Hello, I noticed a small hole in one of my molars on the way to the dentist about a year ago, I told the dentist about it before I got in the chair. He said "yup, all fine" and the chair went up and I confirmed with him after, and he said that I didn't have any holes! He looked at me as if i was being stupid by questioning his judgement so I went away!
I then went back 6 months later for my checkup and he said that I needed a filling... and it doesn't take a genius to realise which tooth it was that he was talking about! So a few weeks later I had the filling and I looked at it at night and I could see on the top of my tooth that there was still what appears to be a hole.
Is there an acceptable degree of decay that is "OK" and doesn't need filling? Doesn't decay continue to grow unless it is removed regardless of size.. no?
I have a few holes that are literally less than quarter of an inch wide... should these microscopic ones be filled to prevent them getting worse?
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2007-01-25 03:17:26 · 6 answers · asked by Jiblob 2 in Health ➔ Dental
Yes, there is an acceptable degree of decay. I have a tiny cavity that they've been monitoring for years. There is no pain and the cavity has not gotten any bigger, so they see no reason to fill it. Your cavity was probably little like mine, but got big over 6 months then needed to be filled. You can stop the progression of a cavity by staying on top of your dental hygiene, brushing and flossing twice a day, and keep it small.
2007-01-25 03:24:06 · answer #1 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Holes that are 'less than a quarter of an inch wide' are pretty big. Not microscopic at all.... unless I'm misunderstanding.
2007-01-25 11:27:40 · answer #2 · answered by L F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I would seek a second opinion. There are some really great dentists out there and you should really find one. Obviously you don't trust the dentist you are seeing, so I would try to find one you do trust.
2007-01-25 11:37:11 · answer #3 · answered by kiera70 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely go to a new dentist!!!! Any small cavity that you have will eventually get bigger and need to be filled!!!
2007-01-25 11:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by msmcd 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
find a new dentist, this guy is soaking you, and making sure you come back and pay him some more.
2007-01-25 11:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
get a new dentist. my dentist covers any little hole i have.
2007-01-25 11:26:24 · answer #6 · answered by Miki 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋