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From:	Brian (24.16.184.42)
Subject:	Bad news after going to the dentist.
Date:	March 15, 2012 at 4:30 pm PST

I just went to the dentist today and I didn't expect very good results as for three months I was eating a good bit of oranges (some unripe unfortunately) and I wasn't rinsing my mouth after every meal. A month ago I also noticed a little of my dentin being exposed on a few of my teeth. Since then I have eliminated citrus from my diet and have been eating bananas, dates, apples, and lettuce/spinach for a month now.

So after going to the dentist I learned I have one small cavity and my dentist fears the worst if I continue this diet and more importantly if I don't immediately start using toothpaste again. Specifically he needs me to use toothpaste with fluoride. Let me tell you a few of the things he told me about fluoride and teeth care:

1. Fluoride can not be bad for you, because it is TOPICAL and is not absorbed into the body. It is just absorbed into the enamel. My dentist kept telling me this over and over again to defend how fluoride has no change to be bad for you.

2. Fluoride kills the natural bacteria in your mouth that causes cavities. Although some bacteria in your mouth can promote good teeth health. It is all based on the environment of your mouth, bacteria and genetics. He didn't talk too much about what to do if your mouth has good bacteria that promotes good health.

3. Fluoride has been proven through studies to prevent cavities. Environments devoid of fluoride compared to environments rich with fluoride contain a much higher rate of cavities. My dentist told me he has done studies and written papers himself on such things and if very worried about me.

4. Patients who use natural toothpastes are easy to spot because they have all the cavities! My dentist told me he sees lots of people who use natural toothpastes and they are always easy to differentiate from those who use fluoride because they have all the cavities and the people who use fluoride don't.

There wasn't much I could say to the doctor, cause heck I'm just a kid and what do I know. Right now I just feel a little dis-heartened with myself. I know I didn't take the best care of my teeth when I started being 80/10/10 and ate some unripe oranges. These mistakes don't give myself much confidence and certainly do not gain any favor with my dentist in any way.

I'm scheduled to get my cavity filled next week with god knows what and I'm trying to stay positive and not flood myself with any more stress.

I don't know I guess I just need some support or kind words. I still don't know what to do with my teeth. I really don't want to add more chemicals into my body and start using fluoride again, but maybe I should... just until my teeth get better. I'm not sure.

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