I haven't been to a dentist in 15 years

It happens. One bad experience with a dentist or a dentist themselves can ruin you.

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25 years for me. I brush well and floss daily

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I had my first dentist visit since '87 or '88 about 6 months ago... full cleaning and checkup with x-rays, gum tests - the works.

She freaked when I told her how long it had been - had a hard time believing me, because I had no cavities or any other issues, and she couldn't really find anything to scrape for the cleaning.

100% bill of health - guess I'll set a follow-up appointment in 30 years or so.

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I hadn't been to one in 27 years.

Had to go a few years ago to get a wisdom tooth pulled and again a year later to get a cracked molar pulled.

They said my teeth were healthy and just needed a cleaning so I let them do that.

Won't go back unless I have issues.

I was like that also but went because if some pain. Found out I had a cavity under an old filling that wasn’t causing any pain. Totally shocked. He showed me the x rays. The other pain was not a problem. Used tea tree oil on it. Got the cavity fixed. I found a good dentist through some friends. Glad I did or that cavity would have gotten worse and slammed me.

Great fun!

It's been 40 years for me.


A friend of mine died from jaw cancer. We couldn't figure out why until I remember she went to the dentist regularly and always had X-rays of her teeth.

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Must be good for teeth if it eats away concrete

I go once every 5 to 10 years. Last time i went, dentist told me 2% cant get cavities. Researched and yeah something about bacteria A killing bacteria B and no cavities. But he said those people often then get gum disease because they can think they dont need to brush as well.

Are you talking about your teeth?

That was my question also.

Sadly I had issues with cavities since I was 8. But I have overheard doctors saying how much they will charge and diagnose so they can buy a boat one day, when they thought I was asleep.

I avoid them like the plague unless extremely necessary.

It's in the genes

You either have bad teeth or you don't

Obvious fluoride and gingivitis care will go a long way.

Great post op. Now let's hear about how long people are forced to have car insurance and never need it.

Same here. Last I went was probably around 1996. I really could use a basic cleaning, but otherwise I think I'm fine. Never had a cavity in my life. I'm pushing 50 now.
No effing way I would ever accept a root canal. Crowns either.

When I was 16 I went to the Dentist for a Routine checkup and examination after I was punched in the face by someone on the streets.

Anyway,

He told me that I needed a root canal and I trusted him,
He ruined my Molar and didn't put a filling on the split tooth after he cut it, Scheduling a followup which I never attended due to my medical coverage expiring.

And then,
I couldn't pay for the Root Canal so I got put into a collections system at this young age, Forever ruining my credit and giving me no chance to get started with Credit.

I have had jobs working for close to $100,000 a year, and am now in my Thirties, and still have problems with this tooth, and no credit whatsoever.

Partially my fault,
But man do I ever feel fucked.

Always get a second opinion - that is what I failed to do, I just went blindly with what the dentist was suggesting at the time.

To follow up more with this, I saw another dentist, an Amateur I guess, who did the crown for the split tooth that needed to be crowned as a result of the dentist failing to put a filling on the root canal,

The crown was made of Gold and cost me approx 800$ to have made, Through a friends ceramics shop so this is after a Friend discount,

And the crown fell off about less than 3 years later, while I was eating chedder cheese. I haven't been to a dentist, They want me to remove whats left of the tooth but then that will fuckup the rest of my teeth and jawline,
So I stopped going to dentists,
Stopped brushing,
Hoping to god that I will be okay in the end.

End of story.