HELP PLEASE!!! Anxiety now, how do you cope, cavity...

[Kat]

I've been in braces two years now most likely they'll be off in a couple months.
Sorry, this may be a little long.
I'm not a nut-bar and don't plan to be...yet. HA!

Anyway, as my teeth move I'm finding cavities (sp?) well as you know if you've had them during treatment it's a pain in the butt to get it sorted.

Best way to sort it is to have a filling on the day of adjustment so you don't have to go back and forth so much and have wires taken out ion the middle of the month.

Anxiety for me comes in when I find the cavity in the mirror an I'm immediatly screwed up. Like something HUGE has happened and I can't wait to have rid of it!!! My dentist acts like they are doing me a HUGE favor (And they get paid VERY well I must say ) by getting me in and the ortho well, he acts like it's a pain indirectly that I have to come in for these "extra"visits to remove the wire but of corse I come back the same day for my scheduled adjustment. I really try to make it easy for everyone all around.

Just knowing I have to make the call to the dentist and the ortho to get the appointments set up, I mean I DREAD it so much. I appreciate that they can fit me in VERY much and voice it strongly to them but I know they hate it when they see me almost like "here she is again". And I have NOT abused it. Again, it's never been accessive at all but it happened a couple times. Shouldn't have eatten so much junk over the years.
Always I find a problem area on the weekend after hours on a Friday or Saturday night then I have to wait until Monday morning. THIS KILLS ME!!!
I can't let a cavity go, something in between the teeth should be taken care of BEFORE the teeth go back together I believe.

Sorry people but I'm just freaking anymore when this happens. I ALWAY get angry thinking my dentist should really take a much closer look knowing the issues with the braces and all. He has NEVER found a cavity I always have been the one to find them!!! I'm really dreading to take a close look anymore for fear of a problem spot!

Help Please! how do you look at this kind of stuff? What makes it better while you wait?

[jaswi]

Id definitely consider getting a different dentist..

[Kat]

Real issues her M...
The teeth move and expose the new cavity, they continue to move and in a short while they move back together like they're supposed to showing the spot for a very short while but that's the best time to have a problem filled because the teeth now have the room so the dentist can get in there eaisier.

I have had a few filled. They were cavities.

Yes, they do act as if I am overly concerned but the problem is I am the one finding the problem areas!!! So it really doesn't make any sense for them to comment on it and act alof about it the whole appointment. The dentist has said "yes, you have been correct every time." Ortho acts as if I coming in all the time which is not correct I only have things taken care of on adjustment days so we all feel better about it. They are both over a hour away so I try to do it in one day. I wonder how they'd like it if I made more trips out of it. They'd hate it and I wouldn't do that anyway. Way to inconvient for eveyone.

I just wish I had a dentist that would do the cleaning look at every thooth in my mouth and fix any problems!

Don't want to defend myself here Iam just sick and tired and wondered what everybody else does in a situation like this.


It drives me nuts already!

[Kat]

WOW, you really don't get it. I know all that...
I'm talking about dealing with the dentist and orthos that seem to be bothered by any in between appointments even though it's in everybodys best intrest. Mine and there's $$$$$.

Just forget about it.

[Kat]

Ya know I've read a lot of your replies to different people over the past months and I gotta say you've become real ugly person in your replies at times.

I'll edit the rest...

[Kat]

Thank you.
I didn't want to ask you to leave my thread but I was thinking it.

Please stay gone and loosen up anymore!!!

[Kat]

You make me laugh out loud.

Yes, fluoride rinse, used it for years. Good stuff.

This is mostly a friendly forum. Lets keep it that way for the sake of others. Mkay?

Night.

[Kat]

Hmmm, gotta have the last word ?
ok. You can win.


I was walking by the Mental Hospital the other day and all the patients were outside shouting 13 13 13!

The fence was to high so I looked through the little gap in the planks to see what was going on.

Some Butthole poked me in the eye with a stick and and they all started shouting 14 14 14!

[TumbleDryLow]

Err.....on that note, back to the topic at hand......

If you truly believe your dentist is a moron and missing cavities, then time for a new dentist! Meryaten is correct, in that, while you are in braces your dentist will not do x-rays as they are almost pointless so no cavities will be caught that way. But a visual inspection is definitely in order, and if that is not being done, (or not being done in a thorough manner) then you are not only not getting your moneys worth during your 6 month check up, but also putting your oral heath in danger. As said earlier---time to find a new dentist.

As for your ortho being annoyed with you....so what?! It's not like they are giving you this treatment for free or as a favor so you really shouldn't inconvenience them. They work for you. I say go in as much as you need and don't worry about it.

Another thing to remember is that cavities are generally very slow to progress. If you see a suspicious spot, just breath deeply and know that it is not going to get worse in a week or even a month so you can take your time to get the various appointments scheduled.

Hope that helps.

[jennielee81]

I'm not sure if you're asking for help, or just venting...

Here're a few examples I've had:

I had a molar move and expose a VERY dark spot. I got very upset as I have few cavities and didn't want to deal with this one.

The ortho thought for sure it was a cavity. I made an appt. with the dentist who was HAPPY to see me for this. Turns out to have been a stain set into a soft spot. She buffed it out and sent me on my way with a big bottle of fluoride rinse.

My daughter also had a few cavities appear in her incisors and on the side of a molar due to incorrect bonding by her (different from mine) orthodontist. Only one as a cavity, the other 3 were stains and one was so shallow it was delt with on the surface and no filling was needed.

I worry, since your dentist seems bothered by all of this, he may not even take the time to determine that these are actually cavities. You say he told you they were, but of course he did since he charged you to fill them.

Really though, these cavities will not grow to mammoth size in even a week or two. I understand you are concerned that your teeth will move back to cover them. I can't address this as I don't know how fast your teeth are moving nor if these areas are opened up and then covered again. Mine and my daughters did not go back into hiding once revealed.

I say find another dentist, maybe even one closer to home. YOu neither like nor trust this one...why stay?

Your ortho doesn't sound like much of a keeper either.

[Kat]

Well, it was a cavity. Filled it today.
I have many exrays since I've been in braces.
The dentist looked at the ex-rays he took 4 months ago and said "yes, it's through the enamel" now why didn't he see it then???

I'll tell you why and this is the truth. I went for a cleaning and it was time for the dentist to have a look, he only looks once a year at the cleanings and if you want him to look at any in bewtween appointments he charges $50.00 yes, that's true. Anyway, after the cleaning 4 months ago I'm waiting for him to come in the room for the look and the hygenist says "He's already left for the day, he has to catch a plane he's going on vacation" .

I go back 10 days later and he has his look. I asked if he looked at the xrays.
Something tells me he didn't.
I want to change dentists and will but it's convient for the moment to have them close together. I think my treatment is going to be for a few more months any then I should be finished with the ortho part of this whole dental ordeal. Then comes the implants, crowns and what ever else is found.
Sometimes I just cringe at all this.

This is why I'm having trouble with all this stuff anymore and really, am having a hard time coping any more.
Didn't want to just vent I really wanted to know if others have this kind of stuff going on and had it gotten to the point???

[jennielee81]

I sincerely hope you find a new dentist to do the "heavy" work of implants and such.

I wouldn't trust this guy with more than you already do.

He's not focused on your treatment, only his wallet.

Wish everyone could have a dentist like mine! She's even done stuff for us and not charged because it didn't make sence to charge...

like pulling my youngest daughter's tooth, cutting a molar band off after the ortho was "done" with my son, even cleaned my son's teeth for free as his insurence wasn't going to cover it.

We all seem to go through some "crap" or another. EVERYONE here is trying to help. But if the provider is no good, there is only one solution.



Try to relax, have a cup of tea and a bubble bath. "...afterall, tomorrow is another day." -Scarlet O'Hara

[ArchAngle]

Something bizarre about that. Haven't had a filling in 15 years. 8 months in to braces, lo and behold, the teeth move, the dentists spots the start of something and decides to fill it in. Now I am already seeing something new which I hope is just a stain. Is there some sort of weird chemical reaction with all the metal that speeds up cavity progression or something going on? 15 years of not brushing and flossing half as much as now with braces, and 8 months in a cavity appears

[kirjax]

hmm I think I can relate to your situation.

When I got braces 15 months ago you of course had to have the full cleaning and xrays. At the time they told me everything looked "great" but that I had a filling that should be refilled because it was beginning 2 chip. Okay fine. Took care of it. Fast forward 6 months later now in braces and I go for a cleaning and they tell me I have 5 yes count them 5 cavities!!! I'm like WTF? 6 months ago I was fine? So I argued with the dentist and he said, "well these were questionable spots on the xrays the last time but we weren't sure if they'd turn into cavities!" ummm okay so your telling me I had these "spots" and I could of done something to prevent them from turning into cavities yet I wasn't told? UGH and to top it off I had no dental coverage. So off to the dentist I went filling 5 cavities out of my pocket!!! Oh and not to mention during this visit they told me I should really use prescription toothpaste..........sure after the damage is done.......here was another $25.00 out of pocket!!
Today I went for my next cleaning but this time I went back to my OLD dentist that I hadn't been to in about 4 years. I decided I'd fork out the extra money but atleast I'd have a thorough exam. I explained to them my previous cavity experience and they just shook their head and said did you come for another opinion. I said, "no the opinion is long gone they're all filled" This hygentist cleaned my teeth VERY well. She did explain xrays are unecessary during braces bc they can't really reveal much. This was fine with me cause I didn't want to pay for them either! Anyways, my old dentist came in and said my teeth and gums looked "great!" and I was doing a great job cleaning them. So it really does make you wonder. So maybe you too need to see another opinion and another dentist like I did. It can't hurt.

And on a side note sometimes it doesn't matter how well you clean your teeth cavities just appear! There really isn't much more you cna do if your already doing the job. So just relax. It is what it isl.

[jaswi]

I'm a firm believer that all dentists are crooked.