And teeth. This stuff will do nasty things to your gums. And receded gums never recover.
Edit: yikes sounds like it gets worse and might not even work
That was the “let me stop you right there” moment.
(Not even going into how much these horrendous procedures cost!)
I passed on the jaw realignment surgery, knowing that the consequences are more bone wear over time and that I’ll never fully recover usage on the left side of my mouth.
None of the dentists/orthos/surgeons involved said I *had* to do it, there is a trade off. Breaking your jaw might weaken it down the line, but bone wear along the tooth line isn’t great either. It’s a tough call.
Grafting is another thing I’ve been postponing, but now the proximity to my roots is getting painful as sensitivity piles up.
Again: this is all optional and full of trade-offs. Sibling comment suggesting you change dentists is not doing a fair assessment of the situation.
People with bad teeth, on average, die younger and have worse diets.
I’m not in Europe :)
Nah my dude, my dentist peddles all sorts of ridiculous unnecessary treatments. Invisalign? I’m 50, I don’t give a shit about how my teeth look, just want them not to fall off all at once. Invisalign is a subscription for your teeth. No thanks.
I stay with this dentist because they are friendly, technically competent and a 5-minute walk from home. Literally the only downside is the FUD to get me to go for those treatments but it’s just steeling myself to say “no thanks” every 6 months.
We get along great and I find that’s both hard to find and super important - no better way of putting off dentist visits than having a dentist you dread seeing every 6 months.
The recovery period sucked, I needed antibiotics and couldn’t eat anything solid for two weeks.
If you can behaviourally prevent needing gum grafts you should.