Dental Practices Today - Page 5

sylviahomeatlast · ‎03-11-2010

Our whole family goes to the same dentist. He only gives exams and cleaning. when we've had more serious problems, he sends us to the oral surgeon. He was our dentist until he went to medical school for his advanced degree. The Xrays are once a year and that is fine.

foundinlv · ‎04-20-2012

On 9/11/2014 happy housewife said:
On 9/11/2014 kaybee said:
On 9/11/2014 ILikeShade said:
I would like to know if anyone was ever told by their cardiologist that they were in danger of heart disease because of their teeth or gums. My dad wore an upper denture and was diligent about his lowers just requiring a bridge yet he was never told at any given time in his life by a cardiologist that it was his teeth putting him at risk. After you have your teeth removed for a denture you have no more toothache, gum disease and certainly no root canal in your future. In his 70's, he had a mild heart attack and received a of couple stents. Further study showed he had minimal damage to his heart and it was very strong.

No, usually it's the dentist who says that.

I have to admit though that I had my bad teeth removed at age 43 for full dentures because I was so sick and tired of being sick. I haven't had a sinus infection in 7 years since. I do still get an occasional phantom toothache during allergy season. *I inherited bad teeth.

When people have infected teeth or gums the bacteria can migrate to their heart valves and make the valves fail - then the person goes into heart failure and needs the valves to be replaced.Better to take very good care of ones teeth and gums to prevent getting one of those infections in the first place. Your choice would be the dentist vs major open heart surgery.

The connection isn't yet proven beyond a doubt. I am not disputing that it makes good sense to keep up the health of your teeth and gums. Also, after extraction to make way for a denture there is no risk anyway.

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/features/your-guide-gum-disease

conlt · ‎03-16-2010

I think I have the best Dentist in the whole world. He is in practice by himself. He never pushes anything. Hardly sells anything in his office. I have never found him to be dishonest. In fact, I broke a filling last year and he told me we could patch it up or I could go for the crown. It was my choice, either way was fine. I went for the crown. I have gone to him for 18 years not and totally trust him.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

On 9/11/2014 sylviahomeatlast said:
Our whole family goes to the same dentist. He only gives exams and cleaning. when we've had more serious problems, he sends us to the oral surgeon. He was our dentist until he went to medical school for his advanced degree. The Xrays are once a year and that is fine.

He sends you to an oral surgeon for fillings?

Kathlen · ‎03-09-2010

I've been fortunate. For the past 20 or so years when I had insurance, I never had any out-of-pocket expenses for semi-annual cleaning, x-rays - and a couple of scalings - and that's been with about three different dentists.

Since I retired and no longer have insurance ... I got Dental Save and my out-of-pocket is minimal.

Vamp · ‎04-14-2010

My dentist doesn't push procedures on me at all. I can understand your annoyance with yours. If mine was really pushy, I would shop for another dentist.

That being said, there is a chance that you really do need a crown, and they are trying to prevent you from finding yourself in a situation where you need to call them after hours with an emergency broken tooth or pain that needs immediate care.

All I can say to those of you who complain about your health care providers is that there are plenty of them around. If you're not happy, go to someone else.

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

On 9/11/2014 ILikeShade said:
On 9/11/2014 happy housewife said:
On 9/11/2014 kaybee said:
On 9/11/2014 ILikeShade said:
I would like to know if anyone was ever told by their cardiologist that they were in danger of heart disease because of their teeth or gums. My dad wore an upper denture and was diligent about his lowers just requiring a bridge yet he was never told at any given time in his life by a cardiologist that it was his teeth putting him at risk. After you have your teeth removed for a denture you have no more toothache, gum disease and certainly no root canal in your future. In his 70's, he had a mild heart attack and received a of couple stents. Further study showed he had minimal damage to his heart and it was very strong.

No, usually it's the dentist who says that.

I have to admit though that I had my bad teeth removed at age 43 for full dentures because I was so sick and tired of being sick. I haven't had a sinus infection in 7 years since. I do still get an occasional phantom toothache during allergy season. *I inherited bad teeth.

When people have infected teeth or gums the bacteria can migrate to their heart valves and make the valves fail - then the person goes into heart failure and needs the valves to be replaced.Better to take very good care of ones teeth and gums to prevent getting one of those infections in the first place. Your choice would be the dentist vs major open heart surgery.

The connection isn't yet proven beyond a doubt. I am not disputing that it makes good sense to keep up the health of your teeth and gums. Also, after extraction to make way for a denture there is no risk anyway.

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/features/your-guide-gum-disease

You really need to read more carefully...and not just WebMD.

foundinlv · ‎04-20-2012

It has also been stated that root canals are a breeding ground of bacteria as well as crowns and even veneers. It was recently discovered that the bacteria are not confined to the tooth. In root canals, root fragments were tested and found many bacteria, which is not too surprising. Then the periodontal ligament was tested – the attachment between tooth and bone – and found even more bacteria. There is no way to get to this area to sterilize it. An even more surprising discovery was that the blood surrounding the tooth also contained bacteria – as much as half an inch around the tooth is highly contaminated.