Dental Wear / Erosion

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944fan

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186 months

Tuesday 26th July 2016
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Whenever I go to the dentist they always say my back teeth have a lot of wear / erosion. They tell me to stop drinking soft drinks and fruit juice. I point out that I drink neither.

They never seem to suggest anything to fix it. On a couple of teeth there are now a couple of large holes and food gets stuck in them. This is annoying but also I am concerned that this will root the teeth as bits get stuck in there.

Is there anything that can be done privately? I have a dental plan through work which gives £2K cover for private dental fees, although there are limits for each item.

944fan

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4,962 posts

186 months

Tuesday 26th July 2016
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Not that I am aware of. My wife has never complained and the dentist hasn't mentioned that it looks like I do. They have always said its acid erosion.

944fan

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4,962 posts

186 months

Tuesday 26th July 2016
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I used to suffer from heartburn quite regularly but knocking booze on the head sometime ago has put a stop to that.