Anyone ever got a second opinion from a dentist?

[Hansel]

My dad is a retired dentist (endodontist). I prefer to only go to ones he personally knows/trusts. Even if that means flying back to wisconsin from colorado.

There are definitely VERY shady ones out there. You for sure want one that you can trust. Up-selling type of behavior would raise major red flags.

Nothing wrong with getting a 2nd opinions at all.

[ajhostetter]

I always say, "a bad dentist is worse than no dentist."

My wife went to a place in Boulder called "Today's Choice" when we lived in CO. We now call it "Tomorrow's Regret." She had two fillings FALL OUT. One was drilled so deep that the tooth calcified and she had to get an implant that cost us $2K. I'm still sore that I spent two grand on her mouth and she can't deep throat.

All joking aside, find a dentist you trust. If you're thinking you need a second opinion, it's time for a new one as far as I'm concerned.

[mrsleeve]

well I have a similar story for you......

Da wifes last dentist was always trying to up sell and all that kinda bull shit (we have lots of dentists in our area, thanks to it being pretty here and there for there is lots of competition for this kinda deal). Well Oct-ish 2011 the wife gets told that she has a cavity and needs to come back in it. Well she is prolly the most OCD person about oral health of anyone, she flosses after ever meal or snack brushes what seems like constaly and shit like that. Well being suspicious with that kind of regimen and the sales pitch from previous visits she did not set up a follow up appointment.

Fast forward to 6 months latter she happens to be back in MI for a an extended time, and her old dentist had an opening during that time. So she went in and asked that dentist about it, and he said there was NO SIGN of a cavity or any other sign of damage anywhere in there. Needless to say she found a new dentist at home!!!!

[Stanley Rockafella]

I think my dentist is trina rip me off. seriously. When ya think about it...these ppl. make their living off of drilling and filling.. I think this Asian lady is out to rip me off!

All thru my teens and early twenties I never had a cavity and brushed once a day and flossed MAYBE twice a month (I know some gnarly shit goin on in there, esp, when I finally did floss, the smell was bad enough to make ya gag!) My diet was terrible, I ate everything, but never did I get a cavity.

Anyway, now that im in my early 30's, over the past 4-5 years I've been flossing once a day (evenings) and brushing twice as well as using a water pik (that thing gets EVERYTHING out). I also tried a no fluoride toothpaste, been keeping my teeth very clean, but I am suspicious now that I have cavities. I also do coconut oil pulling in the morning. Really keeps my teech very smooth, and has improved my gum health too

My diet has also improved, no pop, VERY little refined sugars, no caffien (sp?), and no smoking. Im a pretty healthy dude, not hard on the eyes either

I eat many green veggies, drink lotsa water...dunno what it could be.

I was going to ask blunt if he could help me out and check out my teeth, but the last time I went to him, I awoke in the dentist chair with my pants unzipped and a funny taste in my mouth that wasn't fluoride

second opinion? or just go back to fluoride?