So your laying in the dentist chair and you hear those dreaded words, "You have a cavity". AHHHHHHH!!! NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!! Ok so you probably don't really scream that in the dentist chair but I know your thinking it!
That means you have to come back and get the SHOT. You know the SHOT. Then your lip or cheek or whatever part of your face will feel numb for no less than 27 years. Ok maybe not 27 years but if your like me it sure feels like 27 years. You have to hear that high pitch whine from the drill. OH GOODY!!
You leave your dentists office with an appointment or execution date in hand. (Feels like an execution date). How did I get a cavity? I brush and floss. Ok well I dont floss but my dentist thinks I do. (No he doesn't). What can I do differently?
The obvious answer to that question is brush AND FLOSS. But most people already know that. If you really brush and floss thoroughly you will be pretty safe.
I would like to suggest another weapon you can use in your fight against cavities. Gum.
Come on be serious gum?
Yes gum but not just any gum. I recommend you buy and chew a gum with high levels of a sugar called xylitol.
Xylitol is a natural sugar, the difference between xylitol and the other sugars, is that the cavity causing bacteria in your mouth are unable to process xylitol and produce acid. No acid no cavities. I have simplified the process but that is it in a nut shell.
Where do you get this magic gum? There are lots of gums in the grocery store aisles that list xylitol as an ingredient but it is usually in conjunction with other sugars. The best gum I have found is called Epic. They use the highest concentrations of xylitol in their gum, and they dont use any other sugars. Xylitol has also been shown to be safe for diabetics as well.
I sell Epic gum on my office website, http://www.dentalexcellence1525.com/
I sell the gum directly from the manufacturer. I dont mark the price up at all. So you can purchse the gum through our website and you will get the price I pay for the gum. If your not a gum person they also sell mints.
Epic gum actually offers a cavity free guarantee.
So for me its simple. Eat a meal, snack, anything at all, when your done pop in a piece of the gum, or a mint, and chew/suck for about 10 minutes, and you will go a long way towards preventing cavities. Or you can keep doing what your doing, keep getting cavities and shots and paying your dentist lots of money. The choice is yours.
That is all.
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