Recently got cavities filled, and ever since I noticed way more food gets between my filled teeth - I'm talking huge chunks of meat or whatever else I'm fishing out while flossing. Sometimes I even have to go back a couple more times to make sure it's all out, which makes my gums sore. At first I figured it was normal to have more space between teeth post-filling but now I'm wondering if this isn't right. Is this something I should return to the dentist about? If it's a problem, would the dentist need to redo the fillings entirely or is it a pretty easy fix?
>>77364623lord please tell me this dude is water flossingplease dont tell me hes dragging a wire across his gumsplease christ in heaven, allah, yahweh, slenderman, all above, hes not a fucking retard dumb nigger flossing with a wire or brush, let him be water flossing I fucking beg
>>77364623yes you should go back to redo it, fixing a filling is extremely easy and fast, takes like 30mins tops and they won't charge u cuz it's their fault
>>77364651This guy is right, there teeth aren't in contact with each other and there's a gap, so food gets stuck and it's already bad that the gums are inflaned, very often it leads to secondary caries. It's their mistake since you always nees to rebuild the contact, ask them to fix it.>t. dentalfag
It's worth asking your dentist about. I had to get a root canal after a previous dentist fucked up a filling and left an overhang. I asked him why I kept getting food stuck in there but he just brushed off my concerns at the time.pic related
>>77364642I've thought about getting a waterpik but haven't bought one yet...I probably should just do it, can't hurt to have an extra tool to help clean the gunk from my teeth. I've already had too many cavities and I should be doing whatever I can to prevent more>>77364651>>77364669Damn alright, I really wanted to avoid having to go back so soon. Not thrilled about the possibility of having to redo them but I guess that's better than going back in half a year or whatever and finding a bunch of cavities on just filled teeth. >>77364695That sucks anon, I'm afraid of something like that happening. Hopefully my dentist will be reasonable about it, and hopefully this small problem doesn't turn into a bigger one.
>>77364623You are getting cavities because of nutrient deficiency. Get into vitamins D3 and K2 they refill cavities naturally.
Hello anon, dentist here> Recently got cavities filled, and ever since I noticed way more food gets between my filled teeth - I'm talking huge chunks of meat or whatever Something went horribly wrong with your fillings. Either you went to a discount dentist who was unable to restore the contact point between your teeth (that's what saves you from food getting stuck between teeth).One good way to tell if the dentist that performed the filling is a good one or if he got his degree in a slum in Mumbai is: did he use a dental dam during the filling? If no, I got bad news for you son. > At first I figured it was normal to have more space between teeth post-filling but now I'm wondering if this isn't right.Lmao noYou definitely shouldn't feel that. > Is this something I should return to the dentist about?Yes, definitely. Impacted food will cause nasty cavities, and the gum in that area will be constantly aching, it's really not worth it to leave it like that. > If it's a problem, would the dentist need to redo the fillings entirely or is it a pretty easy fix?Depends. If it's just the contact point, it's a 30 minutes thing. If the filling is poor then it should be replaced, but the honest thing would be not to charge you.Reach your dentist and tell him about it. We are human and we all make mistakes, chances are he will be glad to help you.>>77364642Waterpiks are alright but unless you have the mouth of a 60yo with bridges, crowns and areas where the bone around the teeth is (phisiologically) decreasing and you have important gaps between teeth (like OP) then the golden standard is still the dental floss.An average healthy 20/30yo person usually has tight contact points, no gym pockets and firm gums. Pressurized water simply doesn't pass through the teeth, there's no space. You need flossing for cleaning those spaces, simple as.
>>77365883All I can add to this.... Is daily flossing makes me feel great. Missing even a few days results in blood.
>>77364642Is this the newest autist meme?
>>77365883Dentistanon can you please provide me with your wisdom regarding this:i never liked sugar so as a kid i never had a cavity and therefore never had the need to get a tooth filling/root canal, but as a teenager i got depressed and stopped brushing my teeth. as a result my back teeth have some black spots on top and the seems to be some degeneration in some parts (like the tooth has some small parts missing on top). I have resumed brushing twice per day, flossing twice daily, spitting the toothbrush instead of rinsing my mouth post brushing, scrap my tongue and generally do everything i can to keep my mouth healthy. do you think that i will end up needing a root canal/filling? Also if not, and i do understand that if i wont need a filling i am already lucky and i shouldnt ask for more, do you think that i can reverse the damage and stop having these dark spots? i have learned my lesson and will NEVER let my mouth get into this condition. please be brutally honest with me anon i can take the truth no matter how harsh it is. i can provide a photo but i dont want to do that without your approval to not gross you out. thank you in advance for your time and your valuable advice
>>77366437sorry i meant spitting the toothpaste i am not a native english speaker
>>77365883using a dental dam for a filling is not standard of care. some dentists use it, others don't, it's not really indicative of quality of dentist. maybe it's fair to say dentists who do this are more likely to be good at their job, but i don't think the inverse is true. second, if you had very tight contacts to begin with, it's reasonable for them to be a little bit looser post-restoration, especially depending on what the restoration actually entailed and how big it was.
>>77366534>using a dental dam for a filling is not standard of care. some dentists use it, others don't, it's not really indicative of quality of dentist.Today's restorative dentistry works thanks to adhesion. The composite resins used in dentistry stay in their place because they're "glued" to the prisms of the enamel and partly of the dentin through a chemical process of etching and bonding the surfaces of the tooth you're working on.This is wonderful and a big leap forward compared to the good ole black amalgam alloys used in the past century, they're more esthetically pleasant, look better, have better properties and requires less drilling to stay in place. There's just one rule you have to respect , you have to control the humidity of the surface you're working on,hence why the use of the dental dam. If you try to glue something onto a wet surface (and mouths tend to be extremely wet places) that something will fall down, it's as simple as that..There are some cases where the use of the dam is extremely hard (baby kids, people with a strong gag reflex, cavities under the gum level) and the dentist decide to not use it, but they are the exceptions.Not using a dam in the year of our Lord + 26 is not excusable. It's a form of respect towards your work, because it will last more, and towards the patient, because you know you are using the best technique to ensure his money aren't going wasted paying for a cavity that will fall in a couple of months, or even worse, that will infiltrate again with bacteria because the seal between resin and tooth is not complete, and the tooth must be opened, cleaned and filled again.> it's reasonable for them to be a little bit looser post-restorationI see what you mean, but there is a big difference between a "loose contact point", and a non existent contact point like the OPs one, where food and stuff gets stuck on a daily basis
>>77366437Hello anon, you're doing everything you can to ensure you have an healthy mouth, I'd say you're better than a good 90% of the population. Good job with the spitting the toothbrush instead of rinsing, that's very effective. Also it's great that you floss so frequently.The only thing missing, as you didn't mention it, is having a yearly checkup by a professionals so that he can check every nook and crannies of your mouth and see if there's bad stuff to correct and maybe take an rx.> black spots on top and the seems to be some degeneration in some parts (like the tooth has some small parts missing on topThe black spots on top are probably tiny cavities in the groovws of the enamel. Do they look like pic related? If yes, don't worry too much. They're quite common and rather easy to treat, the enamel and dentin are very thick in that part of the tooth so the risk of a root canal is quite low. Also, if you consume a lot of coffee, tea, red wine, or drink stuff with dark pigments, sometimes those pigments stains the grooves of the molars and the result may look like a cavity.You have to show them to a dentist though, that's the only way to know what's going on. But they're nothing too bad, really, especially if they never hurt before or if you don't feel pain when chewing or when you're eating cold or sugary stuff. I'm not sure I understand the part about the degeneration of the tooth. Maybe the tooth is a bit eroded because you suffer from bruxism and you grind /clench at night? You can post a photo, in fact that would be the best way for me to tell you what's going on, no worries. I don't know if that's ok with the rules of /fit/ though, but again there's people posting pics of their body all the time here.
>>77367028Is that something I as a patient can request my dentist to use?
>>77364642>Being this much of a dramatic faggot yet being wrongthat's a yikes
