RJ1
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Getting my son to brush his teeth and do it well is the most stressful part of my day. Sometimes I HAVE sat on him and brushed them myself. I get tired of it. I have also stood in the bathroom doorway with a belt blocking his exit. Any dentist will tell you genetics is a huge part of your teeth. They told my brother yesterday as a matter of fact that his bad gums could have been hereditary...yup...my Mom had bad gums and eventually all her teeth fell out and she now has dentures. Me too unfortunately. Been irrigating with antibiotic. They told me smoking could have caused mine...but my brother doesn't smoke and his was worse than mine! My son's dentist (he's had 3 cavities I think...2 or 3) says he has spots on his teeth that could become cavities and she said it was a direct relation to his high fevers as a baby. Who knew?
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JennyLynn
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DS is GREAT about brushing his teeth. He enjoys it - and I do the flossing for him.
He's been going to the dentist every 6 months since he was 18 months old, after a tooth incident. No cavities yet. Let's hope it stays that way!
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preemiemom
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I will vote for the genetic answer :) Bad teeth/bone on one side, bad gums on the other = early tooth loss, bone grafts, root canals, you name it. I will have a full upper permanent bridge before I'm 50, will hope I can do a the same on the lower. My dad is having it done now, to the tune of $10,000.. out of pocket. He's had a full upper denture for at least 15 years.
It is what it is. DD is screwed in that regard. The dental history on my side totally blows and her father's isn't much better :(
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1966Gal
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I don't get what you are trying to say. I am absolutely addicted to diet soda and I neglected to go to the dentist for a year. I had 5 cavaties the last time I went. Totally embarassing and the dentist knew it was from the acid in the diet soda. Genetics had nothing to do with it, the crap I put in my mouth (no perverted comments Red ;)
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NOBODY drinks more diet soda than I do. I'm a complete Diet Coke addict. I haven't had a cavity since childhood. It is mostly genetics.
My ex came from the crappiest home of all. He hadn't BEEN to a dentist in 15 YEARS when I met him. He's NEVER had a cavity.
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Redlegg
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For all the hard to get brushers out there, look at a sonic care or comparable. They do the work, and it takes just a couple of minutes. I can honestly say that since getting one of those, I can notice a distinct difference. They are pricey, and the replacement heads as well, but I will say it adds a whole dimension. These are not 12 or 20.00 electric tooth brushes, they are expensive, but they could make a differrence.
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Avaya
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Genetics? Maybe....me and my husband have mouths full of fillings - just about every molar I think. Our kids - aged 16 and 17, each got their first cavity last year. So while genetics may play a part in bone and gum health and tooth strength, hygiene is still the biggest part of it I think.
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cpnebraska
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Just a word on genetics and bad teeth. I had horrible problems with my baby teeth. My 2 front teeth came in without enamal. Now my youngest has issues. He had acid reflux as a baby and we sealed his teeth to prevent more damage from that. It erodes the thin enamal very easily I guess. NOW his permanent teeth are coming in with enamel crystalized and they think it is due to all the antibiotics he had taken for his ear problems. He had a congenital Cholesteatoma which is basically an ear tumor but it very hard to diagnose when you have only a few symptoms. So for years he took antibiotics alot and now he will deal with teeth issues forever. So genetics and modern medicine. I don't regret the antibiotics because he could have gotten really sick without them. He also always drank water after taking them.
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1966Gal
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For all the hard to get brushers out there, look at a sonic care or comparable. They do the work, and it takes just a couple of minutes. I can honestly say that since getting one of those, I can notice a distinct difference. They are pricey, and the replacement heads as well, but I will say it adds a whole dimension. These are not 12 or 20.00 electric tooth brushes, they are expensive, but they could make a differrence.
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My dentist made me get a Sonic. I love it. I guess I was brushing so vigriously that I was brushing my gums away...causing a receding gum like. Sonic keeps me from doing that.
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RJ1
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My son was GREAT about it too when he was younger until a tooth fell out in the tub and it bled buckets. Since then he's weird about it. It changed at that moment too.
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JennyLynn
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Ecck! Ouch.
DS was 18 months old when he tripped and hit his tooth on my parent's end table in their living room. It's still discolored, but thankfully nothing bad happened to it.
I think all kids go through stages where they don't want to brush their teeth. I remember being that way in jr. high.
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