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Man I had a really serious overbite as a kid and had a lot of orthodontia work done. I'm obsessive with my teeth now because of it. I'm also the child of doctor

Man I had a really serious overbite as a kid and had a lot of orthodontia work done. I'm obsessive with my teeth now because of it. I'm also the child of doctors and coincidentally, when you're the child of medical professionals, other medical professionals treat you very very well. I had stellar dentists up until I moved to a new city and had my first experience with a bad dentist. Never again. Now I'm old enough to know better and here's my advice: brush and floss once a day before bed. Don't eat anything after you do so. If you want to get rid of "morning mouth", rinse your mouth using diluted hydrogen peroxide. Put a very gentle amount of pressure on the teeth using the brush. You don't need to scrub them. If you can get a descaling from a dentist, take advantage of it. Ask the hygienist to use a local numbing agent on your teeth before cleaning (the gel not the injection). They'll know what this is. It makes the descaling far less painful and sort of pleasant. When it comes to procedures like crowns or wisdom teeth, only deal with it if there is pain. I had my wisdom teeth removed and I disagree that it was medically necessary. They would have come in normally. And if you know a medical professional, ask them who their doctor is and then ask that doctor who their dentist/doctor/eye doctor/etc is. Go to the medical professional other medical professionals go to if your insurance allows for it. Good luck fellow HN friends.

unshavedyak 3y ago
> I had stellar dentists up until I moved to a new city and had my first experience with a bad dentist. Never again. Is the only way to determine a bad dentist by going to many? I am in need of lots of work, but the thought of going to a ton of car-salesman-esque "medical professionals" to pick the correct one .. is terrifying.
- cudgy 3y ago
  The above advice seems sound. Find out who your doctor(s) use as their dentist. Ask other people too like neighbors, coworkers, and friends. Google Reviews can be helpful in some cases like when there are a reasonable number of reviews from legitimate looking reviewers. Be wary of pushy dentists that are unwilling to treat you unless you agree to their “plan”. I once was told by a dentist as a new patient that they would not perform a standard cleaning until they could do a more extensive, more expensive, not covered by insurance cleaning. Immediately left that office and found another dentist. Turns out I did not need that cleaning.

unshavedyak 3y ago

> I had stellar dentists up until I moved to a new city and had my first experience with a bad dentist. Never again. Is the only way to determine a bad dentist by going to many? I am in need of lots of work, but the thought of going to a ton of car-salesman-esque "medical professionals" to pick the correct one .. is terrifying.

cudgy 3y ago
The above advice seems sound. Find out who your doctor(s) use as their dentist. Ask other people too like neighbors, coworkers, and friends. Google Reviews can be helpful in some cases like when there are a reasonable number of reviews from legitimate looking reviewers. Be wary of pushy dentists that are unwilling to treat you unless you agree to their “plan”. I once was told by a dentist as a new patient that they would not perform a standard cleaning until they could do a more extensive, more expensive, not covered by insurance cleaning. Immediately left that office and found another dentist. Turns out I did not need that cleaning.