Re: extra fluoride treatment necessary?

Depends.

How many mm of gingival recession do you have?

What medications are you on?

Is your volume and viscosity of saliva normal?

What is your immune status?

How many liters of acidulated drinks do you consume in a day?

How many **NEW** areas of decay do you get each year?

How accessible to professional dental care is your location?

Do you smoke?
--Eat candies, breath mints, cough drops?

If you do not have *ANY* risk factors for decay, the fluoride varnish is
probably not cost effective. It won't hurt you no matter what, it just may
not be cost effective. If have never had a filling in your life, have at
least 24 teeth in your mouth, brush and floss daily, don't drink
soda/Gatorade/Nestea/etc. then you probably don't need it. No way I can
know for certain from my desk here in the Eastern Yukon..


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Amatus

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"Boon" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns998C91A686F31ddboonastrawebnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Folks,

I use toothpaste with fluoride, rinse my mouth with Act twice a day, and I
drink fluoridated water from the tap. I go to the dentist twice a year
for
routine cleaning and check-up. I have no special problems. The dentist
tells me that I need his adult fluoride treatment, where his assistant
uses
a q-tip to spread the contents of a little tear-open packet on my teeth in
about one minute. They tell me that I need this because it's a higher
concentration of fluoride than I get elsewhere. They charge $35 extra for
the fluoride treatment - not covered by insurance.

The result is that I don't trust my dentist anymore. I think he is
looking
to get as much money from me as he can without regard for what's best for
my teeth. Am I getting to be paranoid in my old age?

Thanks for any advice.

- Dave


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