rocklover
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How much dental work is "normal" for my age and how can I stop further decay?
I went to the dentist today after having toothache in a tooth with an old filling and it looks like I will probably need a root canal done, I also need a small filling in a top tooth on the same side. I haven't even had the other side of my mouth checked yet as this was an emergency appt.
Ok, so I am not looking forward to the work being done (although the dentist wants to hold off on the root canal and pack the tooth with a dressing instead at this point), but the reason I am upset is that after this new filling is done I will have had 7 teeth filled and I am only 36!
Is this amount of work normal? The main reason that I have these cavities is that mjy teeth are very tightloy packed together and I find it difficult to floss well, my dentist agreed this was a problem for me as my mouth is overcrowed apparently. She also said I need to watch my diet, which I know was awful last year when I was pregnant, too much sugar and fizzy drinks, so I really need to cut as much sugar out as possible.
However, I have no idea what foods are "safe" to eat and what I can substitue my current sugary snacks with. Also, what can I do to ensure I floss well when my teeth have such small spaces between them? Any advice would be gratefully received as i thought I was taking good care of my teeth but the evidence suggests otherwise and I am rather upset to be honest. In fact, I'm kind of nervous to eat anything at the moment as my mouth seems to be a ticking bomb.
Oh and one more question, I have thin black lines between some of my molars. Does this always mean cavities or can they just be stains? So very, very worried, not sure how I am going to wait til next Thursday for treatment and the rest of my check-up.
I went to the dentist today after having toothache in a tooth with an old filling and it looks like I will probably need a root canal done, I also need a small filling in a top tooth on the same side. I haven't even had the other side of my mouth checked yet as this was an emergency appt.
Ok, so I am not looking forward to the work being done (although the dentist wants to hold off on the root canal and pack the tooth with a dressing instead at this point), but the reason I am upset is that after this new filling is done I will have had 7 teeth filled and I am only 36!
Is this amount of work normal? The main reason that I have these cavities is that mjy teeth are very tightloy packed together and I find it difficult to floss well, my dentist agreed this was a problem for me as my mouth is overcrowed apparently. She also said I need to watch my diet, which I know was awful last year when I was pregnant, too much sugar and fizzy drinks, so I really need to cut as much sugar out as possible.
However, I have no idea what foods are "safe" to eat and what I can substitue my current sugary snacks with. Also, what can I do to ensure I floss well when my teeth have such small spaces between them? Any advice would be gratefully received as i thought I was taking good care of my teeth but the evidence suggests otherwise and I am rather upset to be honest. In fact, I'm kind of nervous to eat anything at the moment as my mouth seems to be a ticking bomb.
Oh and one more question, I have thin black lines between some of my molars. Does this always mean cavities or can they just be stains? So very, very worried, not sure how I am going to wait til next Thursday for treatment and the rest of my check-up.
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