Absolutely see the dentist 2-3 time per year, especially if you have a family history of teeth-related problems.

The author is right, waiting is just setting you up for disaster. I see it all too often in my practice.

Sorry to hear about your teeth. I see my dentist 2 or 3 times a year, floss once or twice a day, and brush after lunch as well (like that ocd dude :) and still, I’m not happy with my teeth.

I like your evolution theory though, maybe I’m already from the next species :p

Ouch – root canal = not good.

I an sympathise, don’t much like dentists so kept putting it off – then I had to have a root canal and some teeth removed.

Reccomendation is that looking after teeth + regular dentist checkup = good.

Wow! Your dentist is more awesome than mine!

I seriously need a job with some good dental insurance cause I have none right now :(.

Oh my geez, poodle! You better take care of your teeth, two cleanings a year and you will hardly feel a thing.

The good thing with me is my dentist is around the corner from my apt, I practically show up in my jammies and watch the today show while I get my teeth cleaned. Easy as pie! (yes, some dentist have TVs in their rooms to keep your mind of things!)

Yup – very true. No matter how much you mess up the code, you always have the option to start from scratch. Unfortunately we only get one set of teeth for life…

Sigh… Maybe I should try that crazy shit when you brush them after each meal, floss religiously and stuff like that.

One of the Chem faculty members at my Uni used to brush his teeth after lunch in the restroom every day. I used to think this was some sort of OCD thing but I think he was just doing what the dentists say you are supposed to do anyway.

It’s funny how most house dogs go through their whole life without ever having so much as a cavity thanks to the bacteiral fauna in their mouths. I’m wondering if this is an evolutionary thing. As we became smarter and more civilized, healthy teeth stopped being a factor in natural selection, and thus bad teeth genes were passed on to future generations.

Or maybe we just always had shitty teeth in general. Anyone knows what is the teeth situation of our primate cousins?

I agree. I was on dilantin for 15 years which caused my gums to swell. This also made my gums bleed very easily. I felt like I was donating blood every time I brushed, so I stopped taking care of them. Now that I am off the meds and my gums have receded, I have some seriously crappy teeth . . .

At software can be redesigned . . . you only get one chance with your teeth.