OT kinda - No cavities!

Luna wrote:
:: Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
:: dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in
:: the divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's
:: why I didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
::
:: The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but
:: they weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape
:: off, my teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either,
:: while my sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to
:: the fact that I have never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker.
:: As a kid I preferred milk or water, and as an adult I prefer water
:: or the occasional diet soda.
::
:: Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.

I don't think sugar has much to do with it...i've eaten a lot of sugar most
of my life and still don't have a single cavity. I'm 46.

In article ,
"Roger Zoul" wrote:

Luna wrote:
:: Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
:: dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in
:: the divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's
:: why I didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
::
:: The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but
:: they weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape
:: off, my teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either,
:: while my sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to
:: the fact that I have never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker.
:: As a kid I preferred milk or water, and as an adult I prefer water
:: or the occasional diet soda.
::
:: Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.

I don't think sugar has much to do with it...i've eaten a lot of sugar most
of my life and still don't have a single cavity. I'm 46.



Really? Huh. I wonder if drinking sugary stuff is worse than eating
sugary stuff. My dentist said he barely saved some of my sister's teeth,
they were so bad, and that it was because of the Cokes and Starbucks
Frappuchino drinks. That's all she drinks all day, no plain water at all.
So, her teeth are basically being bathed in sugar all day long, and she
forgets to brush her teeth some days too.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

In article ,
"Roger Zoul" wrote:

Luna wrote:
:: Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
:: dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in
:: the divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's
:: why I didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
::
:: The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but
:: they weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape
:: off, my teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either,
:: while my sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to
:: the fact that I have never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker.
:: As a kid I preferred milk or water, and as an adult I prefer water
:: or the occasional diet soda.
::
:: Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.

I don't think sugar has much to do with it...i've eaten a lot of sugar most
of my life and still don't have a single cavity. I'm 46.



Really? Huh. I wonder if drinking sugary stuff is worse than eating
sugary stuff. My dentist said he barely saved some of my sister's teeth,
they were so bad, and that it was because of the Cokes and Starbucks
Frappuchino drinks. That's all she drinks all day, no plain water at all.
So, her teeth are basically being bathed in sugar all day long, and she
forgets to brush her teeth some days too.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 15:39:12 GMT, Luna
wrote:

In article ,
"Roger Zoul" wrote:

Luna wrote:
:: Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
:: dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in
:: the divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's
:: why I didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
::
:: The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but
:: they weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape
:: off, my teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either,
:: while my sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to
:: the fact that I have never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker.
:: As a kid I preferred milk or water, and as an adult I prefer water
:: or the occasional diet soda.
::
:: Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.

I don't think sugar has much to do with it...i've eaten a lot of sugar
most
of my life and still don't have a single cavity. I'm 46.



Really? Huh. I wonder if drinking sugary stuff is worse than eating
sugary stuff. My dentist said he barely saved some of my sister's teeth,
they were so bad, and that it was because of the Cokes and Starbucks
Frappuchino drinks. That's all she drinks all day, no plain water at
all.
So, her teeth are basically being bathed in sugar all day long, and she
forgets to brush her teeth some days too.


It's also acid in the sodas, which supposedly helps the sugar get a grip.

--
Bob in CT
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Luna wrote:
:: In article ,
:: "Roger Zoul" wrote:
::
::: Luna wrote:
::::: Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
::::: dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in
::::: the divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's
::::: why I didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
:::::
::::: The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but
::::: they weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to
::::: scrape off, my teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid
::::: either, while my sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental
::::: health to the fact that I have never been a big fruit juice or
::::: soda drinker. As a kid I preferred milk or water, and as an adult
::::: I prefer water or the occasional diet soda.
:::::
::::: Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.
:::
::: I don't think sugar has much to do with it...i've eaten a lot of
::: sugar most of my life and still don't have a single cavity. I'm 46.
:::
:::
::
:: Really? Huh. I wonder if drinking sugary stuff is worse than eating
:: sugary stuff. My dentist said he barely saved some of my sister's
:: teeth, they were so bad, and that it was because of the Cokes and
:: Starbucks Frappuchino drinks. That's all she drinks all day, no
:: plain water at all. So, her teeth are basically being bathed in
:: sugar all day long, and she forgets to brush her teeth some days too.

Perhaps...I was never a really big sweet drink drinker, though I did drink
coke and fruit juices....but I quit that a many years ago and decided to eat
my poison....I prefer to chew and savior it, and liquids just never have
done it for me. So it could be some else in the drinks and a combination of
weak teeth, somehow.

I have never forgotten to brush my teeth, though I haven't always done so
multiple times a day.

Luna wrote:
:: In article ,
:: "Roger Zoul" wrote:
::
::: Luna wrote:
::::: Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
::::: dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in
::::: the divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's
::::: why I didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
:::::
::::: The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but
::::: they weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to
::::: scrape off, my teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid
::::: either, while my sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental
::::: health to the fact that I have never been a big fruit juice or
::::: soda drinker. As a kid I preferred milk or water, and as an adult
::::: I prefer water or the occasional diet soda.
:::::
::::: Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.
:::
::: I don't think sugar has much to do with it...i've eaten a lot of
::: sugar most of my life and still don't have a single cavity. I'm 46.
:::
:::
::
:: Really? Huh. I wonder if drinking sugary stuff is worse than eating
:: sugary stuff. My dentist said he barely saved some of my sister's
:: teeth, they were so bad, and that it was because of the Cokes and
:: Starbucks Frappuchino drinks. That's all she drinks all day, no
:: plain water at all. So, her teeth are basically being bathed in
:: sugar all day long, and she forgets to brush her teeth some days too.

Perhaps...I was never a really big sweet drink drinker, though I did drink
coke and fruit juices....but I quit that a many years ago and decided to eat
my poison....I prefer to chew and savior it, and liquids just never have
done it for me. So it could be some else in the drinks and a combination of
weak teeth, somehow.

I have never forgotten to brush my teeth, though I haven't always done so
multiple times a day.

Losing teeth are also affected by carbs (sugars) adhering to the teeth
and allowing bacteria and other things to thrive. It is also greatly
affected by ones nutritional status. Vitamin C deficiency shows up as
bleeding gums and gum disease in general. A high carb diet is usually
deficient in C. Grains contain NO vitamin C.

TC

"FOB" wrote in message .com...
Keep going more regularly. Most people lose their teeth not from cavities
but from gum disease which comes from plaque buildup.

In ,
Luna stated
| Today I went to the dentist for the first time in 6 years. My
| dentist used to be married to my aunt, and some stuff happened in the
| divorce that made it hard for me to be around him, and that's why I
| didn't go for so long, but anyway that's not the point.
|
| The point is I was scared my teeth would be full of cavities, but they
| weren't! Aside from all the plaque the hygenist had to scrape off, my
| teeth are healthy. I never had cavities as a kid either, while my
| sister has had lots. I attribute my good dental health to the fact
| that I have never been a big fruit juice or soda drinker. As a kid I
| preferred milk or water, and as an adult I prefer water or the
| occasional diet soda.
|
| Just one more good reason to avoid excess sugar.
|
| --
| Michelle Levin
| http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick
|
| I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3
| flaws.