13 Answers

Buy natural toothpaste. 

I floss twice a day and brush at least three times. I also use a water pic.  I haven't had a cavity since I was twelve which is good becuase I faint in the Dentist chair.  I am wildly afraid. 

The only work I have had done is the replacement of the fillings that I have had since I was a child.  I do go for regular teeth cleaning.

You can refuse the flouride.

I went to the dentist today. I have a small cavity where an old filling has come loose. I wasn't taught good dental hygene as  a child .I had to get 13 fillings when I was around 10 years old, it hurt and it scared me enough to where I made it a goal to never get another cavity.   My morning dental hygene routine in this order is:

1. Gargle with mouth wash.

2. Scrape tongue with tongue scraper.

3. Brush my bottom teeth and rinse--reload toothbrush with toothpaste.

4. Brush my top teeth and rinse.

5. Floss my teeth.

Now I reload my toothbrush with a different brand of toothpaste.

6. Brush my gums and rinse and reload my toothbrush again with more paste.

7. Brush the roof of my mouth and rinse and reload toothbrush  with toothpaste for the final time.

8.  I brush my tongue again. I stick the toothbrush down the back of my throat and brush.

9. The last thing I do is gargle one more time. All of this takes me about 15 to 20 minutes each morning.

My dentist told me today I have a very healthy mouth. He did tell me that I brush to much though. Fish Girl, I'm like you, I don't pass out but I  always cry. I'm chicken!!

That's good....because if you're not true to your teeth, they'll be false to you!

You're asking the wrong person here, all of my teeth are bad and need to be pulled out...$$$$$...........

My two brothers were sugar junkies. I on the other hand didn't care for sweets as a kid, yet I had the worst teeth in the family, go figure.

Why do you think that is? Has your dental hygiene changed? Has your diet changed? Can you trust the dentist...maybe he's "finding cavities" where there are none?

*If every time you go to the dentist you have a cavity, I would go to a different dentist.. Just for starters..

Soot and salt is what they used

http://www.thetoothhurts.net

Why are you laughing? My dentist just pulled one of my teeth out. I don't see much to laugh about in that. But it was the wrong one! hopefully this wasn't you Jenn....

I am getting nervouse now talking about Dentist I hate the Destist its because I end up have panic attacts and I know by back tooth needs a filling and I have appointment in December and I was wondering wether I can hang on till then as the tooth is a little sore but I am sooooooo scared its when they put you in that chair and you are lying flat and I feel really vunrable and when they start puting all those instruments in your mouth I feel I am chocking and then I cant breath then the attack starts I am sweating just wrighting this

country bumpkin

you sweet thing, Breathe! (*~*)

I got the same maddening problem.......only it started when I had baby teeth. Mostly, tho, I had my permanet teeth drilled  on when I was a kid; and OH! That hurt !!!  b/c the dentist didn't give me any local anesthetic!! . I remember twice getting up from that dental chair and everything started to go black, b/c I started to faint; and I said, Mom!  i can't see !   

Close to 5 years ago , I had chemo, and that did the number on my teeth----b/c chemo lowers your immunity to almost  zero. So, in the years since then, the rate of decay has picked up and I've graduated to root canals and even having a tooth pulled out last summer !   :-(

country bumpkin

How are you doing? Has your Doctor been able to pinpoint what is making you feel bad lately? I hope you are better. I have not seen tooth powder at the store. I guess that's as ancient as our grear grandparents! (*~*)

Keep off soda drinks, avoid sugar, the frequency of consumption is more important than the amount so far as tooth decay is concerned. Little and often is worse, but diabetes can be  caused by sugar so eat as little as possible. Chew gum containing xylitol, this is a natural sweetener which can repair early tooth decay. Your dentisy may be doing unnecessary work so get a second opinion.