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>Cavities, on the other hand can be arrested (stopped), and if small can even be remineralised. Yes, most dentists don't tell you that! >Careful monitoring and

>Cavities, on the other hand can be arrested (stopped), and if small can even be remineralised. Yes, most dentists don't tell you that! >Careful monitoring and patient education on the other hand can lead to permanently keeping that natural teeth, as our teeth are living and can heal. Do you have any sources for this? I'm not disagreeing; I hope it's true.

tablespoon 6y ago
> Do you have any sources for this? I'm not disagreeing; I hope it's true. My dentist prescribed/sold me this for some decay: http://www.mi-paste.com/whyMIP.php http://www.mi-paste.com/whyMIP.php She said it works sometimes. I definitely like this conservative approach better than my last dentist's, who filled 4 teeth unnecessarily because his DIAGNOdent beeped once.
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drawfloat 6y ago
I'd be suspicious of those claims – anecdotal but, unless US doctors differ greatly, neither of those are secrets that have been withheld from me by dentists in 3 European countries. In fact the second statement is surely the basis for most modern dentistry...? (I said US there because it's an assumption that the US approach to dentistry may be different to rest of the world. From afar, seems more cosmetic focused with a lot more emphasis put on whitening/straightening/veneer/fixing procedures than over here)
- blamestross 6y ago
  Well it isn't like dentists in the US are real doctors like in other countries
tmamic 6y ago
https://youtu.be/3zL4Hou1P-c?t=187 https://youtu.be/3zL4Hou1P-c?t=187 Mineralisation of tooth is a constant process with a tug-of-war between pathogenic and protective factors [3:09]. If it's in the balance, of the remineralisation factors prevail, you can stop the progress of the cavity. But deeper the cavity, this is harder to achieve. Arrested dental caries is an official diagnosis recognized by ADA: https://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/K00-K95/K00-K14/K02-/K02.3 https://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/K00-K95/K00-K14/K02-...

tablespoon 6y ago

> Do you have any sources for this? I'm not disagreeing; I hope it's true. My dentist prescribed/sold me this for some decay: http://www.mi-paste.com/whyMIP.php http://www.mi-paste.com/whyMIP.php She said it works sometimes. I definitely like this conservative approach better than my last dentist's, who filled 4 teeth unnecessarily because his DIAGNOdent beeped once.

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drawfloat 6y ago

I'd be suspicious of those claims – anecdotal but, unless US doctors differ greatly, neither of those are secrets that have been withheld from me by dentists in 3 European countries. In fact the second statement is surely the basis for most modern dentistry...? (I said US there because it's an assumption that the US approach to dentistry may be different to rest of the world. From afar, seems more cosmetic focused with a lot more emphasis put on whitening/straightening/veneer/fixing procedures than over here)

blamestross 6y ago
Well it isn't like dentists in the US are real doctors like in other countries

tmamic 6y ago

https://youtu.be/3zL4Hou1P-c?t=187 https://youtu.be/3zL4Hou1P-c?t=187 Mineralisation of tooth is a constant process with a tug-of-war between pathogenic and protective factors [3:09]. If it's in the balance, of the remineralisation factors prevail, you can stop the progress of the cavity. But deeper the cavity, this is harder to achieve. Arrested dental caries is an official diagnosis recognized by ADA: https://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/K00-K95/K00-K14/K02-/K02.3 https://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/K00-K95/K00-K14/K02-...