Posted on 03/23/2005 4:44:59 PM PST by ConservativeMind
You make a valid point.....however there are some people who have not been blessed with good teeth to begin with, regardless of how well they take care of them.
I am a perfect example, I am in good health, am concious of maintaining good oral hygiene, as well as all other hygiene, yet have horrendous dental problems.
At the very first dental visit my daughter had, while looking in her mouth the dentist said to me "you've always had tooth decay problems, haven't you? She's going to have the same."
Makes you wonder. I worked in OB for several years before working in the OR. We used to get a lot of vaginal cultures back that stated Normal Oral Flora.
My dentist insists on pre-meds of 1 gram of amoxicillin before digging around in my mouth. I have a prolapsed mitral valve. Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis is a possible consequence of oral bacteria entering the blood stream during a dental procedure.
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