to get some room going for them, and it felt terrible. My mouth felt numb with irritation and pain (it felt like my wisdom teeth were trying to cut through my gums) that made it impossible to concentrate on anything else. Get them removed while your still in your teens, because they are very painful to remove when your an adult.
Good luck in your dental adventures!
I've had things done to my teeth, like I said, I've had over 30 cavities in the past, so this isn't something unusual and the sculpting is a bit uncomfortable and weird because you can taste the shards of your teeth on your tongue.
Yeah, the dentist is inconvenient and I have to brush up on my french everytime I go, so it's a real hassle and my french is pretty rusty even after years of french schooling (going to a french school, etc.)
They don't hurt and they never did. That's why I thought he was trying to get some money out of me since he wasn't my regular and he did nothing but check my teeth visually (from his eye/point of view). It seemed sketchy and the next time I went, it was never brought up again with my regular guy.
Thanks!
On August 04 2011 12:38 Ingenol wrote:Depending on how radical you want to get, adopting a "Paleo" diet can really help. You'd be eschewing grains and cutting way down on fruits, both of which promote bacterial growth and the acid generation that comes with it. Also, supplementing with Vitamin K2 MK4 can really help. It's a vitamin that's responsible for helping the body utilize Calcium, namely redepositing it in bones and teeth. You'll want to combine it with Vitamin D. The link I provided is the kind you want to get (it's specifically the MK4 variety). It is expensive, but you just put 5 drops on your tongue per day, so by my calculations that bottle will last roughly 500 days. Google Weston A. Price tooth decay for some interesting non-mainstream ideas on dental health. You could also try chewing a sugarless gum with xylitol in it after meals. Xylitol is toxic to the bacteria in your mouth that produce acid, and it helps your body absorb the calcium that is secreted in saliva, allowing the teeth to remineralize. The act of chewing the gum also helps stimulate saliva production. Trident is a common brand that contains xylitol (note that the Trident Layers and those new "Energy" or "Envigorate" kinds that have weird stimulants or vitamins in them generally do not. Really try to work on your oral hygiene and diet as best you can, because if the root of the tooth becomes infected you either lose the tooth (can cause shifting in other teeth/big cosmetic and bite issues) or get a root canal. The latter weakens your immune system long term because your tooth effectively becomes foreign matter in your body and it may even be associated with some chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease. The theory is that because the tooth is dead bacteria are able to thrive inside the tubules of dentin that remain. This bacteria can then spread elsewhere in the body and wreak havoc. So if you can keep your tooth in your mouth and alive it's vastly preferable (obviously). Good luck!
I don't know if I can incorporate your diet. I am pretty finnicky with food and love exploring new kinds of deserts, fruits and meals. It seems a bit extreme and I don't think I can incorporate it.
The rest of what you wrote is scary and this is coming from a son of a Cardiologist.
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On August 04 2011 12:38 SonuvBob wrote:
That sucks. Most dentists can fit you in pretty quick for emergencies, it's usually just cleanings that take months.
Acid reflex is stomach acid coming back up your throat, usually when you're lying down. If you wake up with a sour taste in your mouth, you probably have it at night.
They haven't seen me in years, so they don't know my condition. I told them it was in poor shape, but the secretary knows nothing and she said: "well we'll see with the cleanings" and stuff. :/
I have that taste actually a lot after I drink juices (I used to drink juice as I was going to sleep because I'd get rather instances of thirst where I'd wake up at 5 a.m or so and rush to the fridge for something to drink before going back to bed and falling right to sleep).
Is that normal?
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This was the perfect blog, figures it's Torte to my rescue. Not only have I had a similar past / current condition except less bad by maybe a factor of two or three on all accounts, but I've had some burning questions that got asked and answered with the rest of the thread.
That being said I can't rate the blog a 5 because that's just pure evil.
I hate the dentists. Every year I've gone since my adolescence it's gotten worse, and every year I DO actually try harder and care (especially once I hit my high school and college years,it's like, 2 min a day for personal health and self-image, why the fuck wouldn't I), yet every visit I get the same old report. It's so deflating.
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On August 04 2011 13:52 Torte de Lini wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 12:38 SonuvBob wrote:
That sucks. Most dentists can fit you in pretty quick for emergencies, it's usually just cleanings that take months.
Acid reflex is stomach acid coming back up your throat, usually when you're lying down. If you wake up with a sour taste in your mouth, you probably have it at night. They haven't seen me in years, so they don't know my condition. I told them it was in poor shape, but the secretary knows nothing and she said: "well we'll see with the cleanings" and stuff. :/ I have that taste actually a lot after I drink juices (I used to drink juice as I was going to sleep because I'd get rather instances of thirst where I'd wake up at 5 a.m or so and rush to the fridge for something to drink before going back to bed and falling right to sleep). Is that normal?
If it's acidic juice (most if not all fruit juices) then yeah a sour taste is normal, but that's probably worse than reflux if you're not brushing or at least rinsing before going to sleep. :p
You could most likely get a next day appointment to at least inspect your teeth if you tell them how bad it looks. I don't know how much an extra 6 weeks matters, but I wouldn't fuck around when there's a potential for infections and stuff. I've heard horror stories about untreated problems that turn into abscesses that do unspeakable things when left untreated
Yeah it's gonna suck to get everything fixed (though I've heard even root canals aren't that bad these days, just looong), but it's just a few unpleasant hours for years of neglect. The sooner you get it over with, the better. Then just brush your damn teeth properly a couple times a day and it won't happen again. :p
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On August 04 2011 14:22 Duka08 wrote:
This was the perfect blog, figures it's Torte to my rescue. Not only have I had a similar past / current condition except less bad by maybe a factor of two or three on all accounts, but I've had some burning questions that got asked and answered with the rest of the thread.
That being said I can't rate the blog a 5 because that's just pure evil.
I hate the dentists. Every year I've gone since my adolescence it's gotten worse, and every year I DO actually try harder and care (especially once I hit my high school and college years,it's like, 2 min a day for personal health and self-image, why the fuck wouldn't I), yet every visit I get the same old report. It's so deflating.
Thanks ;D!
Everytime I visit them, they give me the same nagging lecture and burning questions that should be evident if they look, but they ask anyways~
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On August 04 2011 14:36 SonuvBob wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 13:52 Torte de Lini wrote:On August 04 2011 12:38 SonuvBob wrote:
That sucks. Most dentists can fit you in pretty quick for emergencies, it's usually just cleanings that take months.
Acid reflex is stomach acid coming back up your throat, usually when you're lying down. If you wake up with a sour taste in your mouth, you probably have it at night. They haven't seen me in years, so they don't know my condition. I told them it was in poor shape, but the secretary knows nothing and she said: "well we'll see with the cleanings" and stuff. :/ I have that taste actually a lot after I drink juices (I used to drink juice as I was going to sleep because I'd get rather instances of thirst where I'd wake up at 5 a.m or so and rush to the fridge for something to drink before going back to bed and falling right to sleep). Is that normal? If it's acidic juice (most if not all fruit juices) then yeah a sour taste is normal, but that's probably worse than reflux if you're not brushing or at least rinsing before going to sleep. :p You could most likely get a next day appointment to at least inspect your teeth if you tell them how bad it looks. I don't know how much an extra 6 weeks matters, but I wouldn't fuck around when there's a potential for infections and stuff. I've heard horror stories about untreated problems that turn into abscesses that do unspeakable things when left untreated Yeah it's gonna suck to get everything fixed (though I've heard even root canals aren't that bad these days, just looong), but it's just a few unpleasant hours for years of neglect. The sooner you get it over with, the better. Then just brush your damn teeth properly a couple times a day and it won't happen again. :p
Thanks for the word of encouragement, I'll give them a ring, but anyone who's from Quebec knows that the "professionals" here are kinda laid back and town-village friendly.
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I had a situation similar to yours and they wound up having to pull the whole tooth out. I remember sitting there as a guy basically took a pair of pliers and pulled at it for like 15 minutes, and then it broke into pieces and he had to cut my gum to get the rest of it out. I sat there with so much blood pouring out of my mouth I fainted (I'm a massive hemophobe).
Anyways, good luck.
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A night guard is a much like the sports guards for your mouth except that it is molded specifically for your teeth. You can buy over the counter I think, but they're not as effective as these.
http://prowhiteteeth.com/images/ProWhite/PC110239.jpg
As for Acid Reflux, the number one thing that you should never be doing if you have any kind of reflux, is be eating before you sleep. I have a minor case, but I have my bed at an angle, which helps, but always, always stop putting things in my stomach at least 2 hrs before I go to bed.
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Man I used to rarely brush my teeth. When i was a teen I went for like 2 months+ with barely brushing but I never got cavities. My dentists would always get all pissed at me and do deep cleanings and rant about how I was so stupid and lucky that I don't get cavities.
These days I try to brush and floss at least once a day but I'm prone to being lazy (working on that).
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Hey, I only skimmed the posts after the original post, but I just wanted to say good luck. I let my teeth get pretty bad as well, and I can empathize with the whole dentist ordeal. I think SonuvBob has the right ideas. The acid reflux is a pretty big deal. Waiting an hour or two after eating to go to sleep or lay down will help a lot. Some say use extra pillows, but that doesn't work for me. He's also right about abscesses. Do not let it get to that point. It will be most likely the most enduring and intense pain you'll have to deal with in your life. Even worse than that, if one of your rear molars or wisdom teeth get to the point that the nerves begin to get infected, there is a chance that your body will react in a way such that it will swell near those nerves - which just so happen to lie very close to your wind pipe. People die this way. Whenever I feel my throat closing up, I fear if it's happening to me. Anyway, hope things work out.
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