My 8 yrs old daughter has two fillings in her teeth and now there is another cavity being formed. She brushes twice daily and stays away from too much sweets. What may be the other causes of so many cavities in her teeth?
2006-08-07 23:40:00 · 10 answers · asked by progyas 2 in Health ➔ Dental
Nature has made our body in a way that every part has some micro-organisms living and this are called commensals ( They do not cause harm). When ever another micro-organisms invade or they are doployed to another area, trobule comes.
In your daughters case:
1. She might have weak commensals in her mouth to secret enzymes for fast digestion.
2. The strenght of her brushing her teeth might not be effective.
3. The interval of her brushing might be too lenghty.
4. Finally she might have an auto-immune defficiency.
Am sorry to say that these information might not be fact, because i dont retrive it from any book and it was just wat i tought is hapenning to her.
2006-08-08 00:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by davidsonj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many things that can cause cavities.... much juice in her diet, some people genetically have what some dentists call "soft teeth" and just very suseptible to decay, are you on a well water system? If so seek a prescription from your dentist for Fluoride for her because there is no fluoride in well water. Also even though she may brush twice a day she may not be getting all the plaque, I recommend getting the new rinse by Listerine called Agent Cool Blue, it has a "yummy" bubblegum flavor and will show her where the plaque is. If these cavities are on the chewing surfaces of the teeth these are "brushing" cavities where she is not getting them cleaned, if they are between the teeth these are "flossing" cavities and she either needs to start flossing regularly or needs help doing so if she already does.
2006-08-08 06:49:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may have pitted enamel. My Nik does and we had to seal all of her teeth to prevent cavities. It did not matter if she brushed 8 times a day. Doc Schiller, the dentist, said she was just prone due to the pits in the enamel. It was possibly some medicine I took when I was pregnant. That may have caused faulty tooth development. Doc also said it can be genetic. Don't be too hard on her until you find out if this is what is wrong. Sealing a tooth is about $20, filling a tooth is a permanent destroy and repair that can cost anyplace from $60 to $800 depending on the severity of decay. I vote to seal the teeth.
Also, do not let them use metal fillings in her mouth. It causes problems later in life, insist on the porcelain or the resin even though it costs more. It is really and truly worth it. The mercury in the metal fillings will eventually cause poisoning problems, so will the nickel and the aluminum. Don't let them talk you into metal. It is easier for them and they push it. GET the resin or the porcelain.
2006-08-08 06:51:47 · answer #3 · answered by nik named mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be given tons of reasons about this, but cavities are caused by sugar. Period. In some rare cases a person can have some type of enamel defect and be more suceptable to decay but these people are few and far between. Regardless of the reason for decay, whether it is deep grooves, poor hygiene, low fluride in the water, sugar is what causes decay. The bacteria in the mouth feed on sugar and their biproduct is what causes the decay to form. You may not think that she gets much sugar, but you may be suprised if you really knew exactly how much most people think is not much. Does she ever eat a sweet or drink a soda, juice or anything else with sugar in it right before she goes to bed? If so that could be when it is happening. If not, you need to just keep her almost completely away from sweets and have her use fluride everyday.
2006-08-08 08:06:52 · answer #4 · answered by LittleMermaid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to brush right after meals and snacks to remove food particles as soon as possible. If that's not possible, try at least rinsing the mouth out to try to wash away some of the food particles and bacteria, or even licking the teeth clean because saliva will neutralize some of the acids from the bacteria as well. Some people recommend chewing sugarless gum to stimulate saliva production. Avoid whitening toothpastes because they will break down the enamel, making the teeth more susceptible to decay. (It's annoying that I've found that everybody seems to have whitening toothpastes all over the shelves and that toothpaste without whitening is getting very difficult to find.) No sodas.
The site below also has a few different ideas.
2006-08-08 07:06:33 · answer #5 · answered by Muralasa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OH MY GOD DENTAL ASSISTANTS ARE IDIOTS!!!!
there is only ONE single cause of tooth decay: BACTERIAL PLAQUE.
you can soak a tooth in sugar all year long and nothing will happen to it. enamel is dissolved by bacterial waste products (acids) resulting from them eating last week's lunch that is still in between you teeth. refined sugar happens to be the easiest thing for them to eat so it gets most of the blame. i guess people just aren't comfortable with the thought of billions of little bugs wriggling around in between their teeth.
2006-08-08 12:13:05 · answer #6 · answered by tomh311 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not brushing properly, and anything with carbohydrates can cause cavities, as there is amylase in your slaiva which turns starch into glucose, which becomes plaque... one little bit of trapped bread can be VERY bad...
2006-08-08 06:44:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not brushing properly you can get these tablets which make you teeth go red it shows which need brushing
2006-08-08 13:24:18 · answer #8 · answered by munchie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno
consult a dentist for reason
2006-08-08 06:45:17 · answer #9 · answered by ish216 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lack of fluoride, genes, lack of flossing.
2006-08-08 06:45:25 · answer #10 · answered by tiggerkitty3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋