Has anyone had this issue? (Dental problems)
#31
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Get a second opinion. Go to a new dentist, let him take x-rays and see what he says. I would ask for my xrays to take with me from the first dentist. Then show the second one after he does his diagnoses. Something sounds a little fishy to me. 0 to 13? Even if you were pregnant, that is an awful lot. Keep us informed. Oh yeah, if they refuse to give you your x-rays from the first dentist----run. It is the law that they have to.
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Laws vary from state to state. In Texas, the originals are part of the permnent record that the dentist must retain. However most dentists will give you a copy, commanly for a fee,andmost of the time they are unreadable.
I had a young man return from his freshman year at college with 29 cavities. When questioning him, I found out he had only brush once or twice a week. Want to be his roommate?
I had a young man return from his freshman year at college with 29 cavities. When questioning him, I found out he had only brush once or twice a week. Want to be his roommate?
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Yep....my husband to his son to the dentist for the very first time in his entire life (I was shocked...but was not married to him at the time).....the dentist charged him $4,000 for ONE root canal......about one year after this root canal (we were married then) he started having trouble with the tooth...I was shocked at the price that was charged for one root canal and took him to my personal dentist where I had lived.....the doctor was shocked at the rate charged, and the tooth needed to be seen by a speclialist....took him to the specialist and he went back into the tooth and got the rest of the root for an outlandish fee of $375.00, and no more problems since......so my point being, doctors, dentists, etc can be like car salesmen, hungry........GET A SECOND OPINION!
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That 2nd opinion is not optional. There are a few things that can cause a sudden flare up of cavities, as already mentioned, and sometimes new medication can do it. Stress, a change is water - getting your floride? 0 etc.. If this new dentist finds quite a few cavities, have him help you determine what has caused the problem. If he isn't able to, he should be able to recommend one who can.
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Here's my two cents too. You are way too young to be taking any of these drugs to avoid osteoporosis but I want to let women know that one of the side effects of these drugs is necrosis of the jawbone. Necrosis means death of the jawbone! It is found in the fine print (very tiny) in the literature that accompanies these drugs. My dear friend who is 82 years old and still has all her own teeth, found that after taking one of these drugs two of her back teeth were loose. When she went to the dentist, he asked her what medications was she taking? She then checked in with the doctor who prescribed this drug who said to her that's one of the side effects for a small percentage of women. AND here comes the best part! This doctor blamed her for not asking about side effects. Tell me about this so-called best medical care in the world!
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This happened to two of my friends, both told they had over 10 cavities at a dental visit. They were both seeing a new dentist, one had not been seen by a dentist in three years but the other had been in the past year. Both got a second opinion, one was told he had four caviities that he got filled by the second dentist. The other guy had never had a cavity in his life, the second dentist told him he had a few small brown spots but they just needed watched, and he never did need the fillings.
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Originally Posted by Sharon321
Okay I can't stand it. I am a dental hygienist of thirty years. So I am getting on my soap box. First, that must be a licensed hygienist that did your cleaning. She has a minimum of two years of training before being allow to take her boards for licensure. So if that was an assistant that cleaned your teeth she is practiciong without a license. License is to be hanging in a visible are to all patients here in Texas.
Second, babies do not leech calcium for your teeth. Pregnancy does however change the quality of your saliva, increase inflammation of gum tissue and nausea or acid reflux can increase the acidity in the mouth. Also many women if nausous of tissues inflammed do not do adequate home care.
I would get a second opinion also but here are the things that contribute to dental decay. Decay is a bacteria infection in the mouth cause by streptococcus mutants (also the cause of most ear infections) This bacteria is communicable ( commonly passed from spouse to spouse or mother to baby). Over 200 medications contribute to dry mouth. Your saliva is your natural cleansing and acid neutralization. When the mouth is dry, plaque (bacterial colonies) reproduce much faster and do more harm. The plaque take sugars for the foods we eat and convert is to acid for a period of 20 minutes. This is why sipping a drink (Juice, soda, Gatorade, energy drinks) are so devistating. Take a sip, acid for 20 minutes, take another sip 15 minutes later. If it takes you an hoour to hour and half to drink a soda, your teeth are bathed in acid for that length of time plus 20 minutes. Acid pulls the calcium out of the tooth enamel,this stage is decalcification and can be reversed by using fluoride toothpaste, regular profession fluoride applications or a prescription fluoride nightly and drinking fluoridated water. If you are drinking bottled water or water run through a filter the fluoride has been removed. Many filter manufactorers will tell you that it does not remove fluoride but all independant show that they do.
Yes their are "bad" dentists just like every other profession. Detection of decay is not black or white but a judgement call which will differ from dentist to dentist. Personally with your history of lapses in your recare visits and exams, I would fill anything suspicious because a borderline area will need a root canal and crown in two years. So to avoid that, he may be recommending filling in areas that he would watch in a more regular interval patient.
Although you don't usually find that many cavities in a young adult it is not unheard of. Are any of these old fillings (more than ten years old) that are breaking down and leaking? You not only need a second opinion but a consultation with the dentist you saw and ask lots of questions. Have him show you both sets of x-rays, simple instruction is all you need to be able top read them. Have them show you pictures of these area and do an evaluation of all your risk factors. You need more information before you start treatment. And most of all you need to have confidence in your dental team.
Second, babies do not leech calcium for your teeth. Pregnancy does however change the quality of your saliva, increase inflammation of gum tissue and nausea or acid reflux can increase the acidity in the mouth. Also many women if nausous of tissues inflammed do not do adequate home care.
I would get a second opinion also but here are the things that contribute to dental decay. Decay is a bacteria infection in the mouth cause by streptococcus mutants (also the cause of most ear infections) This bacteria is communicable ( commonly passed from spouse to spouse or mother to baby). Over 200 medications contribute to dry mouth. Your saliva is your natural cleansing and acid neutralization. When the mouth is dry, plaque (bacterial colonies) reproduce much faster and do more harm. The plaque take sugars for the foods we eat and convert is to acid for a period of 20 minutes. This is why sipping a drink (Juice, soda, Gatorade, energy drinks) are so devistating. Take a sip, acid for 20 minutes, take another sip 15 minutes later. If it takes you an hoour to hour and half to drink a soda, your teeth are bathed in acid for that length of time plus 20 minutes. Acid pulls the calcium out of the tooth enamel,this stage is decalcification and can be reversed by using fluoride toothpaste, regular profession fluoride applications or a prescription fluoride nightly and drinking fluoridated water. If you are drinking bottled water or water run through a filter the fluoride has been removed. Many filter manufactorers will tell you that it does not remove fluoride but all independant show that they do.
Yes their are "bad" dentists just like every other profession. Detection of decay is not black or white but a judgement call which will differ from dentist to dentist. Personally with your history of lapses in your recare visits and exams, I would fill anything suspicious because a borderline area will need a root canal and crown in two years. So to avoid that, he may be recommending filling in areas that he would watch in a more regular interval patient.
Although you don't usually find that many cavities in a young adult it is not unheard of. Are any of these old fillings (more than ten years old) that are breaking down and leaking? You not only need a second opinion but a consultation with the dentist you saw and ask lots of questions. Have him show you both sets of x-rays, simple instruction is all you need to be able top read them. Have them show you pictures of these area and do an evaluation of all your risk factors. You need more information before you start treatment. And most of all you need to have confidence in your dental team.
As for the women who have mentioned the gum problems coming up suddenly, I would like to point out that it was my endodontist who first suggested I might have cardiac problems because of the condition of my gums or possibly because of a blood pressure medication that can cause gum problems. My family physician changed my BP med. It was just a few months after that visit that I had a heart attack.
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Please, when you get your second opinion, don't tell him about what your first Dr. said and for goodness sake he needs to show you the x-rays. My Dr. alway's comes in the room, looks at the x-rays, checks my teeth and gums, then shows me on the x-ray where the problem lies and then points to it in my mouth with that probe thingy and usually I can feel what he found.
Depending on the second Dr's results, I would go back to the first Dr. and have them show you the x-rays and compare the new to the old. You should be able to see if they match or not. Then confront the Dr. if things don't add up.
Depending on the second Dr's results, I would go back to the first Dr. and have them show you the x-rays and compare the new to the old. You should be able to see if they match or not. Then confront the Dr. if things don't add up.
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Who knows how often it happens if it's a scam to get more business? How many people get second opinions when told they have a cavity? Most would probably just get it fixed.
One of those things that make you say, "Hmmmm..."
Let us know how it turns out.
One of those things that make you say, "Hmmmm..."
Let us know how it turns out.
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