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Your friend was quite right. It is quite a bit like replacing aging parts in your car. You may have to eventually replace all your fillings. But you don't know
by m000 4y ago
Your friend was quite right. It is quite a bit like replacing aging parts in your car. You may have to eventually replace all your fillings. But you don't know for sure, or when. And it's very unlikely that all of them will fail at the same time.
So, unless a filling is already on the verge of failing, replacing them is mostly a matter of personal preference and scheduling.
- taeric 4y agoThis sort of undermines the necessity of modern dentistry, though. Didn't it? You can even take it further back. How many of those fillings were truly necessary at the time?
- tartoran 4y agoIt doesn’t undermine the necessity of modern dentistry because there are times you really do need a dentist. If you travel to poor countries where people don’t have access to dentistry you’ll notice that by 30s or 40s they’re missing a lot of their teeth.
- taeric 4y agoThe vast majority of modern dentistry is scheduled deep cleaning. And be careful that you aren't looking at places with malnourished people. Adults should expect some teeth issues, sure. The question is if modern treatment is going a bit beyond what is necessary.