Which is better to help enamel (whats left) remineralize Actor Pronamel? or Both?
I have suffered from acid erosion for 6 years (long long story). I am now finally able to start overcoming the vomit spells. However I need some advice because now I have soft enamel with white spots on my teeth. Anyways, which is better to use Act or Pronamel? If I use both, what is the procedure. I read online that ur suppose to wait 30 mins or something. How much would remineralize and how fast? I just found out that ur not suppose to brush after vomit spell. And I read that by brushing your teeth it keeps ur teeth covered with a coating, resulting in teeth never able to remineralize.
Anywasy what should I buy and how should I use it. My dentist told me to get ACT. I just found out about pronamel online.
I really appreciate the support and answers. Also I'm 22.
Are soft teeth further harmed by vigorous cleanings by a hygenist?
I have severely soft enamel on my teeth. No, I'm not, nor have I ever been, bulimic, I do not suffer from acid reflux, and I do not chew icecubes or suck lemons, I have no medical conditions and am in excellent health, and my mother did not take any drugs, prescription or otherwise, while she was pregnant with me (all things that could cause such severe erosion.) My problems are simply genetic.
Anyway, with enamel as soft as mine (my dentist has "diagnosed" it as being just slightly above the softest level of enamel possible) could the hard scrapings from the cleaning tools actually WORSEN my chipped and eroded enamel? Two months after my last cleaning two teeth wore down rapidly and needed to be built up and bonded yesterday (I've got 11 crowns as well.) Every time I go for a cleaning I wince at how hard the hygenists scrape and pick at my poor enamel, while lecturing ME to not crunch anything too hard.
Could it be be beneficial to insist the hygenists stop the hard scrapings?
Also, I should mention, hygiene is not an issue as I brush and floss properly, regularly. My dentist is actually suprised that there is no decay anywhere on my teeth despite missing enamel. In other words, these hygenists really don't have all that much to scrape; when they do it so hard, I really think there are times they are actually flaking off my enamel. I felt two rough spots on my lower back molar after my last cleaning, and with a flashlight discovered to small missing pieces of enamel that WEREN'T missing before.
Way to fix or help soft enamel?
I have what my dentist calls soft enamel. I brush my teeth at least twice a day, my Mom and Dad also have bad teeth. I have to get fillings every month for like the last several years! It sucks the Dentists office is my second home and all he tells me to do is use flouride toothpaste. Obviously it doesnt help! Does anyone know what might help me?
What can i do to help my soft enamel?
I am 14 and was told when i was younger i had soft enamel. What can it cause? and how can i prevent it? I have already had 3 fillings even though i keep good care of my teeth.
How do you know if you have soft enamel?
I just found out I need 4 fillings in my teeth, and I never had any cavities before, and I saw the dentist one year ago and my teeth were fine then.
Somebody in one of my other questions said something about soft enamel. How do you know if you have soft enamel? And can it suddenly just get soft? Cos I never had any cavities until now.
Just now I brush my teeth once a day, at night before I go to bed. And I floss maybe two times a week. That is the same as I've always done so I don't know why I got cavities now and didn't in the past.
I feel really bad now because I have to get fillings and my big brother and sister have never had any, and my mum is really mad with me because she found out I've been eating sweets at school and she doesn't let me eat them usually. So she's being horrible to me about it and says it's my own fault, but I'm really scared about getting fillings.
I'm 15 years old. The dentist showed me with a mirror where the cavities were, they are dark spots in the middle of some of my back teeth. So I do believe him, I just wondered why I got so many now.
What causes soft enamel and what can I do to help my soft enamel?
I was told by the dentist today that I have soft enamel. I was curious on the causes and what I could do to help my teeth.
What can I do to further rebuild my enamel?
I am one of those unfortunate folks who has a naturally soft enamel.
Because of financial constraints, I missed a dentist appointment in the midst of my developing daily Mountain Dew habit.
I finally went in for a check-up in May, and my dentists chewed me out for ages on the harm I'd done to my teeth (as if I didn't already feel bad enough!). It's not that I had had bad hygiene habits; I floss at least once a day and brush at least twice. My dentist recognized this fact, but sadly, it wasn't enough to help the damage.
Now, I've quit drinking soda and replaced it with coffee, tea, and water until I can conquer my caffeine addiction, and then I'll move on to just water.
I was placed on a prescription anti-bacterial mouthwash regiment, followed immediately by a fluoride paste regiment (which makes things like ACT mouthwash just redundant), by my dentist.
I use Sensodyne Pro-namel, as recommended by her as well.
I know to avoid acidic/sugary foods and all the basics for preventing enamel destruction.
Is there anything more I can do to repair the damage that genetics and soda have already done, or am I maxed out on my enamel-building options?
Thank you in advance.