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[quote=Anonymous]The dentist said my 4 yo has a spot -- not quite a cavity-- on the back of the front incisor. His teeth are very close together, especially the two top front ones, so food tends to get stuck. I admit, I haven't been great about flossing nightly -- we usually do it about 2-3x/week, and I didn't start until last summer. He also did not use fluorinated toothpaste and we don't drink fluorinated water. I feel terrible and we have changed our habits. Now we brush religiously 2x/day and floss at night, and we started using big kid toothpaste. Anyway, the dentist had wanted to "disk" his front teeth to shave off the spot, and it would also create a gap in his front teeth to avoid food getting stuck there. They would use nitrous oxide for the procedure. The next opening they had isn't until March, so I have lots of time to think about it. I just wonder if it's possible for the spot to get better on its own, especially since we will be practicing good dental habits now. Also, has anyone heard of this disking? What do you think? I think I will get a second opinion, but I wanted to know if anyone here had experience with this type of thing.[/quote]
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