- Does he really need caps?
At his first check up, DS was found to have 5 cavities. Damn. Some of them are in his top front four teeth. Although the pedodontist says they are small, he still wants to cap them. In silver. :( If they're small, why can't they just be filled with the regular white filling mate...
- Does he need fluoride?
Is there any amount of fluoride that is good for ds at any stage? If so, in what application?...
- Does child drink flouridated water? New patient forms how to reply?
My DD is going to the dentist for her first check-up at the age or 2.5 years. We recently moved to a new town, so it's a new dentist that none of us have ever seen before. I just received the new patient forms for DD's appointment and I'm not sure what to do about this question....
- Does anyone make their own toothpaste?
I've been thinking about switching to homemade baking soda and peroxide toothpaste (because it's very cheap). The only trouble is, I'd be very concerned about BeanBean and myself getting enough flouride. We don't drink much tapwater, and I know from personal experience that I...
- Does anyone have implants?
It seems like implants come up as an alternative to root canals and such, but I haven't noticed that anyone has mentioned that they've had one. So, does anyone have one? What makes this a good option? What is maintenance/cleaning like? Did you research risks and such? Does it look nice...
- Does anyone give their dc zylitol for cavity prevention?
We just came back from a 'meet and greet' appointment with a holistic dentist...he was a strong advocate for something called zylitol in lieu of flouride. I'd never heard of it before, but in doing a little reading about it online, it almost seems to good to be true. It is bille...