/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>14697116
>what kind of food won't give me cavities?
Essentially all foods that contain carbohydrates (AKA 'sugars') will form cavities if you leave the food in your mouth over a period of time. Bacteria lives in your mouth, and they eat leftover sugars from stuff we ate during meals and didn't brush away. Unfortunately, when bacteria breaks down the leftover sugars, it releases a corrosive acid, which wears down the enamel of our teeth over time. This is why it's important to brush twice a day and floss at least once a day in order to eliminate the food source which causes the acid erosion that causes cavities.

In other words, eating foods with less sugar (meats, veggies... as opposed to fruits and dairy) will reduce your risk of cavities, but at the end of the day though the most important thing you can possibly do is brush, floss, and keep routine checkups. Prevention is key: scheduling a hygiene appointment every six months is much, much cheaper than having to get four new fillings every year. Furthermore, small fillings on a tooth are much less expensive to deal with before they turn into a root canal or periodontal disease.

>>14697197
I agree; get more than one opinion if you can afford it. Request the x-rays to be emailed to you to avoid being charged for them at every office.

>>14697313
Also agree; you will get VERY nice reduced-cost treatment at dental schools, plus faculty dentists will always check to make sure the students didn't fuck up on you.

>>14697469
Listen to >>14697541, but I would need to see an x-ray before I could decide on the treatment for your second molar there