Bad teeth and thyroid

[DLA]

Had braces for 3 years when I was younger and learned to take REALLY good care of my teeth, and always have.  Have been prone to cavities anyway and b/c of brushing too hard have worn away gum at gum line.  Not major problems.  Until recently.  Tonight another huge piece of tooth broke off!  Have had to have one root canal b/c tooth was there and then suddenly fell apart and now I have 2 more that have done the same thing.  But I haven't even finished paying off dr for root canal and haven't gotten the crown for my root canal tooth b/c the dr cost me a fortune.

So am wondering if this is all b/c of thyroid?  They seem to be rotting from the inside out and I don't get it.  Is there something I need to tell the drs, dentists, or endo about this?  I take calcium most of the time, but have had a couple of kidney stones and am not real crazy about taking it in big doses.  

They don't even hurt until this falls off and then OW!  Am getting ready to take a pain pill and go to bed.

Dac

[ChitChatNine]

I still have problems and I floss daily so do the best you can.  

I wanted to mention that you still can have great teeth bcz after all is done they can do some minor bonding if you want maybe?  This is what I had done on my front teeth to even them out in length and some bonding is done on the gumline down along another front tooth and is bonded the same color so doesn't reveal the filling!!!  Now that I have mega crowns (caps) they don't have cavities in them and look like new teeth LOL!

[DLA]

Waterpiks work better than flossing?  I'm so excited!  After having braces my teeth are so tight can still hardly get floss between them, even the waxed stuff--which I think is nasty.  So my teeth stay continually sore from flossing.  But if I don't.......BLUCK!!!!  

Think I'm gonna have to go to wally world tomorrooowwwwww!!!  Need one of those waterpiks.

Wonder if that would help The Grinch blow all those nasty termites out of his teeth?!  lol

Have most always had a problem with my weight, too.  Have never been able to eat like other people and am still very conscience of what I eat and how much.  Probably mentioned this before, but my husband and little boy are tooth picks!  They eat non-stop!  My son will actually wake up crying in the middle of the night b/c he's so hungry.  Had to add cereal to his bottle when he was 2 wks old b/c all he did was scream from hunger!  So I have to try to balance all the fiber, veggies, and fruit with enough junk food to keep weight on them.  Is sooooooo disgusting!

Don't get me wrong am glad my son took after my husband instead of me!  But I sit here eating nothing, drinking diet something while they eat like pigs!   NOT FAIR, NOT FAIR!!!  But whattaya do?
Gripe and complain on here obviously!

Sense of humor still intact, just MIA for a while!

Dac

[kipland]

I feel for you, girl!!  I battle the same problems.  My weight has always been a struggle.  Even more so now.  As for my teeth?  They've always been bad.  I've got numerous crowns and more to come.  All the back ones have huge fillings that are old - which is why they're now getting crowned.  You'd think that since they all have been filled or have crowns, there wouldn't be room for any more cavities.  Not so!!  One thing I've found to really help is one of those waterpik things to replace flossing.  I can't believe the stuff that gets blown out from between my teeth with that!!  The dentist has seen a lot of improvement in my gums since using it too.  

Chin up, and for don't lose that goofy sense of humor of yours!!  That'll get you through if nothing else does.

Lori

[DLA]

I'm not going anywhere.  Guess I did take it a little too personally.  Just seems like someone is always on me about my weight, especially my family.  And no matter how hard I try it will not come off.  

Am also taking this problem with my teeth very hard.  Seemed like the one thing about me I could still be proud of the way they looked and now that is gone, too.

Just get so tired of it all.  sigh

Dac

[kipland]

I'll jump right in there with you, Cheryl.  I agree that both posters are of great value out here, and would hate to see either one stop posting.  Please also remember that when you post on a forum like this, it's very hard to read any kind of "tone".  What one may take offense to, another doesn't.  I've seen it happen at work a lot with e-mail, which is why I tend to do face to face or phone if it's a sensitive topic.  

Just my 2 cents....whatever that's worth.

Lori

[ChitChatNine]

I think if we can accept JeniPeni's post that she has clarified her opinion as generality and not personally intended we can move on with the thread and know there are varied opinions on the matter.  I think both posters have such added-value on the board I dont' want see either one stop posting ... it's ok to go back and forth and disagree ... but both of you are such valuable assets to this board I would hate to see this disagreement escalate any further.

Now, don't "shoot" the peacekeeper ??? ok ????

Cheryl