how many fillings if any do your children have?

[albosmum]

DS1 aged 10 is going to have his first filling Dentist blames his diet - which i think is vg. I blame his poor teeth cleaning technique.
Is it very unusual to have a filling at such a young age?

DH - never been to a dentist in the 12 years I have known him. Is rubbish at remembering to brush teeth and when he does spends about 10 seconds on the job. Not a filling to be seen.

Me - brush after each meal (yip saddo in the work loos with the colgate, even when off-site), do it properly, get a scrap and polish every 3m months, have got a mouth-full of bloody filings and to my utter shame am 1 tooth down at 34 .

Genetics must have something to do with it!

hmm i brusht hree times a day min too

used to brush when i was a teacher cos the kdi woudl moan abotu other teachers havign coffee breath

Brushing too soon after you've eaten something acidic can cause more problems - best to leave an hour.

yes agree tooth enamel is more vulnerable after eating - better to swish mouth with water & to be truly anal, clean teeth BEFORE eating

No filling for me (36) no fillings for DH (33). Both our parents have fillings, so they both made sure our teeth were looked after.

Gomez, if you hubby hasn't been to the dentist for 12 years, I'd be interested to see how he gets on if he ever does go.

Oops, forgot the also, have you tried getting the enamel re-done on your teeth ? a friend at works BF had this done as his teeth were very weak. i think it was quite expensive, but worth every penny ?

My daughter, who is aged 10 is about to have her first filling - at the back, and only a little one. None of the others have fillings - aged 12, 7 and 2.

They are allowed sweets twice a week, and guess what - she is the one who always chooses proper sweets rather than chocolate, and takes ages to eat them, too. My two sons usually eat anything they have much faster - the eldest isn't that fond of sweets at all.They all have a pretty good diet, but I don't keep an especial eye on sugar, to be honest. I am pretty hot on tooth brushing and have brushed their teeth for them up until about 8 (because it was in my first baby book to do so!) I think this is perhaps a bit of a wake up call for me to be a bit more aware of sugar in their diet. Having said that, your ds's diet seems fine - it's all very well dentists criticising, but if a child will eat apples, with all the hype about 5 a day, are you really going to tell them not to? Life isn't perfect and you do the best you can. I have terrible teeth as does my DH and I want to spare them the pain I've been through but it really isn't the end of the world.

mojomummy - I want pictures, as will he I presume, because he will be well out of his face if he ever gets there .

DS (4.5) has to have a filling. I'm absolutely gutted. DP has really bad teeth so I'm hot on DS's teeth.

Dentist said it's not our brushing but a gap where food gets trapped and we cannot brush it out. Really dissapointed though.

Nice receptionist (who OBVIOUSLY knows more than the dentist) started asking if he has sweets/fizzy drinks. Yes occasionally but I don't think anything in moderation is bad for you.

oh albosmum ds1 has had two of his back teeth filled and he's only 6. I was mortified but they were so worn away and jagged it must have been horrible for him.
We have a good diet, rarely have sweets, juice in a beaker never a bottle etc etc. Dentist said don't worry it's just how it is for him; if I was ill when pg for example the teeth are low on the list of things for the body to concentrate on (as compared to heart, lungs etc) so that's why.
Sigh. And I was hoping to give my children the filling-free mouth I never had.....
(crikey o-reilly to those of you with one or two fillings
I have about 12

the problem with sweet drinks is that they linger in the mouth for at least 30mins after they finish drinking them., since no saliva stimulation. This includes fresh orange juice and the no added sugar ones too. water is the best drink, especially in between meals. Grazing is where most children gets problems ie eating little and often.

none.

I too brush all three DD's teeth for them, don't trust them to do it properly. I make them lay their heads back in my lap and do it from behind with and electric toothbrush. Will continue to torture them in this fashion until 16 at least .