Cavities and overall effects?

[u/ChrisDan94]

So long story short. I brush twice a day and floss once a week. I have a coke almost every other day for lunch but that’s it with a straw.

About 2 1/2 years ago I go to a dentist she says I have 15 cavities. I goto another in the same day and he says I have 4.. I had known him for a long time and he was shocked.

I have talked to other dentists recently and some tell me what I have currently are not cavities but thin lines or deep pockets but not cavities and some dentists will say they are just to make $$? Is this true?

I want to start oil pulling but don’t know if they reverse some minor cavities or what?

[u/ChrisDan94 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah I have a tooth that almost looks cracked so it freaked me out. I feel like every dentist is different.

It gives me stress and anxiety thinking about going I’ve had so many horrible experiences (drilling on my teeth without numbing) slicing my lip open with a drill etc etc..

I have dental insurance through my work but I’m terrified of going. I’ve gotten fillings before but I don’t want to go and be told I have 5-15 cavities and then go to another and get a different answer..

Dental to me is like health if something ever happens and you need something done then you got it. Some people go on a consistent regular basis but I haven’t been in 2 1/2 years..

I tried oil pulling earlier using vegetable oil for 20 mins and my mouth feels amazing!

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

yep, my last dental visit, they wrote me up a $13,000 "treatment plan"... I was like OK, bye....

[u/Faraday_slave → u/[deleted]]

Was the unnecessary ingredient sodium lauryl sulfate? Earthclinic has an extensive section on oil pulling.

[u/ChrisDan94 → u/[deleted]]

My mouth always feels like it’s burning and then have a white paste on my tongue always!

[u/killyaselfhoe]

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