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What Is The Treatment For Cavities In The Teeth?
i never went to the dentist in over 21 years. I then decided to take better care of my teeth and went and had all teeth cleaned and checked for cavities.
I had 1 cavity after 21 years.
now i have been going to the dentist twice a year for cleaning and checkup.
Last visit revealed 6 cavities.
How do i go from 1 cavity in 21 years to 6 cavities in about 21/2 years ?
I had 1 cavity after 21 years.
now i have been going to the dentist twice a year for cleaning and checkup.
Last visit revealed 6 cavities.
How do i go from 1 cavity in 21 years to 6 cavities in about 21/2 years ?
Thu, 3 Jul 2014
Hi
With you query, as such with your question two possibilities can happen:
1. May be the dentist could not find the other cavities which might be due to initial lesions/cavities.
2. your diet and oral hygiene habits which play a major role might be another cause.
cavities donot become too many in a aspan of 6 months it takes time but your oral hygiene and food plays a major role in increasing the cavities.
maintain good oral hygiene with proper brushing technique and get all the instructions from your dentist too.
Hope this helps you
With you query, as such with your question two possibilities can happen:
1. May be the dentist could not find the other cavities which might be due to initial lesions/cavities.
2. your diet and oral hygiene habits which play a major role might be another cause.
cavities donot become too many in a aspan of 6 months it takes time but your oral hygiene and food plays a major role in increasing the cavities.
maintain good oral hygiene with proper brushing technique and get all the instructions from your dentist too.
Hope this helps you
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The decay can occur from 6months to one year if you have not maintained your teeth or oral hygiene properly. If you have a doubt on this consult a oral physician and get yourself examined and you will come to know how many decayed teeth are there if still doubt is there you can take a radiograph and confirm it. if decayed teeth are there then get it filled when they are in the initial stage itself. i hope my answer will help you, take care.
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