Re: Teeth decaying incredibly fast, any suggestions?

It's a bit difficult to see what's what with the radiographs but not seeing
you. It also looks like in some areas the bone has begun to receed a bit.
Do you use dental floss regularly? Has your dentist mentioned anything
about periodontal disease [gum disease]? This is an insidious, painless
disease that if left untreated will continue to progress and you could end
up loosing teeth. The major problems with the decay have been taken care of
from what you say, so that's good. You really need to get on top of things
very soon to prevent more problems from developing. It's good that you're
aware of the problem and have decided to seek some type of treatment. If
you're going back to the UK soon, you might want to visit a dental school
there. Dental schools generally have fees that are significantly lower and
the work that's done is generally excellent, and under the direct
supervision of faculty dentists. Good luck!

"Tulert via MedKB.com" <u22309@uwe> wrote in message
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I can't figure how I can upload pictures to the forum... Here are the links
(sorry for the inconvenience)

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2130/xrays3xd.jpg
http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/5121/chart5ry.jpg

#4, #5 and #19 were treated. Not sure if #19 decayed or simply chipped. A
piece cracked on me during a meal.
Also my US dentist wasn't sure about the spots on #2 and #3 and on some
others (whether that is decay or material). On #19 similar spots turned
out
to be material and I didn't check with my non-US dentist if the same
material
was used for #19, #2 and #3 yet.

One more thing: I'm not sure how you read the forum but I cannot see any
headers like you mentioned. My e-mail is also totally different from
<u22309@uwe>...
I read from
http://www.medkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/dentistry/200605/1


Thank you so much for your time and help!

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Jacob wrote:
That would be great, if I could see the x-rays.
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