Poll: How many fillings do you have? [Poll]

How many fillings do you have?

  • 0

    Votes: 40 31.3%

  • 1-4

    Votes: 53 41.4%

  • 5-9

    Votes: 27 21.1%

  • 10+

    Votes: 8 6.3%

  • I keep mine in a glass next to the bed

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    128

Freakbro

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We were out for dinner in a large group the other night and the conversation got onto dentistry at one point and I always find people looked gobsmacked at me when I say I don't have any fillings (I'm mid 50's). So I just googled the statistics and it seems ~84% of UK adults (who even have teeth! - 6% have no teeth at all) have at least 1 filling, with the average number of fillings being 7.2! :eek:

Some dental statistics are here https://www.dentaly.org/en/dental-facts-statistics/

  • 84% of dentate adults (those with at least one tooth) have a filling. The average number of teeth with fillings is 7.2.
  • 30% of adults say they regularly experience dental pain.
  • 21% of adults have had problems eating because of the state of their teeth.
  • Over a quarter of British adults (27%) only visit the dentist when they have a problem.
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I'm not sure why I don't have any fillings, it's not like I've particularly looked after my teeth, never really flossed until a few years ago when I got a water flosser (and that's now been in a cupboard for quite a while) and usually only brush once a day. I can only assume it's a combination of good genetics and that I've never really drunk fizzy drinks much.

So GD, how do you fit in with the UK average and are there any other weirdos out there like me with none? :p

Mods - can we get a poll, with say :

No. of fillings
0
1-4
5-9
10+
I keep mine in a glass next to the bed.
 
0. Never really liked fizzy drinks, and never really had a sweet tooth although that is changing slightly as I get older. I did drink squash when I was younger though.

I can't comprehend people like my sister who never drinks water, only coke and/or other fizzy drinks and faux-coffee nonsense like Tassimo etc.
 
Scam said:
0. Never really liked fizzy drinks,
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I'm wondering if this is a strong correlating factor, we've all seen what coke does to a copper coin!

Scam said:
and never really had a sweet tooth although that is changing slightly as I get older.
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Same, I probably eat more chocolate now than I've ever really done though I still prefer salty snacks.

Scam said:
I did drink squash when I was younger though.

I can't comprehend people like my sister who never drinks water, only coke and/or other fizzy drinks and faux-coffee nonsense like Tassimo etc.
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My partner and her family are coca cola addicts. I've just checked and she only has about 3 fillings, though has had a few extrations too,.
 
None but I’ve had two extractions. One of those was down to an impacted wisdom tooth though. The other a back molar that decayed from the inside.

For those who are regularly consuming sugars, rinsing with a few grams of xylitol afterward will be very beneficial.
 
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Also zero, early 40s.

I can't day i do anything special with my teeth, never floss or use mouthwash. I rarely drink fizzy drinks, and as a child almost never drank them. Sweets were an occasional special treat
 
Those of us born in the 1970s will have likely drank plenty of Ribena. That stuff is an absolute disaster for the health of your teeth. I did a stint working at the company who produced it about 20 years ago and one of the managers told me the story of the woman with perfect teeth who joined the company and within a year had a mouth full of fillings. The culprit? They had Ribena on tap and she drank several glasses a day...
 
2, when I was about 18.

I've drank huge quantities of fizzy drinks and scoffed tons of sweets, chocolate and sugary laden snacks throughout my 51 years.

Visit the dentist for a checkup twice a year and a clean with the hygienist once a year. Can't remember the last time I've had issues with my teeth.
 
0 fillings here

My personal belief is that overbrushing (and especially brushing just after eating) are the cause of many issues. Acids from your saliva from eating food soften the enamel, and then you go and polish it all away... (I have no idea if there's any science behind this but hey, since when is that a thing nowadays :D )
 
Moley said:
Those of us born in the 1970s will have likely drank plenty of Ribena. That stuff is an absolute disaster for the health of your teeth. I did a stint working at the company who produced it about 20 years ago and one of the managers told me the story of the woman with perfect teeth who joined the company and within a year had a mouth full of fillings. The culprit? They had Ribena on tap and she drank several glasses a day...
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Most drinks like that are pretty bad if you don't brush regularly, some much worse. Repair and Protect type toothpastes can help a lot against stuff like that.
 
I have 4. All in the molars (1 on each side bottom and top). Only brushed once a day and the odd occasion on the night while I was younger along with fizzy drinks/sweets etc. Wasn't consistent all so will have been nighttime decay as stuff was left there till the morning.

Brush twice along with floss/mouthwash now

Although I will always resent my parents for not getting me braces. I have a quite drastic underbite, you can't really tell from the front but it's enough where I can stick my tounge through the front alittle. Braces would be an option but in my 30s I really don't want to. Apparently when I was younger the family dentist said it wasn't needed.
 
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