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Stupiddentalfear
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- Joined
- Jul 6, 2015
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- North Wales, UK
Hi there,
Hoping a dental professional can help with some questions to help ease my anxiety. Please see attached photo.
Upper right first molar - is the discolouring a cavity and if so, what stage do you think it is at?
Second u/r molar - dentist has been watching for approx. 4 years. Is this now on the verge of needing a filling? (The dentist seemed to be more vigilant inspecting it at my last appointment.)
Second u/r premolar - Wishing someone could provide a miracle cure. Is there any new technology that could save this tooth? How long does a cavity usually take to get this bad? (Dental fear of losing teeth teeth actually meant I avoided dentist for 19 yrs and thus without realising promoted the problem. Pregnancy seemed to escalate the problem.)
Apart from this major problematic tooth I have 4 fillings from childhood. Dentist has said, that in his opinion, I shouldn't be getting cavities but I seem to have new areas they are watching everytime I go. I brush my teeth 2-5 times a day with manual and electric brush. I use mouthwash and floss. I don't smoke, don't drink pop, hardly drink alcohol and I watch my intake of sweet foods. What else can I do? Why am I getting cavities now?
Would really appreciate some answers.
Hoping a dental professional can help with some questions to help ease my anxiety. Please see attached photo.
Upper right first molar - is the discolouring a cavity and if so, what stage do you think it is at?
Second u/r molar - dentist has been watching for approx. 4 years. Is this now on the verge of needing a filling? (The dentist seemed to be more vigilant inspecting it at my last appointment.)
Second u/r premolar - Wishing someone could provide a miracle cure. Is there any new technology that could save this tooth? How long does a cavity usually take to get this bad? (Dental fear of losing teeth teeth actually meant I avoided dentist for 19 yrs and thus without realising promoted the problem. Pregnancy seemed to escalate the problem.)
Apart from this major problematic tooth I have 4 fillings from childhood. Dentist has said, that in his opinion, I shouldn't be getting cavities but I seem to have new areas they are watching everytime I go. I brush my teeth 2-5 times a day with manual and electric brush. I use mouthwash and floss. I don't smoke, don't drink pop, hardly drink alcohol and I watch my intake of sweet foods. What else can I do? Why am I getting cavities now?
Would really appreciate some answers.