My Parents Lost Their Teeth Early. Am I Doomed?
Thankfully, though your parents DID pass along their genetics to you, it does NOT mean that you are doomed in the same way that they were.
Typically, we are given the “cavity gene” or the “gum and bone disease gene” by one or both of our parents.
The reality, though, is this:
What your parents DID with those genes is what caused them to lose all of their teeth, at whatever age that may have happened for them.
Therefore, what YOU do with YOUR genes is what holds the power to save your teeth.
You’ll need to learn a bit more in order to understand your specific mouth and what dental problems you are most likely to battle throughout your life. SODA has more of that information for you on that if you follow this link.
It wasn’t very long ago that access to dental care and proper dental education wasn’t readily available.
It wasn’t very long ago that the Great Depression in the United States left people with very little money and very little time left to focus on their teeth.
This “not very long ago” time found people RARELY going to the dentist and RARELY flossing and brushing as they should.
Teeth just weren’t a top focus, and many people looked at tooth loss as the inevitable. They waited until the last minute, usually until severe pain led them to the dentist.
By the time they arrived at the dentist, and with little money available to treat the dental problem, the cheapest decision was usually made. Pull the tooth.
This same scenario happened over and over and over again until dentures were the only choice left.
Lucky for you, modern dental advances, better understanding, better access to dental care, and general availability of dental health education leaves YOU at a much better advantage.
You have a dental gene from your parents, yes, but you know, or are now being informed, that you should floss daily.
You know, or are now being informed, that you should brush twice a day.
You know, or are now being informed, that you should use mouthwash according to your genetics and dental history.
You know, or are now being informed, that you should visit your honest dentist and have your teeth cleaned AT LEAST once a year, ideally twice, to keep a handle on gum disease and check for cavities regularly.
And we know, that you know, that you should eat healthy for your teeth…as well as every other system in your body.
It’s also important to understand that you DON’T need dental insurance to visit the dentist.
Please believe us on this, and click the link to read why.
The MOST important thing you need to do is find an honest dentist who diagnoses correctly and honestly, according to your needs rather than the needs of their pocketbook.
Let your honest dentist help you decide if dental insurance is worth purchasing in your case. Let your honest dentist help you decide the cheapest and most conservative way to address your dental problems.
“It is better to go to an honest dentist WITHOUT dental insurance than it is to go to a dishonest dentist WITH dental insurance.” If you think about it that way, doesn’t it all make sense? Don’t you want an honest dentist that believes in the truth?
We’ve also said it a million times, and we’ll say it a million more:
The best dental insurance is FLOSS.
Sure, there is always more to learn about dental problems, but the cure to them all is simple:
Floss, Brush, Mouthwash, Eat Healthy, and see your honest dentist regularly. If you do these things, you’ll hardly need us at all. We promise.
We’re here to help. We have links throughout all of our posts that will guide you to more learning and more dental understanding.
Though it would be best if we did, we’ll never claim to know it all, all of the time. Nobody knows it all! We do claim honesty, though, and we sincerely want to help as many people as we can! Our patients have maintained beautifully following our conservative recommendations.
So, thanks so much for reading and letting us spill our SODA! Remember to take the time to find your HONEST DENTIST, and be sure to browse around our links and follow us on social media for answers to more of your exciting dental questions, like:
