"We are told, or assume, that cavities are caused by sugar. That's a lie. Cavities are caused by disease, and the disease is caused by germs. You can avoid sugar all you wish but you will not escape dental disease because of your abstinence."More to come about this later...
"It is, today, a violation of dental professional ethics—and of most state laws—to advertise to the public that a dentist is interested in preventing disease and its problems. Dentists can advertise various specialties (when recognized by the association), but these all deal with repair of damages. The association that makes and enforces the rules has adamantly refused to sanction preventive (medical) dentistry as a specialty, even though medical doctors have long considered prevention one of the more ideal forms of health care and treatment."
And I am feeling better after a return visit to the dentist. I had dry socket. Now I don't!
2 comments:
Ahh now that's a different story. Those do hurt. It's hard not to fiddle with your new hole.
i have a chip on one of my teeth in the back and I drive myself nuts working it with my tongue..I'd rather eat sugar..
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