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April 2012 Moms
wilburbud
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My DH is going to have full dentures by 40...
wilburbud
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Okay.. maybe not 40, but he won't be terribly old I fear. He has SUPER soft and brittle teeth, which also makes him prone to cavities.. He goes to the dentist every 6 months, flosses, brushes three times a day, and yet every time he goes, he has a handful of cavities.. They LOOK okay visually (hes not walking around with missing teeth or anything like that!! 
)Today he is getting a crown, a filling, and he just sent me a text saying they are repairing another one that apparently chipped off 
I told him he needs to have a serious conversation with the dentist about what "future state" of his dental care needs to include..Have any of you had experience with such a terrible state of teeth?
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Re: My DH is going to have full dentures by 40...
I'm sorry, this is totally random and not at all helpful to you, but when you said your husband has soft teeth, I immediately thought of my favorite episode of The Office where they have a dinner party at Jan and Michael's condo... He dips his steak in wine and she makes a comment about not doing that and he says, "How could you? You know I have soft teeth!"
I'm sorry your husband is having those problems- I just had my wisdom tooth pulled on Friday, and am still in pain so I can't imagine having all of those issues!
I have had a full set of dentures for three years now, since I was 26.
I had advanced perodonitis (a disease that affects the bones, gums and teeth), and I was left with no choice - my teeth were rotting, breaking and falling out no matter what I, or my dentist, did. I would have loved to get a full set of implants but the cost was astronomical.
Both my mother and her mother had the same disease. My grandmother got dentures when she was 19 and my mom got them at 41 (she was stubborn).
The surgery and recovery were awful, I lost nearly 20lb because I couldn't eat normally, but the end result was worth it. For most of my life, I never smiled with my mouth open because I was too ashamed. I now have "perfect" teeth, straight and white.
Have they prescribed him Prevident 5000 yet? Its basically a super high strength fluoridated toothpaste. You use it in place of your regular toothpaste (2 times a day) and it will help strengthen his teeth & keep him from getting so many cavities. I prescribe it for all of my High risk Cavities patients.
Also, just to easy your mind, cavities are usually fixable if caught early enough, the reason people get dentures is because they loose their teeth to periodontal disease. Find out what his current gum health is, if his probe readings are mostly 4's and below I wouldn't worry to much, if he has a lot of 5s and above, then they should be looking into other preventative measures.
Hope that helps!
He might want to look into the mouth guard- they are initially expensive, but the cost from filling, crowns, & root canals in the future would be a lot more. Also, I have seen numerous patients loose their teeth just from years of grinding away at them.
I didn't even know that I ground my teeth at night until my husband told me. So I made myself a mouthguard in dental school & now if I go one night without wearing it, I wake up with a huge headache & my jaw literally aches. I would recommend them to anyone that grinds, they are awkward for the first night or two but then you get used to them & you can sleep without them.
My mom is 53 and has had full dentures for several years now, after spending several years with only a handful of teeth. She has very soft teeth (which, unfortunately, my sister and I inherited) and has had no problems since getting her dentures.
Honestly, having just a few teeth was a bigger pain than having full dentures. Now she doesn't have to worry every time she flosses and she knows her teeth always look good.
Poor guy! I work in the dental field and see people all the time that have full mouth extractions and full set dentures. The youngest was 17. It was so sad. At least he is going to his regular cleanings and trying to take care of his oral health. Hopefully he can have a talk with dentist and talk about a treatment plan.
I completely relate! I have great oral hygiene and I still have all of my molars filled! I have soft enamel and I ground my teeth really bad when I was in high school. My dad couldn't afford the cost of the custom grind guard, because his particular insurance plan wouldn't cover any of it and it would have been ridiculously expensive, and I already needed 13 fillings! I got the 13 fillings done my senior year of high school and my dad bought one of the OTC guards that I never wore because I couldn't sleep with it (it was too thick) so I had to have one filling redone a few weeks ago. I don't grind my teeth anymore, because I've learned to manage stress while I'm awake to avoid it seeping in to my sleep.
I'm in the same boat of no bone or gum issues and no real concern as far as future care, other than continue to brush and floss as I have been. When I see the dentist they always remark at how clean my teeth are. I figure if I'm at a genetic disadvantage already, I need to really be on my game so I don't get any hygiene related issues as well!