Some people practice good oral hiegyne but suffer a lot of dental and other oral health problems than those who do not. How wide can this be explained?
2007-03-09 03:59:54 · 6 answers · asked by Ndate Sibeso 1 in Health ➔ Dental
There is a lot to be said for genetics according to my story and my dentist. I know and am jealous of friends who don't floss and rarely go to the dentist and have beautiful teeth.
I am probably the last of the generation that did not have dental insurance growing up so I cannot speak to what my story would have been if I had regular dental checkups as a child. I was diagnosed with peridontal disease at 24. Since that time, I've done all I was told. I had the root planing / scaling which provided great improvement at that time but did not have the insurance or money to have additional procedures. I tried to keep it under control by having cleanings every three months and regular use of a Clorihexidine (may not be correct spelling) rinse. This along with regular brushing, flossing, and using a peroxibrush has bought me 16 years of relative oral health. I am 40 now and have recently gotten to experience the joy of a second root planing/scaling. Now, obviously I have done everything right but if you look at my family tree.... My father lost all his teeth in his twenties, my mother... her thirties, my sister... forties, and my brother is fighting the same battle I am. My brother has had the benefit of a great job so he was able to afford some additional procedures earlier. I am now preparing to have emdogain treatment in my continuing quest to keep my teeth. All that being said, my best advice is to simply fight as soon as possible. Looking back I wish I had at 24 borrowed money, gotten loans, another job, anything to have been able to have had this fight when I was younger and healthier. I may have better insurance now, but the out of pocket is still significant. Of course the alternative is false teeth, and that should be avoided at all costs. False teeth affect your taste, and they are not the same. To prevent cutting your own tongue or jaw, false teeth are made purposely "duller" than your natural teeth so eating things like steak will not be as enjoyable (for meateaters). Good Luck
2007-03-09 04:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by kc 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is also bacteria in the saliva that can produce more tooth decay. As far as dentures save as many natural teeth as possible No, a person with dentures can eat steaks, eat the corn off the cob and nuts plus bite into apples, not saying all can, but my husband does and I know others who do the same thing. Taste is not affected, taste buds are in the tongue not the palate.
2007-03-09 06:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genetics
2007-03-09 04:07:23 · answer #3 · answered by Paul S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect that you're looking at skewed data.
When I was coming up, for a while I lived in a little Holler-in-the-hills type area. And most of the people there tended to lose their teeth by the time they were 40 or so.
2007-03-09 04:05:28 · answer #4 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To a degree it is genetics I'm afraid, seems really unfair i know.
Also diet, if you have lots of sugary things in your diet even if your dental hygiene is good you can get decay.
2007-03-09 06:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by sassym 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genetics. Some people are just more prone to teeth problems, some to cancer, some to acne, etc, etc,.
2007-03-09 04:07:44 · answer #6 · answered by Joseph's Mama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋