Hello,
I am 24 years old and my teeth are falling apart, essentially. When I was growing up I had 4 teeth out at the age of 6 because they were completely rotten. By the age of about 7 and a half nearly all of my adult teeth had come through, and every 6 months or so I would have a filling at the dentist. At one point I remember going once every 3 months, maybe when I was about 9/10? I was brought up on a diet of junk which probably had a lot to do with it, also both of my parents and my sister have very filled teeth. I always brushed twice a day but didn't do anything else.
Thankfully, the front 8 teeth on top and bottom are not filled at all, so aesthetically my teeth don't look awful. If I laugh though you can see from the wisdoms to the canines are just a load of metal. I have had one tooth out, one root canal and am about to have another root canal. The rest of my back teeth are more filling than tooth and bits are forever chipping off.
From the age of about 16 I have really tried looking after them, and I altered my diet from about 18. Since about 18 I have also invested in an electric toothbrush, floss daily, and occasionally use those flossette things to get in between back teeth.
I am starting to feel very depressed about all this, I feel like even though I have changed my behaviour now it is all too little too late. I also feel resentful towards my parents although that may be unfair. I don't seem to ever have any new problems, it is all problems in teeth that have been filled before and the filling falls out, or infection gets in under the filling, etc etc. I am mortified that at 24 I have a mouth full of fillings and am genuinely scared that at this rate I will have no teeth by the time I am 30.
If anyone has read this far and has any advice I would really appreciate it. I do wonder sometimes if I should just have them all pulled out and be done with it 