How to save THOUSANDS of dollars

I am going to tell you a secret.  I know how to save thousands of dollars over a lifetime.  Now I know thousands over a lifetime doesn't seem like that much but this method is so simple so easy that anyone can do it.  Are you ready?  Its called floss.  There I said it.  Floss.  I know what your thinking, is this guy doing sniffing his own nitrous?  How will flossing save me thousands of dollars?  Let me explain.
Why does your dentist tell you to floss?  Two reasons.  It will help prevent cavities between your teeth and will help prevent gum disease.  Ok I know really scarry huh.  A few cavities and some swollen gums what is the big deal?  Well gum disease has been linked to several other major systemic diseases, including but in my opinion not limited to, heart and respiratory diseases; preterm, low birthweight babies; stroke; osteoporosis; and diabetes. 

What about cavities?  Cant you just put a filling in and be done with it?  Sure we can put a filling in.  But how long will that filling last?  They can last a long time many years to just a few years.  So once the filling wears out just do another filling.  Well it isnt always that simple.  Sometimes the new filling will be too big to last very long at all and the recommendation will be to put a crown on the tooth.  Crowns in my town cost anywhere from $700 - $900 each.  Most people have 28 teeth so if every tooth in your mouth needed a crown today it would cost you $25,200.00 in my town.  I am guessing in your town the fees are higher.  So you get crowns on every tooth.  Now your done.  WRONGO!!  Like everything else we do in your mouth nothing will last forever.  So it is quite possible that in 10, 15, 20 years you will need to have some if not all those crowns redone.  But the price then could very well be about 4000.00 per tooth, or $112,000.00 to fix your mouth again.  For a grand totals of $137,200.00.  You can buy a lot of floss for the price of just one crown today.  Flossing will help your fillings and crowns last longer.
So floss dont floss the choice is yours.  But that is a lot of money.