Drug use (e.g. meth, cocaine) can also have a significantly adverse effect on one's dental health. Sugary drinks too. Not saying these were a factor in this story in anyway, but dental health is more than just brushing your teeth.
How I now picture Jonas...that’s why I go to the dentist every two months. It cost me an extra $280 per year, but it’s worth it.
My BIL is a dentist and he provides FREE dental care to his extended family. His wife's brother drinks Mt. Dew all of the time and never brushes. BIL has fixed his teeth repeatedly but has told him if he doesn't start taking care of them at least a little bit he is going to cut him off. As someone who started off with some congenital dental issues I really value my teeth. We only get one second set of teeth and we need to make them last for decades - there are no re-dos.I also know a person in our office who apparently doesn't brush their teeth, go to the dentist or have their kids do either. Drivees me insane, especially when our insurance covers most of it.
I had a root canal earlier this year. Not going to lie, I was worried and it ended up being a cake walk. In and out with little to no pain. I had pain from sinus pressure which lead me to getting one, worth it for me. Dentist can be a godsend and a nightmare.
Diet back then had very little sugar in it. People weren't eating lots of sugar and zero pop, candy, Fruit Loops, processed foods....Makes you wonder how people got by before dentists and antiseptics.
Ya, still though. Can't tell me they didn't get tooth decay.Diet back then had very little sugar in it. People weren't eating lots of sugar and zero pop, candy, Fruit Loops, processed foods....
Makes you wonder how people got by before dentists and antiseptics.
Well I mean they mostly died before 50.Diet back then had very little sugar in it. People weren't eating lots of sugar and zero pop, candy, Fruit Loops, processed foods....
Snuffed out before he could finish his sentence. Dental assassins are ruthless.Have you ever seen the dental tools the
Yeah, even pre-agricultural revolution, hunter/gatherers had dental probs if they ate carbs. Like these folks eating lots of acorns 15,000 years ago..Ya, still though. Can't tell me they didn't get tooth decay.
I went 12 years without a dentist visit. Basically from the age of 18 to 30. Went in, and they found two cavities that needed filled, everything else was fine. I do brush regularly and floss a couple times a week though. I've been going every 6 months since for the last few years.
I worked with a guy right after college who had spent a few years in the slammer. He said that a lot of people are crazy about brushing their teeth in the big house. Many of the dentists that end up coming in to work on inmate's teeth will just yank the tooth if you have a problem so they are deathly afraid of having a cavity. I guess I can't blame the dentists too much, though. I'm not sure I would want to stick my fingers in the mouths of guys who have nothing to lose and could bite your fingers with no repercussions. He said it wasn't uncommon for an inmate to be brushing their teeth 5 or 6 times a day. Gotta be careful about too much and too vigorous brushing too, though. You can damage your gums and make it easier for gum disease to take hold, or so I have been told.I was about 15 years with no checkups (from about 20-35). Nothing but a little extra cleaning. Ive only ever had preventative fillings and my wisdom teeth taken out in high school. Maybe lucky I guess. I even dipped for all of those 15 years (now switched to the nicotine pouches). I’ve gone a couple times over the last couple years after the big gap. I am religious about brushing though. I don't think there has been a day in the last 20 years I haven't brushed at least twice.