Dentist is happy

[Clivia]

and so am I

went for my half yearly check up - 3 times knock on wood - but I generally have good teeth and no problems - anyhow, this dentist, who is very positive and pro vaping really noticed a difference. My gums are much firmer - he explained I am now over the inflammatory stage - this is shortly after  quitting when the gums start to recuperate

what I noticed though was that I was building up a bit more  plaque between the front teeth and some upper teeth - and he explained that also that is good , as this is where the salive glands are ( no I am not drooling now - only occasionally, for example when I visit chef's vapour  ) and also those glands have recuperated and are not any longer restricted by smoking 

so to all those :oh vaping is - blah blah blah  so bad  Tease-smiley
bring it on 

[Chrissie]

Brilliant news Clivia

[flavourtank]

result for you

[spaniel]

Nice one Clivia with your Hollywood smile 

[davetherayon]

Well done Clivia I used to have a persistent gum bleed above one tooth while smoking, couldn't get rid of it using antibacterial toothpaste. Gone within months of switching to vaping

[sydsut]

My dentist (who's my brother-in-law) also commented at my last appointment that a condition (which left white patches on the gums due to smoking) had cleared up. Result  .

[TJ]

Good news Clivia, I have a check-up shortly & this time we need to have a serious talk about my teeth.

I have a condition called Trigeminal Neuralgia (nicknamed the suicide disease) which makes anything to do with my face/teeth extremely risky so I have had no dental work done for quite some time, I've needed a crown for over 3 yrs now and it's got to the point that if I don't have it done I will lose 2 more teeth (already had 4 big ones out) so big talk needed to see how we can get it done with minimal risk to triggering my nerves, can't use any drills or vibrating instruments near my face so that whooshy thing with the brush & water used to clean is a big no-no - LOL!

Probably will need to consult with my doctor about actually being heavily sedated or put under to get all the work done at the same time, problem is that I am allergic to generic anaesthetics, complications abound

To be fair if I lose the teeth on that side then I probably wouldn't even notice as I haven't used the right side of my mouth to eat anything for over 3 yrs now.

[greendollar]

Hadn't been to a dentist since I was 16 until the missus talked me into going into one of these free check-up vans parked in the high street a couple of weeks ago , after 34yrs of not seeing a dentist I was fearing the worse but to my surprise the verdict was descale & polish / replace one filling ....booked into tomorrow to have that work done , seems brushing your teeth twice a day does work