On 10/28/2012 11:37 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> I have my teeth cleaned every four months. My dentist's office gives
> Colgate, among all the types I have Sensitive Pro-Relief and Sensitive
> Enamel-Protect. At times I have so many I give some away. I see lots
> of people when I'm out shopping who have the most neglected teeth,
> filthy, stained, broken, and missing... obviously they don't own a
> toothbrush and haven't been seen by a dentist in many years... one can
> only wonder about their other personal hygiene. My dental hygienist
> says sometimes someone calls with an emergency, their teeth are so
> neglected/disgustingly filthy that they refuse service.

That's just silly. Back when I wanted to get braces to fix my bite a
few years ago, my teeth were also very neglected. I had simply just
brushed for years and didn't bother with the dentist unless I had pain,
just like your example above. After my financial situation improved, I
had the dentist give me a treatment plan that took 2 years before they'd
give me braces. After all of that I'll never neglect them again. I used
to think I'd rather just have them all removed and get dentures and that
may still happen one day, but it won't be by choice.