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Hekate

(90,202 posts)
13. Deep fissures in molars breed bacteria that can't be brushed out. My teeth were always really clean,
Tue Jul 22, 2014, 08:55 PM
Jul 2014

...but I had fillings drilled down to my toes (or so it felt with inadequate Novocain). It wasn't until my kids' dentist urged me to have her and her brother's teeth sealed that I realized that was why I'd had so many fillings as a kid.

It's just my great good luck that my mother believed in dentistry for us despite the cost and that I have been able to afford to be rigorous about my own dental care as an adult. I mean, 7 crowns and a bunch of root canals is a bunch of adult dentistry.

As I said, lucky. If I'd been born in Virginia I might be toothless too. I winced reading about that poor teenage girl having a whole-mouth extraction. That's just so wrong that it had to be done.

As to your point about dental hygiene: in my elementary school we had lessons about how to brush our teeth as part of our "Health" segment.

isn't that the state where that repug lost his primary...nt pbmus Jul 2014 #1
Yes, Eric Cantor lost his primary to David Brat. tclambert Jul 2014 #6
And THIS is why no-one should have to depend on nobless oblige from BILLIONaires. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #2
Noblesse oblige is for noble people. Our billionaires ain't noble. tclambert Jul 2014 #7
This is why I advocate for Medicare for All, including dental, optical, hearing aids and ... Scuba Jul 2014 #3
K&R. Me too. Our current healthcare for profit hurts so many people. Overseas Jul 2014 #25
Me too. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #45
Brush your teeth PSA Billboard signs needed ErikJ Jul 2014 #4
I was forced to brush my teeth as a kid, and babylonsister Jul 2014 #9
Deep fissures in molars breed bacteria that can't be brushed out. My teeth were always really clean, Hekate Jul 2014 #13
I've had the care you had, babylonsister Jul 2014 #18
OUCH! BobbyBoring Jul 2014 #62
Same here, and I'm from a pre-sealant generation. raccoon Jul 2014 #50
It's not only brushing or flossing, phylny Jul 2014 #12
Southern poor whites have always voted for the white slave masters . ErikJ Jul 2014 #14
This^^ BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #16
Who the hell knows what that fracking water is doing either. nt valerief Jul 2014 #20
This predates fracking by a couple hundred years FYI snooper2 Jul 2014 #56
And fracking water is making everything better????? nt valerief Jul 2014 #59
Um, yeah, fracking wastewater keeps your teeth from falling out snooper2 Jul 2014 #61
And sweet tea! nt babylonsister Jul 2014 #28
More blame the victim (n/t) bread_and_roses Jul 2014 #51
It's not blaming them. phylny Jul 2014 #64
I apologize if I misinterpreted your comment bread_and_roses Jul 2014 #66
More likely they don't have toothpaste or floss in the house Gormy Cuss Jul 2014 #15
It would help if you could afford a toothbrush and toothpaste Lochloosa Jul 2014 #22
Dollar store sells 2 for $1 dont they? ErikJ Jul 2014 #26
It's sort of silly, but I still include toothpaste and a toothbrush in my No Vested Interest Jul 2014 #38
Nice blame the victim (n/t) bread_and_roses Jul 2014 #49
Flossing is even more important, IMO. But comprehensive dental care for all is what we really need. Arugula Latte Jul 2014 #65
They should just go to their concierge dentist tclambert Jul 2014 #5
There is hope...somewhere japple Jul 2014 #8
Pshaww-all ya need is this ErikJ Jul 2014 #11
interesting DU link: "Don't Let them Pull Out Your Teeth..." tomm2thumbs Jul 2014 #10
Thanks, and bookmarked. nt babylonsister Jul 2014 #21
the poor “have it easy” ??? dougg Jul 2014 #17
Isn't it about time we stop pretending they're the same sub-species as the rest of us? nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #43
If we look back through history Enthusiast Jul 2014 #46
America is the greatest country in the world--for billionaires. nt valerief Jul 2014 #19
Keep your teeth and get rid of your Republican congressmen, Virginia! nt SunSeeker Jul 2014 #23
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #24
So, I take it that... Helen Borg Jul 2014 #27
Blender. Neoma Jul 2014 #31
Gummin' it. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2014 #35
Did she floss? Helen Borg Jul 2014 #37
What will Gov McAuliffe(sp) do? ReRe Jul 2014 #29
Years ago... spinbaby Jul 2014 #30
I'm not sure I have 20 teeth left now. Better go count 'em. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #32
One reason so many poor people dip/chew snuff is because it deadens hunger pains IrishAyes Jul 2014 #33
My father did that back about 1970. Military. nolabear Jul 2014 #34
There's a renthouse across the street from me. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2014 #36
15 years??? I pity anyone coming in close contact with the guy... nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #42
yikes~! shanti Jul 2014 #60
They've been told countless times they deserve what they get in life, and there is no alternative. Major Hogwash Jul 2014 #39
actually in illinois to pay for expanding medicaid questionseverything Jul 2014 #57
Why are teeth and eyes not covered by medical insurance? Both are part of our bodies. AllyCat Jul 2014 #40
good point -- when did it separate into 'other than general health' and why? tomm2thumbs Jul 2014 #41
I wonder the same thing. It makes no sense. But I guess it's the cents not the sense that matters. Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2014 #44
The dentists and the eye doctors have agreed as an organization to not offer LiberalArkie Jul 2014 #52
Interesting. Guess that is why glasses aren't covered for us unless AllyCat Jul 2014 #55
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #47
Probably the same here get the red out Jul 2014 #48
I'm in rural SE Ohio jen63 Jul 2014 #53
Read the full article about these idiots esp Gilda Mountcastle Grins Jul 2014 #54
And taking advantage of that charitable group is not a hand-out treestar Jul 2014 #58
I was raised in VA BobbyBoring Jul 2014 #63
Yikess. How awful. Quantess Jul 2014 #67
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