How many fillings do you have and how old are you?

[KBear]

I was talking to someone today about dental health and that my children's teeth are a big concern of mine after being drilled many times as a child myself.

I am convinced that lots of people around my age (38) have lots of fillings because of an over-zealous filling policy dentists seemed to have in the 70's and 80's. So, please humour me and tell me your age and the number of fillings you have.

It's not scientific, I'm just wondering!

Cheesy grin for you!

[GimmeeCaffeine]

23 and none so far (touches wood).

[F14tomcat]

I have one filling as a 50 year old male.
My ex wife had 13 fillings and my girlfriend has 10 fillings.

[londonjames]

I'm 43 and I don't have any filling and not lost any teeth. They are strong and I've never really had a problem like tooth ache etc

Got to the dentist every few years so to be sure they are all ok

[PoloNeckKnickers]

53 and I have 4 fillings.

[SirTobyBelch]

56 - none

[londonjames]

Any tips toby or like me do you just think it's lucky genetics

[tobee]

52 - none. But 2 root canals because of trauma: hit in face as teen and bruxism

[tanqueray10]

Approaching 39 and have none. I have a massive sweet tooth so think it’s luck more then anything.

[Miljea]

I have cut to the end. I do medical imaging as a job, and it has been my experience that you can draw a line through, about 40 years old.

Everyone older than that has fillings, few under that, bar the odd occasional one or two (vair MC area, btw).

Personally, my 57 year old mouth looks like a Cornish tin mine... and both my (RIP) parents, born 1933, had falsies by 35, to 40.

[Miljea]

I think it's the reduction of actual sugar in food and fluoride in some water supplies, myself.

[Jessica4518]

16 I’ve had about 6. parents weren’t educated or strict with me, still have all my teeth, just got fillings. they gave me a dummy when I was little and drinks of coffee with sugar in a bottle, seriously messed up my teeth! however it seems to be unnoticeable for now. I now brush three times a day and avoid sugar when I can.

[Elphame]

58 and 4 fillings

[jennyhyde]

Im 37 and have 7 fillings and 2 crowns . I had really bad dental hygiene as a kid , growing up i would eat loads of sweets and didn't brush good enough.

[NeonHalo]

40 and none!

[Allthegoodusernamesareused]

I didn't visit a dentist at all until I was 20...

I now have 8 fillings and one missing tooth.

I think those things might be linked. I'm now late 40s.

[Allthegoodusernamesareused]

Ahhh just noticed how old this thread is!

[Picklemeyellow]

I’m 50 and have 4 fillings, a horrible ugly crown and have had two molars removed.
I hate the state of my dental health.
Had perfectly normal teeth until I had my dc at 32 and 35, afterwards my teeth basically fell to pieces!
If I ever win the lottery I will spend a small fortune fixing it all.

[Picklemeyellow]

Ah, didn’t see it’s a zombie thread!