After my regular 6 month visit to the dentist (Dr. Hargrave) today I was given another thumbs up. As I was listening to Dr. Hargrave tell the hygienist about a filling that needed to be watched, he was saying that it appeared to be pulling away from the tooth. I immediately asked the Dr how long ago it was that he put the filling in. He said he had no clue how old it was and that he was not responsible for that filling. I then brought him up to speed that I only had one filling in there and he most certainly was the one who did the work. After further checking it out and a little embarrassment on his part, he admitted that indeed it was not a filling but just the natural groove in my own tooth. I’m happy to say I still only have one filling in there period. I’m a firm believer that it’s all in the genes; I went to the dentist for the first time right before starting kindergarten and didn’t walk back into a dentist’s office till I was around 22. I had my first and only cavity at 35 and don’t think it has anything to do with brushing, flossing, seeing the dentist, it’s all in the genes if you were to ask me.
Now that I have kids, they do things a lot differently. They all get started on flouride at around a year (most people have it in the water, but we’re on a well, so our kids get a prescription) and my dental hygenist cousin says it is rare to see cavities with kids on flouride these days.