Dental question: Improperly-formed enamel due to high fever early in life?
I just went to a new dentist (new-to-me, he's been practicing many years, apparently) who took one look at the problem tooth and said, "Your enamel didn't form correctly. Did you have a high fever sometime when you were very young, or more likely, did your mother have a high fever while you were in utero?"
I've never heard of this, but I do get cavities more easily than other people I know even with good hygiene habits. Anyone have more information?
Should getting your teeth cleaned be an unpleasant experience?
Recently I purchased health and dental insurance and began going to the dentist for regular visits for the first time in thirty years. I just got back from the dentist and getting my teeth cleaned was unpleasant. The dental hygenist didn't make any effort to explain what she was doing, didn't say anything to me at all except "Turn this way, please." She inserted this morotized dental pick into my mouth (WTF? We didn't have anything like that when I was kid). I kept expecting her to hit a nerve and I tensed up and got ready to slap it out of her hand. After a while she switched to the manual pick and attacked my mouth like she was personally angry, either at me or at the dental plaque, I wasn't sure which. Afterwards there was substantial gum bleeding and my whole mouth felt sore.
As a child my mother took me to the dentist twice a year and I don't ever remember getting my teeth cleaned to be an unpleasant experience. I would lie there in the dentist's chair and daydream while he scraped away at my teeth. I would barely notice what he was doing.
It was unpleasant when I went last April, too, but that time I made allowance for the fact that she had to remove thirty years' worth of plaque from my teeth (no cavities, by the way). Is this some new school of thought: "aggressive dentistry" or something? Or should I get a new dentist?
What is Arm & Hammer?
our new dentist is trying to sell us $120 toothbrush with rubber tip, has anyone heard of this?
He did a cleaning on my 13 yr. old daughter then recommended I purchase a toothbrush from him for 0 which was basically an electric toothbrush with rubber tip to get the plaque off of the top area/gumline of her teeth. Is there something cheaper that will do the same thing? ( She already has an electric toothbrush with bristles)
She still has plaque on her teeth and it looks like only her 2 front teeth were cleaned. Thanks for any help on this.
Also, she has no cavities. I'm wondering if I should seek a new dentist or not. I have the money for the expensive toothbrush, if needed.
Really Ken???????
Is brushing your teeth till your gums bleed a myth?
I have a dentist who messed up my teeth, so I got a new dentist, and the first thing he said was to brush my teeth till gums bleed so I can reverse inflammation. Does this really work? I've tried it and my gums burn after two days. Any help would be great!
dentist told me i have bone loss of 4-5mm and some pocketing of 5-6mm after seeing hygienist teeth loose why?
I had been with my last dentist for 15 years but he rarely took x-rays whereas my new dentist took x-rays and discovered this problem, it has really frightened me as I thought teeth were being looked after by my dentist (how wrong can you be) I am not sleeping due to fear of losing them,are they loose because the plaque below gumline was holding them in?
Does anyone else have a problem with Dental X-Rays?
I have always had a major problem with the dentist. The worst part with me is the stupid xrays. I have a very sensitive gag reflex and i don't like people touching my mouth. I get so embarrassed at the dentist because there has been times when they put it in my mouth and i push the dentists hand away. One time i was in the same room with a 11 year old( i am 16) and he had no problem doing it but i was freaking out. I also don't like getting fluoride done. I freak out all day before the dentists and i get myself so worked up. Every time i go and get a cleaning they get me a new dentist. I don't mind them scraping my teeth or polishing them. Last time i went though they broke a piece of wire in my mom and i had to go back and get it fixed. It took about a half a hour. Even worse i had to get a bunch of xrays done again. I feel like a baby and my mom tells me I am over reacting. Do you have promblems with the xrays? How do i get over this fear?
i mean mouth not mom haha
I believe the dentist may have ruined my teeth.?
I recently went to a new dentist because I've relocated to another state since my last dentist exam. The dentist said that I had a significant amount of plaque on the top of my front teeth. I asked him if he meant that they were whiter on the top than the bottom and he said yes. I explained to him that the white on top had appeared the other day after I used a new whitening product in a tanning bed. I assumed they were just whiter because I smoke and drink soda and the top of my teeth just wasn't as stained as the rest. I said, "How could plaque happen in an hour?" but he insisted it was plaque and it should be scraped off. I had him stop halfway through because it was so painful but now the top of my teeth has an indentation where the enamel was scraped off and it's yellowish. They're incredibly sensitive. I don't know what I can do about this. How do I handle the dentist? And is there a way to fix this so my teeth look and feel normal again? I'm afraid my teeth are ruined.
I already know that I should contact a lawyer and get a new dentist. However, right now I'm pretty upset about it and would just like to know if my teeth can be fixed in some way and if there's anything I can do for now until I go to a new dentist to make sure they aren't damaged further.
I'd also like to add that I don't think it was caused by dental neglect. I saw my regular dentist a month before this dentist and he said my teeth were fine. I've never had a cavity in my life or a tooth pulled. They were pretty much perfect teeth before this. I brush twice a day, use Arm & Hammer Enamel Care Toothpaste and a Fluoride rinse.
Ok, I guess my main question that hasn't been answered is: Can this be fixed?
Feeling sick after dental cleaning!?
I just got back from the dentist about an hour ago and i feel sick. Like my stomach feels a bit upset and i have the weird taste in my mouth and on my lips and whenever i lick my lips or something its so gross it gives me chills!
I just came back from a new dentist and they had a different method of using fluoride, they put this foamy stuff on like a white thing thats shaped like your teeth, top and bottom and stuck that foam filled thing in my mouth for like 2 minutes and told my to relax and not swallow it. I didnt swallow any but after, they told me to rise it all out as best as i could and i did but still had to spit a few times as my spit tasted like the stuff.
Its so gross that it makes me feel sick!! Is this normal and does anyone elses dentist use this method
*rinse ( not rise )
HELP!! Explain my Dental Insurance? w/ details?
Ok so I have an dentist appointment of Thursday for a regular check up, I havent been to the dentist in a couple of years (no more than 3) the dentist I use to go to closed or moved - so i'm going to a new dentist on Thurs. I have only asked for them to do a regular check up to see if I need my wisdom teeth extracted (which I will) and to see if I need any other work done (which I do) but right now the main thing is to remove my wisdom teeth.. so I spoke to the dental assistant and she said they will do X-Rays & etc. due to me being a new patient
Anyway just on Thursday according to my employers insurance policy below how much will I be paying that day?? and how much will I pay when I do return to have my wisdom teeth extracted?? what is the deductible fee for? and when do I pay?
I am the only person on my dental insurance and like I said I have only asked for a check up on Thursday so that the dentist can tell me what I need to have done.. and hopefully set up an appointment for next week to have the wisdom teeth get removed...... thanks for your help
Coverage Type:
Type A: Preventive
Cleanings, Oral Exams, Fluoride Applications, X-rays, Bitewing X-rays
Type B: Basic Restorative
Fillings, Extractions, Oral Surgery, Endodontics, Periodontics, Periodontal Maintenance, Sealants, Space Maintainers, Anesthesia, Emergency Palliative treatment, Injections of antibiotic drugs
Type C: Major Restorative
Consultation, Implantology, Relining and Rebasing, Bridges & dentures, Crowns/Inlays/Onlays, Repairs of dentures, crowns, inlays, and onlays, Prefabricated stainless teel crown.
Type D: Orthodonthia
So the company pays:
In Network:
Type A: 100% of Fee
Type B: 80% of Fee
Type C: 50% of Fee
Type D: 50% of fee
Deductible applies to type B and C services only.
Individual -
Family - 5
Annual Maximum Benefit
Per Person - ,000
Heres an example they gave us:
Your dentist says you need a crown, a Type C Service:
In network doctor Fee: 0.00
Dentist usual fee: 0.00
*please note: this example assumes that you annual deductible has been met.
In Network
The Fee is 0.00
Your plan pays:
(50% x 0 Fee) -0
Total out of pocket cost 0.00
Out of Network:
Dentists usual fee 0.00
Your plan pays
(50% x 0 Fee)
Total out of pocket cost 0.00
I dont know when to pay the deductible or what it is?..