What is your experience with a "watch" area?

[NervousUSA]

I have had my "watch" area being watched for about 7 years, and I am starting to wonder if it will one day need filling, or what. I was wondering if other people with "watches" would be willing to describe their experience, and if they eventually got fillings, or the watching just went on forever, or what happened?

 

[MountainMama]

I had a “watch” spot between two molars. I brush and floss regularly and was told to switch to a higher fluoride toothpaste. After a few years my dentist said they didn’t see it as a problem anymore.
My daughter has a few spots as well. They actually are white spots and her dentist said they will never change back but can “strengthen” so they are not getting worse. She was given a prescription toothpaste to use until her braces are off. At her last checkup the dentist said they haven’t gotten any worse.

 

[Sweet Tooth]

My "watch" area was the six dental copings, three on each side of my CP. These copings were covered by a partial that covered all my upper teeth except for my four molers. When I went to be checked, the dentist would say, "Just keep doing what your doing". This was said to me for quite a number of years. I recently learned that I had chronic infection with no symptoms and that some of the copings had decay underneath. The "watch" area ended up just postponing what needed to done. It all worked out at the right time for me because I'm able to take the implant step I need to take at a time when I am able to better manage the financial challenge.