Want to bet that your fillings/crowns/inlays or missing teeth are only or mainly on the side!
How come you only have bad teeth on the side – o.k. maybe in your upper jaw as shown in the picture in blue. Here you probably have crescent-shaped fillings, unless you’ve already gone one step further – and have crowns.
But how come only specific teeth go bad? If one does, then the others should too! But don’t worry, there are others like you – if you take a look at other people’s mouths you would be able to see that they too only have „bad teeth“ on the side.
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Here you can see x-rays, and it’s pretty obvious that the fillings (marked in red) are only on the side ….
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If you have read this article, then you know that there is no such thing as bad teeth. But then why do we only have fillings on the side …
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Well, the window display, the front of your teeth, gets cleaned thoroughly, and the back teeth get only a very quick brush while the fresh taste of toothpaste makes your mouth feel cleaner than it actually is. The plaque which is not removed from the side teeth (cleaning deficits in the side teeth) causes cavities – usually starting in childhood, as dentist tend to drill rather than inform. This is how we end up with all our fillings in our side teeth. Bad habits coupled with a lack of information lead to bad teeth!
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Armed with this knowledge we can now do something to improve our dental hygiene – here’s how to properly clean teeth:
- Start brushing at the back, leaving the front for last
- Use an oral irrigator at least once a day, don’t worry, at first your gums may bleed and hurt. But this will soon pass
- Clean properly, and then take a plaque tablet (which you can get at any pharmacy) – after brushing … check the insides of your teeth, if there is any plaque left, then you will need to brush that area again. Your hands and mind will get used to this, and you will learn a new cleaning technique!
The aim is to learn to clean your back teeth as well as the front, if your dentist does good work and provides your teeth with ceramic inlays, then you will avoid drilling for a long time.
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A good dentist will explain all these things to you during an initial session – before the start of treatment – because the best kind of treatment is – prevention!
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Tomorrow you will find out why many people have crescent-shaped fillings in their front teeth!
