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I don't actually agree with your examples but I wanted to add one of my own. I went to a dentist complaining of sensitive teeth. He identified the problem as s

by shubb 9y ago

I don't actually agree with your examples but I wanted to add one of my own. I went to a dentist complaining of sensitive teeth. He identified the problem as small cavities caused by chewing in my sleep, drilled them out, and added fillings. A few months later those fillings fell out and I went to another dentist to get them replaced. "You've had large holes drilled on top of your teeth so I'll have to replace them, but these fillings were totally unneccesary. If you get sensitivity like that again, just use a sensitive toothpaste. With your chewing you'll lose these fillings after about a year, and each time we'll need to drill out a little more, until by the time you are 40 you'll lose the teeth"

Simon_says 9y ago
What on Earth does it mean to agree with his examples? He's not saying those stories happened to you.
justinclift 9y ago
Chewing in your sleep (or even when awake), called Bruxism, is extremely common for many people in stress causing professions. eg probably many people here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxism Did your dentist discuss getting a mouth guard/splint to wear at night? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxism#Dental_guards_and_occlusal_splints https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxism#Dental_guards_and_occl... Asking because that's what I went with, and for me it works well. Without it when I wake up I feel as if I've not slept all (very unrested), with it I can actually feel rested after sleep. That's only during stressful times though. ;)
cableshaft 9y ago
I lost two teeth over the course of three years because the fillings kept falling out and they had to drill more to get it back in. I hate the current practice of dentistry being to 'make things worse to make things better'. I can't wait for those things that grow enamel back naturally to fully work and become mainstream.

by shubb 9y ago

Simon_says 9y ago

What on Earth does it mean to agree with his examples? He's not saying those stories happened to you.

justinclift 9y ago

Chewing in your sleep (or even when awake), called Bruxism, is extremely common for many people in stress causing professions. eg probably many people here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxism Did your dentist discuss getting a mouth guard/splint to wear at night? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxism#Dental_guards_and_occlusal_splints https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxism#Dental_guards_and_occl... Asking because that's what I went with, and for me it works well. Without it when I wake up I feel as if I've not slept all (very unrested), with it I can actually feel rested after sleep. That's only during stressful times though. ;)

cableshaft 9y ago

I lost two teeth over the course of three years because the fillings kept falling out and they had to drill more to get it back in. I hate the current practice of dentistry being to 'make things worse to make things better'. I can't wait for those things that grow enamel back naturally to fully work and become mainstream.