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| - I don't even know where to begin. I came in thinking I had a cavity or two. I left with the great news of "you have 5 cavities!" Keep in mind I haven't had a cavity since my baby teeth... Probably at least 10 years ago. Also, as of 4 months ago, my teeth were perfect, according to my dentist at home. Dr. Colin scared me into thinking I'd need a root canal if I didn't get all of these filled within the next week or so, and I didn't have a chance to go home during the week for my regular dentist there to look. So of course I was terrified of getting a root canal, so I made my appointment to get my fillings done. That all went fine, but the hygienist suggested I get sealants on the teeth that didn't have any cavities or else I'd be prone to getting more. So I said yes. They didn't clean my teeth before doing the sealant, let alone wash and dry them off. Now I'm just scared of getting decay underneath the 10 teeth with sealants on them.
Two, maybe 3 of the cavities were from "not flossing as regularly as I should have been." Ironically enough, the hygienist sealed my teeth together in two spots, making it impossible to floss between those teeth. I went to my regular dentist at home over thanksgiving break and she said what they did was total "bull." The cavities between my teeth were bull, the cavities in general were bull (because they could have easily been discoloring or just grooves that appeared to be cavities), and she has never suggest sealants before because I was never, ever prone to cavities. She said in July, my teeth were perfect and there was no way brushing regularly could form cavities that bad in 3 months.
So moral of the story, get a second opinion before doing something permanent or else your teeth that your dentist said make you look like a "beauty queen" will be ruined forever. :( do NOT go here!!!!!!!
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