Mountain dew and dental decay.. what is the best way for me to save my teeth other than quit the dew?
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Brush your teeth with a flouride toothpaste twice daily. Once in the morning, and once before bed. Do not drink anything but water after the nighttime brushing.\n\nIn between chew a piece of Trident or other SUGARLESS gum. It helps cause enzymes in saliva to wash away sugars and help protect the teeth. Also, have some water after a sugary soda. The water will help rinse some residual sugar off your teeth.\n\nI find a stick of Trident works best. Twice daily brusing. technically,2 minutes total. 30 seconds for each quadrant.\n\nI really like the new Oral B electric toothbrush. It has those floss action paddles on the brush and it really has eliminated the need to floss for me. I used to floss each time I brushed and with this toothbrush, flossing is pointless. I still do it daily to be safe, but the new brush does a great gum workpout.\n\nThe real goal is to eliminate sugars coated or stuck on teeth. Water helps, and sugarless gum. Merely drinking a soda and then having some water will not harm your teeth. What does the damage is going hours with sugar on them, or over night.
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try brushing ur teeth for the apporpiate 2 minutes that u r supposed to 3 times a day..get the good tooth paste that is whitening..use crest mouth wash twice a day or listerine..and chew trident gum cuz it cleans ur teeth..it cleans ur mouth after u eat something....also u can go to the dentist and get ur teeth cleaned or if u wannna go extreme get the lazered (lazer cleaned) white..just some suggestionz
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Teeth ... try chewing before swallowing!!!
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Not all cavities grow! By drilling into a small cavity you will have to make it larger and therefore create a bigger filling, so tiny cavities are left to see if the grow. The best way to stop it happening is to limit your sugar intake. Sugar rots teeth and the teeth take 3 hours to repair themselves after a sugar attack, so in short limit the amount of sugar to a minimum of 4 hour intervals. This includes tea & coffee (if you have sugar), all drinks except milk and water and most foods i'm afraid. At meals you can have as much sugar as you want, sweets, fruit, fruit juice etc as you meal will contain sugar. As I am a dental nurse, this is the advice we provide to our patients and have really noticed the difference in the patients that follow the advice. And the most important time to brush your teeth is before bed with an electric toothbrush.\nHope this helps
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Hi,\nI am a dentist so this is some professional advice. You can use this list as a guide.\n1. Brush regularly ( for about 2 mins at least twice daily, using a flouride tooth paste)\n2. Floss at least once daily\n3. Flouride mouthwash once daily\n4.Visit your dental professional regularly ( at least twice per year)\n for cleanings, xrays etc\n5. Avoid snacking between meals. Minimize the use of sweets, soft drinks.\n6. Eat healthy, Calcium is essential in the developing years.\n7. Place dental sealants ( Ask your dentist for more details) \n8. Know your mouth!! You see your mouth every day, so conduct regular self examinations in fron the mirror. You'll definately be able to pick up any changes.\n9. Knowledge is power. Visit accredited websites more more info.\nThanks
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To prevent them, you shouldn't be touching the inside of your mouth, or putting anything besides for food inside. But once you got it already, I suggest dabbing on some stong whiskey. It usually goes away within 24 hours. I use a q-tip usually to dab it on and I repeat about 4/5 times right away. Good luck!
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You can rub a little bit of whiskey on it ... or ambesol.  Check with a dentist .... may be time for them to come out.
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There is no way of preventing it from getting worse. You might be able to slow it down by flossing, brushing and mouthwash and not eating sugar. If you wait too long to go to the dentist you will have to get a root canal. Take it from me I have lots of experiences with cavities, unfortunately.
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this is going to sound silly but rinse your mouth with vodka. it will burn for a minute but it will work for days afterward. you dont drink the vodka so you can buy the cheap stuff.  a half  pint  bottle will last for months.  my husband  had the same problem and was amazed that this really worked.  he was skeptical  as he is a non drinker.  you may also want to check with your local health department they will tell you where you can get  dental work done based on your  income.
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Yes, there is hope for saving your teeth, periodontal gum disease is not reversible but  you can maintain the disease at a healthy level as you would diabetes.   I would reccomend the you see the periodontist and follow his reccomendations, which will probally be gum treatments such as a deep cleaning and coming to him every three months.    Also, you can help by doing your home care brushing a flossing atleas 2 times a day.\n\n Peoriodontal disease is also hereditary as well, and can also be caused by not brushing and flossing well( the bacteria in the plaque eats away at the bone and gum tissue there fore causing a pocket to form, which leads to bone loss)
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I broke my tooth a while back on a mcdonalds french fry... nice huh, anyways i didnt do anything i did get some wax for your mouth that helps it from cutting your tongue or gums, but they do have temp fillings at like walmart that will get you by until you go to the dentist but you really should talk with them alot of times if you put the busted part in your own spit or in milk (dont rinse it) they can usually put it back on....... good luck!
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Hello I was wonder if you are a soda drinker? I know from personal experience that if you drink pop you must clean your teeth after word or the sugar & acid in it remain on your teeth almost all day even more so on your back teeth. so after eating or drinking anything try to risen out ur mouth with water or even wipe ur teeth off after woulds with a cloth if you can't bruse them every lillte bit helps when wanting to save ur teeth or give up drinking anything persweetened(pop,tea,coffee sweetened,lemonaides,etc.)Try using paste that are good for ur type of teeth and ask ur Dentist about it may you need a coating placed over your teeth to help them be portected.
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usually foods with a lot of sugar (Candy, pop)  the food cause your teeth to decay.  I guess if you want to get a cavity, eat food with sugar in it and don't brush or floss your teeth
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The best way to stop getting toothaches is to quit drinking so much alochol and give up the junk food and loose some weight!!! You fat perfect grammar, Bitch!\n\nREMEMBER YOUR QUOTE:\n(However, you cannot be serious, calling people generally " Ignorant" when you cannot spell, understand the difference between a Trader and a Traitor, and/or use grammar correctly)\n\nHERE'S A HINT: If you dont like being attacked with hurtful words, then dont do it to someone else. I dont appreciate a personal attack on me because of my grammer. As for me not knowing what the difference between trader and traitor, I do...I typed my question at night when I was tired...I did not review my question or go back and use the spell check. SORRY MS. PERFECT!!!! I did not know that I would be graded on my grammar, who's ignorant....
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Now that the tooth is decayed you have several options\n1.  Crown Lengthening and crown; Since there the body (coronal portion)of the tooth is gone.  You can have a procedure done to actually remove bone to expose healthy root structure(usually no more than 2mm).  this procedure allows the dentist finish a crown on the health tooth structure. This procedure is destructive to bone but is usually chosen by the patient who is not ready to loose a natural tooth. \n\n2.  Bridge; You can have the tooth removed and have a bridge placed.    This is an option provided that it is not the last tooth in the arch.  so there has to be a tooth in the front and the back, to allow the bridge to be placed. \n\n3.  You can have tooth removed and have an implant placed.  This is by far the most expensive in the short term but has the potential to cost you less in the long-term since implants don't decay.  The only risk is of structural failure and bone infection (low with reasonable care).  this is      a great option.  However prices can skyrocket if you need a bone graft.  Since you had the root canal a couple of years ago chances are the bone is still pretty good in your case.\n\n4.  You can have the tooth removed and have a "flipper" made.  The is a plastic partial denture, made to fill the space.  This is an option if funds are limited and you need the gap filled for aesthetic purposes.  \n\n5.  You can have a removable permanent denture made.  This is similar to the flipper, but the design is different.  It has metal bars and lots of spaced to allow the tissues to breath thus allowing it to be used long-term without harming the gums.  \n\nPrices range from $350 for a flipper, to $3500 for implant and crown.    \n\ngood luck
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Well, coffee and tea stain your teeth.  Milk, I believe would be good for them.  Hope I help some.
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simply wash your mouth out with hydrogen peroxide. don't swallow and only do this when you have a canker. oh, and try not to tongue at it.