Re: the broken tooth thing

[Guest guest]

My daughter has perfect teeth and is 150 cm by passed. She will be two years

in May. She will be a great test case.

Fay Bayuk

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10/23/01

Dr.

Open RNY 150 cm

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[Guest guest]

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This is absolutely the best $2,000,000,000 question. I am in the process of

finding out what MY doctors and dentists say together on this very question.

I recently had 5 teeth pulled. One more is getting close to the need to be

pulled. Interestingly enough, they are opposite each other. My bottom teeth,

both 2nd to last molars gone, and then both bottom 1st molars. Then both

last molars on top. That in itself seems kinda strange to me. Many more are

in need of work but these are the ones that have broken off.

Anyway, I believe this is a direct result of my surgery in many ways. I

spoke in great detail with my dentist and she suggested that we submit to

the medical insurance to pay for my work. So right this very minute my

insurance, dentist, family doctor and my gastro/nutritionalist are all on

the case. I also had to get the opinion of their dentist. He was a real

hack. Very rude and uncompassionate man but had 30 years experience in teeth

alone. The jury is still out on this. It has been going on since before

Christmas. Hopefully, I can give you their answer before I go back to

Florida. I hope I'll have my prosthesis piece before I go back. We moved our

date for this reason alone. Feb 25th is the day. If I don't have THEIR

answer to your question before then, I guess we can keep wondering huh?

I have told my story before. There can be so many factors involved in the

health of our teeth. I'm 38 right now. Had perfect teeth at age 26, had

surgery at 27 and by 5 yrs PO began having serious (my dentist says my teeth

really aren't as bad as she has seen) problems with my teeth. My teeth have

cracked and broken, my gum lines have deteriorated and my enable is wearing

thin. My father has had the problem with broken teeth but 20 yrs later than

me. My sister who is 17mos. younger has had root canals (3) but her teeth

are otherwise in good health. Genetics plays a big part in our teeth. No one

in my family has had the combined problems. They are telling me that my

mouth is not dry though I take Zoloft. You know my nutrient level had

declined. I think in the big picture every part of me was effected. One goes

hand in hand with the other. My D levels were not even measurable. This must

say something about my teeth. I am getting back on top, but the damage is

done.

I haven't really given you an answer but am working on it...lol.

Dawn

[Guest guest]

For the better part of the past two and a half years, I have been in a

dentist chair at least 4-5 times a month. Crowns, caps, posts, root

canals, cavities, etc. Never had this kind of problem with my teeth

prior to wls. Dentist told me that the enamel is almost completely off

my teeth. I'm very diligent about brushing and flossing and still have

this problem. Need a break from the dentist for a few months and am

taking it. Told Tim that probably by the time I'm 45 I'm going to have

to have them all pulled and get false teeth in. At this point it is

preferable. Can't stand the damn dentist anymore. Can deal with most

crap you throw my way, but the teeth thing is a killer.

Regina

[Guest guest]

Don't know if this relates or not.........

When my daughter was about 6 we were at the dentist and they told me she

had " 10 " cavities in 2 of her back teeth. I was mortified and mad. Her

other 3 siblings have never had a single cavity between them. My daughter

brushes and eats the same stuff as her siblings, whtat's the deal?? She

said that as far as cavities and kids go there can be NO REASON AT ALL

sometimes. She said that the majority of kids " don't " get cavities......but

that the ones who do gets TONS of them!! Maybe it is a freak kinda

thing......either you get good ones or you don't (of course excluding other

things like meds and stuff)...... P.

[Guest guest]

So is this tooth problem thing something that happens farther out or have I just

been lucky so far?

Judy

Lap Proximal RNY 7/23/02

Drs. and Rabkin/SF

55/5'3 " - 257/140

size 22/XXL - 6/S

bmi 46/24

[Guest guest]

Are you perhaps using a stiff toothbrush? My dentist told me that I should

use a soft to medium toothbrush, as the stiff ones can wear the enamel down.

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365/194/160

Lap RnY, Distal - Dr. s

Vanderbilt University Hospital

Surgery date June 3, 2002

----- Original Message -----

> For the better part of the past two and a half years, I have been in a

> dentist chair at least 4-5 times a month. Crowns, caps, posts, root

> canals, cavities, etc. Never had this kind of problem with my teeth

> prior to wls. Dentist told me that the enamel is almost completely off

> my teeth. I'm very diligent about brushing and flossing and still have

> this problem.

[Guest guest]

Regina,

I am with you 200% on this. I took a break too. I was getting so much work

done and it was a constant. It was a vicious cycle. I could not stay on top

of the problems or the cost, even with insurance. I cringe even thinking

about it. I decided to let the dang things fall out! Don't go this route. It

is much too painful. I went in and told them anything with a problem...PULL

IT OUT! I am so tired of this. Of course they only pulled the worst ones.

Telling me that I need some more root canals as well. Screw that! (Excuse

the language.) The insurance dentist said really we only need 10 teeth in

our mouths to be able to eat. Try getting all your food chewed the way we

need to with only one tooth area that they come together. Then of course,

the teeth remaining go faster because they are getting so much use. It's an

ongoing process as I still have much work to be done. I can't even get new

filings to stay in more than a month especially white. I don't mind silver

but not near the front.

And I too, have always brushed, flossed dailey and used floride. I never,

ever had problems prior to the surgery. I do not blame my surgery as I would

not change it. I blame myself for not being more educated much, much

earlier!

Dawn

[Guest guest]

Are you perhaps using a stiff toothbrush? My dentist told me that I

should

use a soft to medium toothbrush, as the stiff ones can wear the enamel

down.

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I use the soft/medium toothbrush, always have. He's guessing

malabsoprtion stuff going on.

Regina