low carb teeth?

In article <[email hidden]>, "Cubit"

Quoted message said:

After 11 months of low carb, my dental appointment showed no new cavities.
It had been 1.5 years, since my previous exam. The dentist said he saw no
changes in the X-rays. This is an improvement for me. I had been having
several new cavities every year.

My dental exams improve with LC, too. Less sugar=less bacteria, I
guess. There's probably more to it than that but that seems the
simplest explanation to me!

Aloha...Sue

Sue Larkin wrote:
|| In article <[email hidden]>, "Cubit"
|| <[email hidden]> wrote:
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||| After 11 months of low carb, my dental appointment showed no new
||| cavities. It had been 1.5 years, since my previous exam. The
||| dentist said he saw no changes in the X-rays. This is an
||| improvement for me. I had been having several new cavities every
||| year.
||
|| My dental exams improve with LC, too. Less sugar=less bacteria, I
|| guess. There's probably more to it than that but that seems the
|| simplest explanation to me!

I'd guess it's a combination of sugar/bacteria and something about certain
people's teeth. I was a major sugar eater for years and never had a single
cavity. Hopefully, LCing will allow me to say that 20 years from now, too.

Wow, I didn't know adults could get cavities. I haven't had one since I
was a teenager which is about 25 years ago.

Sue Larkin said:

My dental exams improve with LC, too. Less sugar=less bacteria, I
guess. There's probably more to it than that but that seems the
simplest explanation to me!

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Bev

Quoted message said:

Wow, I didn't know adults could get cavities. I haven't had one since I
was a teenager which is about 25 years ago.

Why wouldn't adults be able to get cavities? That's just... bizarre.
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My sister is in her 20's, and at her last dental appointment she had 12
cavities.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bev-Ann said:

Wow, I didn't know adults could get cavities. I haven't had one since I
was a teenager which is about 25 years ago.

Sue Larkin said:

My dental exams improve with LC, too. Less sugar=less bacteria, I
guess. There's probably more to it than that but that seems the
simplest explanation to me!

-----
Bev

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

I can't think of anyone I know over the age of 25 that's gotten a cavity.
I just always assumed it was a young person's thing.

(LCer09) said:

Why wouldn't adults be able to get cavities? That's just... bizarre.

-----
Bev

"Cubit" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

After 11 months of low carb, my dental appointment showed no new cavities.
It had been 1.5 years, since my previous exam. The dentist said he saw no
changes in the X-rays. This is an improvement for me. I had been having
several new cavities every year.

Get this.... 6 years of LC and ZERO cavities for me!

--
JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories

"Cubit" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: After 11 months of low carb, my dental appointment showed no new cavities.
: It had been 1.5 years, since my previous exam. The dentist said he saw no
: changes in the X-rays. This is an improvement for me. I had been having
: several new cavities every year.
:
:

Low-carb has been great for my teeth, as well. I used to have to use
"medium" and "hard" brushes to get my teeth clean, but now the "soft" ones
work just fine. Just another in a very long line of improvements for me.
Well, the massive hair loss wasn't so great (my own damn fault for losing so
fast), but it is all coming back.

Vic - Who is waiting for his hair to grow back before posting final photos.

258/180/180
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Bev-Ann <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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I can't think of anyone I know over the age of 25 that's gotten a cavity.
I just always assumed it was a young person's thing.

Oh no, you need to go to your dentist and look at the accounts. Once
I was waiting for my appointment at the waiting room, a guy in his
40s/50s came out of the dentist's room and was paying his bills at the
counter.

Nurse: So today we've 4 cavities filled, and it's $XXXX.

Patient: But I'd already paid for 5 yesterday.

Nurse: Oh yes, but they are different ones. The 5 you've paid for
yesterday was filled yesterday. You had a total of 9 cavities.

(And I was killing myself trying not to laugh.)

Quoted message said:

Get this.... 6 years of LC and ZERO cavities for me!

That's great news. I have read a few articles about starches and tooth
decay. Dentists usually just mention staying away from sugar or junk food,
but nothing is ever mentioned that having a high carb diet can be just as
bad. My own teeth have shown no further decay. I have 2 molars that need to
be crowned and were quite sensitive but have to wait because of lack of
funds. They are not bothering me thus far since going lo-carb. The Dentist
says there looks like a slight improvment so is not as concerned as earlier
this year. My gums have shown great improvement as well. They used to bleed
sometimes with vigorous brushing or flossing. They are never tender anymore.
Comments were made that I must be brushing and flossing better, but I'm not.
I wanted to talk to him about the theories I have read about, but I'll wait
for another year or 2 before I say anything. It does appear like my new diet
is responsible for the improvement, but I don't want to draw conclusions too
early just to be sure.
In my own family, we have varying degrees of very good teeth to no more
teeth. I can say from my experience that the ones most into sweets have
suffered the most from tooth decay. My youngest brother and my Dad ate the
least amount of sweets and have the best teeth. My Dad still has all of his
teeth at 68 with the occasional cavity now and then, not even one crown. My
Mom and two younger sisters have the worst teeth, losing the top ones in
their early to mid thirties and now wearing dentures. Mom has lost both
uppers and lowers. They are all very overweight and ate the most amount of
sweets. I know this doesn't prove anything because it is only one family.
But I think that soon I can add better teeth health to my list of other
former ailments that no longer bother me.
Tom
210/180/180

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--
JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories

Hmmm...ok, all I can think of is you people must eat tremendous amounts of
sugar or you're living in areas where your drinking water isn't fluoridated
or you're not using fluoride toothpastes or any combination of these?

(Ada Ma) said:

Oh no, you need to go to your dentist and look at the accounts. Once
I was waiting for my appointment at the waiting room, a guy in his
40s/50s came out of the dentist's room and was paying his bills at the
counter.

Nurse: So today we've 4 cavities filled, and it's $XXXX.

Patient: But I'd already paid for 5 yesterday.

Nurse: Oh yes, but they are different ones. The 5 you've paid for
yesterday was filled yesterday. You had a total of 9 cavities.

(And I was killing myself trying not to laugh.)

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Bev

Bev-Ann wrote:
|| Hmmm...ok, all I can think of is you people must eat tremendous
|| amounts of sugar or you're living in areas where your drinking water
|| isn't fluoridated or you're not using fluoride toothpastes or any
|| combination of these?

Or perhaps they just have bad teeth as a result of genetics.

||
|| on 17 Oct 2004 06:18:50 -0700, [email hidden] (Ada Ma) wrote:
||
||| Oh no, you need to go to your dentist and look at the accounts.
||| Once
||| I was waiting for my appointment at the waiting room, a guy in his
||| 40s/50s came out of the dentist's room and was paying his bills at
||| the counter.
|||
||| Nurse: So today we've 4 cavities filled, and it's $XXXX.
|||
||| Patient: But I'd already paid for 5 yesterday.
|||
||| Nurse: Oh yes, but they are different ones. The 5 you've paid for
||| yesterday was filled yesterday. You had a total of 9 cavities.
|||
||| (And I was killing myself trying not to laugh.)
||
|| -----
|| Bev

It's more genetics than anything. As for fluoride the greatest effect it
has is when it is in the water when children's teeth are forming, if that
window is missed it's not as helpful. As far as food causing problems,
sticky things like breadstuffs are worse than non-sticky sugar items as the
harm is done when the food remains in contact with the tooth over several
hours.

In news:[email hidden],
Bev-Ann <[email hidden]> stated
| Hmmm...ok, all I can think of is you people must eat tremendous
| amounts of sugar or you're living in areas where your drinking water
| isn't fluoridated or you're not using fluoride toothpastes or any
| combination of these?
|
| on 17 Oct 2004 06:18:50 -0700, [email hidden] (Ada Ma) wrote:
|
|| Oh no, you need to go to your dentist and look at the accounts. Once
|| I was waiting for my appointment at the waiting room, a guy in his
|| 40s/50s came out of the dentist's room and was paying his bills at
|| the counter.
||
|| Nurse: So today we've 4 cavities filled, and it's $XXXX.
||
|| Patient: But I'd already paid for 5 yesterday.
||
|| Nurse: Oh yes, but they are different ones. The 5 you've paid for
|| yesterday was filled yesterday. You had a total of 9 cavities.
||
|| (And I was killing myself trying not to laugh.)
|
| -----
| Bev

In article <[email hidden]>, Howard

Quoted message said:

jk said:

Get this.... 6 years of LC and ZERO cavities for me!

I have really bad teeth, but the majority of my tooth problems stopped
completely after I cut out the sugar, starch, and potatoes.

I don't even have to use "sensitive teeth" toothpaste any more.

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Here's a strange thing, though: I have good teeth, good brushing
habits, etc. Since LC, I've had more tartar than before - I've had to
institute extra cleanings. The dentist said that this happens with some
people who do LC - but not most.

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the 😉 to send mail).

In article <[email hidden]>, Bev-Ann

Quoted message said:

Hmmm...ok, all I can think of is you people must eat tremendous amounts
of
sugar or you're living in areas where your drinking water isn't
fluoridated
or you're not using fluoride toothpastes or any combination of these?

Not necessarily. My husband is more or less eating LC with me, but has
some strange shapes to his teeth - they're more difficult to floss, for
instance - and he also comes from a long line of people with bad teeth.
He is very conscientious in his oral care, but his teeth are just bad.
He gets prescribed fluoride rinses, and extra care. Still has a cavity
or two every year - and not on the grinding surfaces like most people.
He has cavities on the front surfaces of the front teeth. Just odd.

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the 😉 to send mail).

Quoted message said:

Hmmm...ok, all I can think of is you people must eat tremendous amounts of
sugar or you're living in areas where your drinking water isn't fluoridated
or you're not using fluoride toothpastes or any combination of these?

Or maybe you just don't know that many people? Or perhaps those you do know
don't share their dental records with you? Thinking that adults cannot get
cavities is a freakish leap logic, wouldn't one think? Is there some protective
coat that grows over your teeth at age 18? Do teeth become bacteria-resistant
at adulthood? I'm not sure what fluoridated water would have to do with it, I'm
unaware of a single ligitimate study that has proven it makes a difference. The
Germans put fluoride in concentration camp water, fluoride supposedly makes
people more docile and obedient. Except for health store hippie toothpaste,
I've never heard of a 'regular' toothpaste without fluoride either. And don't
the manority of people on an average diet eat tremendous amounts of sugar and
starches? I thought that was a given?
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/159/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
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[email hidden] (LCer09) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Hmmm...ok, all I can think of is you people must eat tremendous amounts of
sugar or you're living in areas where your drinking water isn't fluoridated
or you're not using fluoride toothpastes or any combination of these?

Or maybe you just don't know that many people? Or perhaps those you do know
don't share their dental records with you?

I think the 2nd point is a good point. Look closely at people's front
teeth and you'd realise there are many people who have false teeth,
but they don't greet you and introduce themselves saying "Hi, my name
is Brian and I have one implant and 2 crowns. How about you?" You
might even know people for years and don't know anything about their
teeth.

Frame of references I have found:
US: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/dental.htm
UKL http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/Product.asp?vlnk=8112

Or perhaps those you do know

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

don't share their dental records with you?

I think the 2nd point is a good point. Look closely at people's front
teeth and you'd realise there are many people who have false teeth,
but they don't greet you and introduce themselves saying "Hi, my name
is Brian and I have one implant and 2 crowns. How about you?" You
might even know people for years and don't know anything about their
teeth.

When I think of all the people I know, only one friend, that I have known since
I was 12, stands out as somebody who has teeth I know about. And that's only
because last month she was complaining about having to have a root canal (if
adults didn't get cavities, they wouldn't have to have root canals, wouldn't
that be nice!) Otherwise I'd be clueless. Oh, and one of my assistants, who is
27 has a problem with his teeth too, he isn't full-time, and doesn't have
insurance, so I was telling him how to go to the local dental school and get
discounted work done. That's only because I asked him why he was hitting the
ibuprofen so hard. Otherwise I wouldn't have a clue about the big cavity in his
molar either.

LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/159/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

(LCer09) said:

one of my assistants, who is
27 has a problem with his teeth too, he isn't full-time, and doesn't have
insurance, so I was telling him how to go to the local dental school and get
discounted work done. That's only because I asked him why he was hitting the
ibuprofen so hard. Otherwise I wouldn't have a clue about the big cavity in
his molar either.

Is the work at the dental school any good? Here in UK I have a friend
who had insanely allowed his trainee dentist friend to practice
filling cavities on him. He had to go to a qualified dentist to get
his teeth done properly afterwards...