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Has anyone noticed an increase in younger aged people that have a lot of missing teeth? Or I am just noticing it more... used to be you did not see this except in old people.
Now I see people in their 20s and 30s. Uggh. Really looks bad, and of course, dental care is so expensive and they can't afford to get implants (do they still do dentures even?).
Maybe I am being dense but - Is this because of drug use?
It could be from anything including drugs, sodas, not brushing your teeth, etc. Implants are VERY expensive. My doctor has very nice white teeth. She said one implant cost her 6k. I so regret chewing tobacco for many yrs (i stopped yrs ago) & not taking care of my teeth. Now i got to pay the piper.
Yes I noticed a lot of people have missing teeth these days. I'm so glad I got my teeth fixed when I was young because I had horrible oral hygiene and I could've had missing teeth if I didn't see the dentist.
Parents not instilling the proper health care priorities in their children. If you see a young person with bad teeth, look at their parents and you'll probably notice a trend.
I agree it's probably a combination of factors: drug use in some people, drinking too many sodas (even diet sodas are acidic) in others, lack of regular home care (brushing and flossing) for some, lack of regular dental care (cleanings every six months) for still others, and poor nutrition plays a part too. Put those five factors together in one individual and you've got a perfect storm for tooth loss.
I was lamenting to my dentist about having had two implants done in my 60's and asking him how it's possible to lose two teeth before age 70 (I am 69 now), and he said when he used to work in a free clinic there were people in their 20's who had lost all their teeth! He cited multiple factors but said drug use was the biggie. It stands to reason that drug use would correlate highly with poor nutrition and lack of regular care, forming a constellation of factors right there.
When I was a kid (long ago) there was a family who lived near us and all the kids had bad teeth. They had the money but apparently didn't have the habit of going to the dentist or taking care of their teeth. I remember eating at their house and the kids would drink soda with their meals. The parents just didn't know or didn't care.
By the end of high school, their teeth looked really horrible, all brown and dark colored. I hated going to the dentist but I'm glad my parents forced me.
Has anyone noticed an increase in younger aged people that have a lot of missing teeth? Or I am just noticing it more... used to be you did not see this except in old people.
Now I see people in their 20s and 30s. Uggh. Really looks bad, and of course, dental care is so expensive and they can't afford to get implants (do they still do dentures even?).
Maybe I am being dense but - Is this because of drug use?
Sad.
It might be the area you live in because when I moved to northern NH I was shocked at how many people were missing teeth. Nobody was missing teeth where I came from unless they had been in a recent accident.
dental care is so very, very expensive. I think most people have to concentrate on other bills and healthcare. Dental care gets pushed to the back burner. I'm still amazed and dismayed that dental care isn't covered under a regular healthcare package rather than as a separate issue.
I have health insurance and had to do dental care as a separate policy and recently had a root canal then a crown put on. WOW! Even after my insurance paid I was still left with a hefty bill.
I can't comprehend why dental costs are SO high
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