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In my home country of Romania I sometimes almost have to ask my dentist to take my money. Since on check-ups I usually don't need any work done, he just lets me off without payment. This has actually happened to me a number of different times with different doctors.
This is an American thing. In Europe if a wisdom tooth doesn't hurt, you don't remove it.
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Your friend was quite right. It is quite a bit like replacing aging parts in your car. You may have to eventually replace all your fillings. But you don't know for sure, or when. And it's very unlikely that all of them will fail at the same time. So, unless a filling is already on the verge of failing, replacing them is mostly a matter of personal preference and scheduling.
This sort of undermines the necessity of modern dentistry, though. Didn't it? You can even take it further back. How many of those fillings were truly necessary at the time?
Well it's only anecdotical of course, but I had a similar experience a couple of years ago that made me very confused about dentistry in general. At the time a had a small tooth ache so I was planning to visit a dentist to check it. I was living in Switzerland, where dentist costs are very high, but I was about to go on holiday to Tenerife, where prices are much lower. So I checked on the Internet and chose the denti…
This is where review sites are starting to help. There's a dentist where I used to live who has dozens of reviews, all mentioning that she diagnosed them with microcavities, which couldn't be confirmed by those who got a second opinion. If you have a full blown cavity, you're going to notice but microcavities? You have to take your dentist's word for it or be sure to get a second opinion and hope at least one of them…
Well it's only anecdotical of course, but I had a similar experience a couple of years ago that made me very confused about dentistry in general. At the time a had a small tooth ache so I was planning to visit a dentist to check it. I was living in Switzerland, where dentist costs are very high, but I was about to go on holiday to Tenerife, where prices are much lower. So I checked on the Internet and chose the denti…
- Using flouride toothpaste.
- Using a combo of bad-bacteria-killing mouthwash and flouride mouthwash (especially before bed).
- Eating or finishing meals with tooth-protective foods.
- Chewing xylitol [0] gum or mints. Xylitol is a sugar-replacement (with a lower insulin response) found in plants . I think Epic Dental has the most reasonably priced stuff that I would trust.
Her routine is here [1]. I think her suggestions are reasonable. She has a product line, but you can use generic products that fit her guidelines. Just match up the ingredients.
Also, a couple good points in the book Breath by James Nestor:
- We have malformed mouths and teeth because we don't do enough serious chewing. Think bread/mac and cheese/peanut butter vs carrots/steak/celery.
- Mouth breathing is bad. Your mouth dries out and this assists tooth problems. You can solve this while sleeping by taping your lips together.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol
[1]: https://issuu.com/zellies/docs/zellies-cmcsbooklet?mode=wind...
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Did you read the article? One of two studies they provided was from Europe.
In my experience we've got these two options here: - socialized dentistry, where unless you're screaming in pain dentists take two peeks into your mouth and say it's fine and tell you to get out so they can take the next patient in the 200 person line outside (and shill their afternoon private practice to you if they happen to be the more shady type) - private dentistry, where they'll always find something random tha…
What would you define as socialised healthcare? Like would Belgium or the like qualify?
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How about a fiduciary? Or maybe certain home inspectors?
Most home inspectors are beholden to real estate agents. While it may seem like you are the client because you are paying them, at the end of the day it's the real estate agent they want to make happy, so they keep sending them business. That may mean not being too thorough, in order to not "kill the deal," or finding some stuff to request repair/credit for to show the buyer how hard the agent is working to earn thei…
What you said is true though and it became clear to me during the inspection. At the time my realtor told me my inspector was being ridiculous because he was documenting lots of things that weren't really problems but were recommendations and things to be watched.