OT kinda - No cavities!

Keep going more regularly. Most people lose their teeth not from cavities
but from gum disease which comes from plaque buildup.

In news:[email hidden],
Luna <[email hidden]> stated
| Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
| dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in the
| divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's why I
| didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
|
| The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but they
| weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape off, my
| teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either, while my
| sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to the fact
| that I have never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker. As a kid I
| preferred milk or water, and as an adult I prefer water or the
| occasional diet soda.
|
| Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.
|
| --
| Michelle Levin
| http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick
|
| I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3
| flaws.

Once you're past the "Wonder Years"... it's not about cavities.

It's about gum disease.

And that's not about sugar, it's about all that plaque.

Start flossing.

Jennifer

Luna said:

Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My dentist used
to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in the divorce that made
it hard for me to be around him, and that's why I didn't go for so long,
but anyway that's not the point.

The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but they
weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape off, my
teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either, while my sister
has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to the fact that I have
never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker. As a kid I preferred milk or
water, and as an adult I prefer water or the occasional diet soda.

Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.

Ok, gotcha. I do floss, but probably not enough. Usually only once a day,
sometimes only every couple of days.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jennifer said:

Once you're past the "Wonder Years"... it's not about cavities.

It's about gum disease.

And that's not about sugar, it's about all that plaque.

Start flossing.

Jennifer

Luna said:

Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My dentist used
to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in the divorce that made
it hard for me to be around him, and that's why I didn't go for so long,
but anyway that's not the point.

The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but they
weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape off, my
teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either, while my sister
has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to the fact that I have
never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker. As a kid I preferred milk or
water, and as an adult I prefer water or the occasional diet soda.

Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.

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

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

In article <[email hidden]>,

Luna said:

The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but they
weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape off, my
teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either, while my sister
has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to the fact that I have
never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker. As a kid I preferred milk or
water, and as an adult I prefer water or the occasional diet soda.

Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.

Pretty to think so. My younger sister and I have had three cavities
between us in our lives. My older sister and mother hardly have an
original tooth in their heads. During adolescence I *averaged* over a
gallon of regular Coke a day, and my younger sister wasn't far behind.
Apart from that we all ate pretty much the same and had the same dental
care.

KeS

Luna wrote:
:: Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
:: dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in
:: the divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's
:: why I didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
::
:: The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but
:: they weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape
:: off, my teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either,
:: while my sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to
:: the fact that I have never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker.
:: As a kid I preferred milk or water, and as an adult I prefer water
:: or the occasional diet soda.
::
:: Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.

I don't think sugar has much to do with it...i've eaten a lot of sugar most
of my life and still don't have a single cavity. I'm 46.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Roger Zoul said:

Luna wrote:
:: Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
:: dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in
:: the divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's
:: why I didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
::
:: The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but
:: they weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape
:: off, my teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either,
:: while my sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to
:: the fact that I have never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker.
:: As a kid I preferred milk or water, and as an adult I prefer water
:: or the occasional diet soda.
::
:: Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.

I don't think sugar has much to do with it...i've eaten a lot of sugar most
of my life and still don't have a single cavity. I'm 46.

Really? Huh. I wonder if drinking sugary stuff is worse than eating
sugary stuff. My dentist said he barely saved some of my sister's teeth,
they were so bad, and that it was because of the Cokes and Starbucks
Frappuchino drinks. That's all she drinks all day, no plain water at all.
So, her teeth are basically being bathed in sugar all day long, and she
forgets to brush her teeth some days too.

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

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

On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 15:39:12 GMT, Luna <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Roger Zoul said:

Luna wrote:
:: Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
:: dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in
:: the divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's
:: why I didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
::
:: The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but
:: they weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape
:: off, my teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either,
:: while my sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to
:: the fact that I have never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker.
:: As a kid I preferred milk or water, and as an adult I prefer water
:: or the occasional diet soda.
::
:: Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.

I don't think sugar has much to do with it...i've eaten a lot of sugar
most
of my life and still don't have a single cavity. I'm 46.

Really? Huh. I wonder if drinking sugary stuff is worse than eating
sugary stuff. My dentist said he barely saved some of my sister's teeth,
they were so bad, and that it was because of the Cokes and Starbucks
Frappuchino drinks. That's all she drinks all day, no plain water at
all.
So, her teeth are basically being bathed in sugar all day long, and she
forgets to brush her teeth some days too.

It's also acid in the sodas, which supposedly helps the sugar get a grip.

--
Bob in CT
Remove ".x" to reply

Luna wrote:
:: In article <[email hidden]>,
:: "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote:
::
::: Luna wrote:
::::: Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
::::: dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in
::::: the divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's
::::: why I didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
:::::
::::: The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but
::::: they weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to
::::: scrape off, my teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid
::::: either, while my sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental
::::: health to the fact that I have never been a big fruit juice or
::::: soda drinker. As a kid I preferred milk or water, and as an adult
::::: I prefer water or the occasional diet soda.
:::::
::::: Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.
:::
::: I don't think sugar has much to do with it...i've eaten a lot of
::: sugar most of my life and still don't have a single cavity. I'm 46.
:::
:::
::
:: Really? Huh. I wonder if drinking sugary stuff is worse than eating
:: sugary stuff. My dentist said he barely saved some of my sister's
:: teeth, they were so bad, and that it was because of the Cokes and
:: Starbucks Frappuchino drinks. That's all she drinks all day, no
:: plain water at all. So, her teeth are basically being bathed in
:: sugar all day long, and she forgets to brush her teeth some days too.

Perhaps...I was never a really big sweet drink drinker, though I did drink
coke and fruit juices....but I quit that a many years ago and decided to eat
my poison....I prefer to chew and savior it, and liquids just never have
done it for me. So it could be some else in the drinks and a combination of
weak teeth, somehow.

I have never forgotten to brush my teeth, though I haven't always done so
multiple times a day.

Losing teeth are also affected by carbs (sugars) adhering to the teeth
and allowing bacteria and other things to thrive. It is also greatly
affected by ones nutritional status. Vitamin C deficiency shows up as
bleeding gums and gum disease in general. A high carb diet is usually
deficient in C. Grains contain NO vitamin C.

TC

"FOB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Keep going more regularly. Most people lose their teeth not from cavities
but from gum disease which comes from plaque buildup.

In news:[email hidden],
Luna <[email hidden]> stated
| Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
| dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in the
| divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's why I
| didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
|
| The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but they
| weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape off, my
| teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either, while my
| sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to the fact
| that I have never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker. As a kid I
| preferred milk or water, and as an adult I prefer water or the
| occasional diet soda.
|
| Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.
|
| --
| Michelle Levin
| http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick
|
| I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3
| flaws.