A black spot on the tooth can develop into a monster

[@CrushOfSiel]

Same thing happened to me. I asked a dentist a few times what the dark spot on my back molar was. "I don't see anything, everything looks fine!" Fast forward a year or so, I move to another state for work and my first visit to a new dentist is, "That back molar has to come out, there is no saving it."

[@scrappychildhood6633]

lol & so sorry same time

[@serenityeverett2002]

Wtf are dentist blind omg I feel like my dentist is doing this to me 😩😭😭

[@faziefyzul1831]

It makes me worry, I have some black stains on my back molars. I was told I had no cavities and the x-ray didn't show any. But I'm still worried about it.

[@bryanfuerst3277]

@@serenityeverett2002 it’s not that they’re blind. It’s because if a dentist DOES treat the tooth and there’s nothing there, they just ruined perfectly good tooth structure and weakened the tooth. Dentistry is hard!! It’s not a simple puzzle and there’s not always easy ways to detect certain cavities. The best way to prevent Cavities is oral hygiene and diet!

[@Popitet]

That almost happened to me too. But the dentist caught it in time. She had insisted that it was completely fine.

[@shodann272727]

As a dentist, I will comment like this: such dark spot on a tooth surface, usually hard then probing, without perceptible cavitation and/or continuation into dentin (through visual ispection, probing, x-ray, translumination,..) is considered a "stable caries lesion". It usually forms some time after the tooth erupts, when the grooves in the tooth surface are deep, hard to clean, caries process begins, but is stoped (stabilized and even reversed) with good enough oral hygiene, also important that the tooth gets enough calcium and fluoride. It can stay like this for a lifetime. It is usually marked on the patient's card and followed-up for years without need for intervention (counceling for good oral hygiene habits and fluoride usage helps to make sure it won't progress). The dark colour usually indicated that the enamel surface is remineralized with calcium and fluorides. It is considered "as good as healthy tooth structure". That's why most of people in the comments have their dentists said: "it's fine". In this particular case doctor drilled the lesion and filled it to make sure it won't cause later problems. I would have not done that. The filling usually needs to be replaced after some time. Every time you replace it, you remove more and more of sound tooth structure. By applying fluoride warnish and regular follow-up, this tooth had the potential to stay cavity free and filling free for life. Sometimes it is very difficult to evaluate the risks. Some lesions are obviously "stable", some needs drilling, and some are in between, so the treatment decision will differ from dentist to dentist. And every patient is different, for some you see tens of balck spots which are fine for years, and for other person it can easilly progress into a cavity if he/she changes diet or is a teenager and stops cleaning the teeth for some time. The comment is obviosly too long, but let me finish like this - if you have black spots/grooves like this for some time, it is most likely fine and will stay like this for years. Especially if your dentist checked it and said it's fine. Relax and take care.

[@nationalhamleague5352]

Thank you so much for that explanation. I just saw a dentist after a long time and I thought I have so many cavities. Turns out I only had one and he filled that. And I didn't even know that one was there because it was in the upper set. So many small black pits were still there after cleaning and he said they're not cavities just stains. I've had bad dentist experience befote so I was very sceptical. Now with your explanation I'm feeling better.

[@miklegra7714]

This comment deserve a million likes, so much nonsense going on in here.

[@howard_hou]

Thanks for the detailed comment. At 1:45 in the video, he comments on the importance of removing all of the “brown decay” in the enamel. Is the degree of “brown decay” shown here evidence that the choice to fill was indeed the correct one? Do you think this decay would have worsened had the filling not been done?

[@lynnginn7817]

Thank you for explaining! I always wondered why my dentist wanted me to wait before it gets worse - in my mind it just did‘nt make sense. I thought why not just removing it before it starts to hurt? But now i get it. Thanks

[@fernandoporto6464]

I'm a dentist with 22 years of experience. This comment from my coleague here is 100% correct. There's not much else to add, really. That cavity on the video should have been considered something akin to a "caries scar", to use an analogy. It's inactive. Caries is a process, it goes inactive. The approach on the video is not, by any means, the recommended one for the majority of lesions like that. And frankly, the guy lost me with "the acids from the foods eating away at the tooth". That's just absurd and not what happens at all in the demineralization process.

[@BrokeTheInterweb]

I once asked my dentist "why do you guys always drill a way bigger hole than the one that was on the surface? Aren't you drilling away healthy tooth, can't you make it smaller?" She was offended and upset, and invited me to watch every step of my filling while she showed me what really lied under the surface. She taught me how to press on the dentin with a scaler, to feel for stickiness to see if it's decay or healthy tooth. I felt very silly for making such an accusation lol. More people should know about this! Thanks for the awesome explanation.

[@nathleflutiste]

Actually there is a way with papain treatments.

[@chitoflores9607]

A true professional will do all those without being offended or upset.

[@izabellapollock]

It’s upsetting she was upset and offended by your question. It seemed like a genuine question because it’s not something you’d truly know

[@neihgnot8320]

Nice! Seeing and feeling is believing

[@anonymousdinosaur605]

That’s the Dunning-Kruger effect for you

[@perfectchaos0078]

Very informative video. I had no idea Jordan Peterson knew about dentistry

[@autumn5852]

😂🤣😂🤣 who knew 😆 lol ~ your comment has made me laugh so much I’m going to have to listen again now 🤪 thanks for the laugh 👍🏽☺️

[@mider-spanman5577]

He really does sound like him!

[@crazydragy4233]

what? They sound nothing alike...

[@lanoonnn]

😁 You're my new BFF

[@idktbh.2421]

Peterson knows nothing about anything, he's a sham who uses famous psychology quotes and terms to make himself sound smart but he doesn't have an actual useful knowledge

[@eldavo6227]

Teeth are really annoying, they need a ton of care, they can still get cavities easy, sometimes what looks like no big deal turns out to be a huge cavity, they are the only part of the body that can't heal themselves and we only get one Set for life

[@fellipedasilva99]

Teeth are annoying nowadays because of our modern day sugar packed diet. Also high carb, flour diet. The highest teeth problems are in industrialized societies, especially in the west. Seriously sugar is found in *everything* processed since the 80s... As someone who grew up eating less sugar/flour than the average westerner, and grew up eating solely home cooked meals, I never had a single cavity. I grew up brushing my teeth 3 times a day, (sometimes skipping a day, or brushing 1 time a day.) Never was a big flosser. No problems, there’s genetics associated with cavities sure. But lifestyle is the biggest reasons...

[@keile3960]

It only does because of modern diet due to sugar and the likes. There's a book that detailed their study about this. Those who live in remote and rural places where they only eat what they produced usually have no cavities for most of their lifetime.

[@vibrantgleam]

@@keile3960 This is why I ALWAYS make sure I brush and brush and brush my teeth every singe day and floss and all of that, I cannot let myself go one day without brushing because I do not want a cavity or built up plauge on my teeth. I eat a lot of sweets and food so it is very important for me to take care of my mouth..

[@vibrantgleam]

@Andrey Dzyuba are you a magical god or something

[@floydcage2494]

@@vibrantgleam make sure to see a dentist at least once or twice a year for check ups, if they offer something like crowns or fillings despite you taking good care of your teeth then get a 2nd opinion before undergoing cavity treatment just to be safe before a dentist do irreversible damage to your teeth. If the enamel's strong enough you may never gain a cavity until you're probably old and even then it's not that likely.

[@PaRaLuX]

I've had black spots on a few of my teeth since I was 13 years old (30 today), not in the same place as showcased in the video, but still something that used to worry me. My sister is a dentist and she always told me it was fine and that I shouldn't worry. However, every time I would see a dentist that wasn't her, they would try to convince me that my teeth were doomed unless I went under a crazily expensive treatment. Thing is, having a sister as a dentist, I always took really good care of my teeth. Never neglected them, always used dental floss, brushed carefully, and even moderately used mouthwash. I believe there are cases like mine where you can have some dark spots that are solely pigmentation due to factors like feeding habits. I've been living with these spots for almost 30 years, and never felt any pain nor sign that would suggest something bad was going on.

[@camcammy4753]

Your sister is probably correct. If it was a cavity it would definitely made it to the pulp after all that time and be giving you severe pain. I’m no dentist but I think your fine. Dentists are business owners and will try to make money even if treatment is not necessary.

[@TheArmouredOne]

At the same time, it’s good to listen to others who aren’t aquatinted to you. That’s why the whole ‘a medical professional shouldn’t treat themselves or those they know’ phrase. It’s easy to be cynical and say ‘the dentist just wants money’, but they also need to be legally responsible to inform you that, if your teeth show signs of dental decay, you should get it filled.

[@TheArmouredOne]

Phrase, exists*. Dentists are highly regulated nowadays especially with insurance companies/indemnity chasing them up and the ease of filing a complaint been a single call /online email away. Only a crazy dentist would even try to over treat in such way. And since you’ve seen multiple dentists I doubt they are all crazy and willing to put their license on the line for a quick buck. They wouldn’t propose ‘crazy expensive’ treatment for nothing especially for ‘pigmented’ stains from diet that are asymptomatic.

[@M.sami12]

Your sister is correct. I'm a dentist and i tell my patients to follow up and check these small cavities every 6 months. Once they start to cause any problem we will make fillings. Otherwise they could just turn into arrested caries, especially patients with good oral hygiene and who are older than 25.

[@BD-qm5lv]

@@TheArmouredOne I agree. People just love a good moan and to paint dentists as the bad guys, it seems! Can't speak for anywhere else but in the UK if you were to treat a patient without clinical need you'd be struck off, 100%.

[@Hey-ys6uu]

This is actually true, for those who don’t believe it. I have 1-2 black spots that are tiny and every time my dentist says “it’s fine, it’s just a stain” and every time I visit the dentist they just say it’s ok. So i do believe this video, and it’s pretty weird that my dentists doesn’t want to check what’s actually going on

[@eleanorcooke7136]

I have a very large black spot which is actually a cavity but I can't see my second cavity and my third just looks like a normal tooth.

[@prabs1047]

@@chrisbruhe their pay isn't based on how much they charge you, they get a fixed ammount per day.

[@urlsatoru]

@@prabs1047 so they're just being lazy?

[@itscloudyinside]

@@prabs1047 not when you're going to private practice bruh. Many countries don't have proper dental care subsidized by the govt

[@dashikook758]

Do those spots make ur tooth to ache?

[@brunaramalhogalamba4884]

I have two molars with a few black spots. My dentist took x-rays and analysed it and said it wasn't a cavity and was all fine. She said "if all dark spots on the tooth were cavities then we could not help everyone in this city in two years". She said as long as the oral hygiene is good and we keep regular visits to the dentist, then everything is fine, and they just leave it be.

[@leelunk8235]

BRUNA+ SAME HERE..SMALL PIN SIZE BLACK DOT, I'M NOT RACING TO THE DENTIST, HAVEN'T BEEN TO DENTIST IN LIKE 15 YRS, BRUSH TWICE , FLOSS ONCE A DAY, I'M OK

[@coolpumpkins453]

@@leelunk8235 :C?

[@Studypoint2222]

​@@leelunk8235pls tell I didn't understand that a small black spot or browinsh color on molar is a cavity or not?

[@aiexzs]

same here, on the sides of the same two molars on either side, only they ended up being very small cavities the second time i mentioned it. i was like "yeah last time i was here i mentioned it and i was told it was fine" and they switched up the topic lmao

[@stepherpeppers]

Just adding my own experience: I've had multiple cavities since childhood on all of my molars. Every single one was a tiny black dot with deep decay. Though, there WAS an anomaly : a huge black stain that was limited to the surface.

[@amnashafiq64]

Sem ! Did you face hypersalivation too ?😢

[@stepherpeppers]

@@amnashafiq64 No, I actually have dry mouth.

[@ayeshaali6462]

so , did you remove them and got fillings?

[@stepherpeppers]

@@ayeshaali6462 Yes, everytime.

[@ayeshaali6462]

@@stepherpeppers ohh, did you have pain to get it treated? I am thinking of leaving it alone, since it doesnt bother me

[@yuzuruotonashi659]

"Teeth are supposed to be hard, not soft" it's become like a catchphrase across these videos

[@sephoramukanya880]

🤣 hahaha

[@outofahat9363]

"water is supposed to be wet, not dry"

[@vibrantgleam]

Went to my dentist about a year ago, and they found a little "cavity spot" on my tooth, they IMMEDIATLY scheduled an appointment the next day for me to get a filling, they did NOT want that spot to turn into a cavity. I am thankful.

[@MetalCharlo]

Same happened to me. She told me "it ain't much but we do this NOW"

[@latazialane3383]

I had the same little black spot on one of my molars. Turned out to be a huge cavity underneath it. Its weird because I wasn’t experiencing any pain.

[@carlosmiguel4756]

It had not reached the pulp and nerves. But it would in time. I have a tooth with a dark spot too but going to the mirror, i can see something of a transparency inside the tooth. What this means is the bacterias have already entered in there and are slowly destroying it from the inside. If we do nothing because most of time it doesn't hurt, the tooth can catastrophically brake in pieces later and then it'll hurt because nerves have been damaged and totally exposed. I know this because i already have 2 teeth that that happened in the past. The safest way is ask for a x-ray and it'll show the damage inside. Once your dentist see that, i'll proceed to open the tooth, clean the inside and do some proper filling and the tooth is saved.

[@latazialane3383]

@@carlosmiguel4756 thanks so much for the info.

[@ionescho]

@@carlosmiguel4756 but the x-ray ( in this video) didn't show the demineralization.

[@that_animefreak221]

Maybe I should go to a dentist… I have the same thing.

[@benjaminalfero]

It also can be because the caries process started long ago, and it developed in a slow ratio, giving time for the dental nerve/pulp to recede, staying away from the decaying process, causing cero pain. It is actually amazing that our own teeth do that in order to prevent being in pain. I often see this in the dental practice a lot!

[@ArthuroWich]

In my opinion, the hugest pain in the ass for me and in the human body are teeth, (my teeth are somewhat healthy) think how much maintenance you need to put into them, how easily they can get wrecked, how easily cavities can happen due to genes (I dont think that I have a problem with my genes) and when you have lost one, it wont grow back what is kind of a shame but evolution thought we didnt need that dlc and there are other reasons aswell.

[@FlavourlessLife]

Teeth were the first thing that make me realise your body is constantly rotting away. And what's worse is that the way to fix the issue is to drill, and drill away at the damage, permanently removing yet more of your teeth so that further rot can be postponed. The fix might last 5 years... 10 if you're lucky... then you'll need more drilling.

[@Benri05]

@@FlavourlessLife Imagine if our teeth gets replace everytime like sharks do lol

[@joza3077]

@@FlavourlessLife that's what i think when i see these videos. There must be a different way besides taking really good care of your teeth.

[@neilpatel1914]

@@joza3077 Cutting down on sugar is another way. Sugar feeds the bacteria that causes cavities. Our diet has much more sugar in it than any other time in human history.

[@julius-ceasar]

well, evolution only works by removing the genes of the individuals who didn’t live long enough to reproduce, that’s really all there is to it

[@catgraingames]

i always wondered "why dont they just rip the tooth out?" but then i remembered you only have 2 sets of teeth

[@epicspaces9434]

new mutated humans will have infinite sets of steel teeth

[@sephoramukanya880]

Hahahah

[@SephirotHeRe]

Or if your rich just buy new ones

[@TheWuschelMUC]

I have experienced the opposite: my dentist used to scratch at the spot every time, found nothing and considered the tooth O.K. When I had to go to a different dentist for something else, she said "this tooth has a cavity." I insisted to go to my regular dentist, she x-rayed the tooth and sent me home. This was in 2010. The tooth still has no filling.

[@dcikui3297]

does the dark spot is seems small but actually deeper ?

[@SmileTOBY]

If it hurts. That means it hit the nerveous system and you should get it fixed if it’s a little black spot that don’t hurt then you can wait for the next appointment and hear from the dentist

[@MostPowerfulPMofIndia]

Yes

[@markos834]

@@monke7010 wich is the last time that the teeth change forever .....which year ols

[@twentysins1988]

@@monke7010 cuz u got milk teeth they'll grow after u lose em lol

[@icyreloadzz9020]

I doubt you will see this but does it look like a little brown spec?

[@miscellaneouscell]

I have dark spots too and my dentist keeps saying it’s fine. :(

[@thedivilseyeyourmomsucksmy7697]

Hes waiten till you go in and he has to get paid more for a bigger job

[@jasmyndishmey1929]

Omg same

[@maxinetaekwondo]

same!

[@hai_no_tenshi186]

Same😭

[@darlaj3589]

Same!! I have a whole brown dot on the outside of my teeth and years ago he said it was fine, but I feel like that shit is getting worse and I just can’t see it

[@teodorapenkova7647]

the same thing happened to me. The dentist told me that I have 3 small cavities and he can do all three in the same day. It turned out that all three teeth have pulpitis! For several days I went to have my pulpitis treated and the nerves killed in one tooth WITHOUT AN ANESTHETIC. It was the worst pain I have ever suffered and I will never forget it

[@AJeazy]

It's amazing how much our oral health can affect other parts of our body. Especially our head and neck.

[@giornogiovanna5340]

currently agreeing with the title because i once had a small black spot on my tooth, now it's the bane of my existence causing me unrelievable pain every week, Pain killers barely even work now

[@punkxzv7873]

And did you went to the dentist at some point?

[@giornogiovanna5340]

@@punkxzv7873 did 4 times, anesthesia didn't work in all those attempts

[@giornogiovanna5340]

I've taken higher dosages of antibiotics too

[@Israbelle]

i just had the same experience, unending and unbearable pain that can't be stopped by painkillers OR anesthetics - can't they give you an IV/sedate you? that's what i had to do. and i was told that the anesthetics not working were due to the nerve being affected by decay, so the tooth had to be pulled entirely (idk if it's certain to be the same for you but its good to know) i never did find a short-term solution to the pain, though, so i just give you all the good wishes, god, tooth pain like that really feels like you're trapped in hell :[

[@giornogiovanna5340]

@@Israbelle that's a relief to hear..the pain's disappeared and it's been months..I know i have to get rid of it but everytime the pain subsides i go to the dentist to get it pulled but the anesthetics don't work and i end up having the most painful 3 weeks of my life. As pathetic as it sounds i think I've developed some sort of trauma towards dentists..

[@melonproductions1471]

What happens when another dentist replaces the filling? Will they remove part of the tooth with the filling, which may lead to a root canal?

[@HawkinaBox]

I think they just remove the old filling and replace it? I just had two cavities filled.

[@r.r6815]

Yes, they need to remove a little bit of tooth, the same goes when you are doing crowns and need to replace them

[@floydcage2494]

@@r.r6815 do you know why they do that? I understand if further decay have developed but if it hasn't, why is it necessary?

[@naturallyimperfect8399]

Just got two fillings, a few weeks ago. Wasn't aware that I had cavity. I knew that's what I was. After I got my two front teeth filled. I have way less headache now. The headaches were terrible.

[@UK_Adventurer]

Went to a dentist due to a whole which developed in my tooth. The dentist said to me (without doing x-rays) first I should have fillings on other teeth because he felt he'd seen some precursor to tooth decay. However another dentist said (after x-ray) my teeth did not need any treatment. Make you feel so conflicted. Should or shouldn't it be done. :/

[@HawkinaBox]

Get a second opinion.

[@tinymints3134]

Man I just do a few minutes of research about the doc and then if the doc is gonna fuck me up then that's what the doc will do. It is way too much fuckin effort to give a shit

[@xXRealXx]

A similar thing happened to me too. One day I noticed a small hole on top of one of my teeth. Went to a dentist to get it checked out. My tooth's inside turned out to be completely empty! I was shocked lol! My teeth didn't hurt at all that day or even before that.

[@Justcoolmovies-dv2gz]

Did they remove it?

[@xXRealXx]

@@Justcoolmovies-dv2gz they filled it in with dental filling or whatever it's called

[@LimbicGrave]

Man this is making me extremely anxious since I have a few black spots too, and im really anxious if it comes to dentists...

[@knutritter461]

That's the reason why my father (old school dentist) uses teeth cement as underfilling. Not just for protecting the living tissue from the cytotoxic monomer filling material (methyl methacrylate)... when it has to be replaced the dentist sees/knows where the filling ends and the tooth begins! 😉

[@leelunk8235]

[@GiraffeCoco]

Hey guys, I had a couple of these black spots on my molars with no pain. I had them checked out and the dentist said they were just stains and they won't turn to cavities if I keep taking care of my teeth. I am a little suspicious though because I have had periods of time where I didn't take proper care.

[@thebiggestotakuofmississip4740]

Oh nooo, you sound like me, well my previous dentist said the same for a long time (over 2 years) and when I went to a different dentist I ended up finding out that I needed a root canal (keep in mind I'm only 14) on that tooth because it was too far gone to not have one, so yeah, get it checked by another dentist to see whats up with it. It could be nothing, but it's better to be safe than sorry. I also used to not take very good care of my teeth.

[@RE-xv9fp]

I'm no expert but same for me, the last 10 years I have visited 3 different dentists (with 2 and 7 years apart years 2012, 2015, 2022). They all said I don't have cavities and the spot I am seing is "non-active" caries and stains. If it were holes I should have noticed by now I believe during this decade! But the last visit was today, and I got the same results and this time I am a bit worried after seing this video:/

[@0nly0NE.]

I had one for about 15yrs before a dentist decided it needed a filling and my dentists were always saying I had nice, clean teeth. So some can go a while. But when I got that one filled, I also had 5 others, some of which had showed up in the last couple years or that I wasn't even aware of. None of them caused enough discomfort for me to know they needed fillings.

[@maryammaisarah8518]

Me too. So what do you do? Do you make restroration?

[@somerandomcrab4931]

@@thebiggestotakuofmississip4740 A similar thing is suddenly happening to me, thought I have no idea what it is and how it'll be taken care of. I'm scheduled to get my braces put on this wednesday and this friday I went to do sanding on my teeth, and the dentist who did the procedure told me that they found a cavity/fissure on my bottom right molar. They told me to tell my dentist who'll put my braces on about it so they can decide whether to heal it first or just put the braces on. That happened 1 day ago, but that tooth suddenly started to hurt, not a lot tho, just a little bit and I have no idea whether I'm just imagining the pain or whether it's because of the sanding that it hurts or it's cuz of the cavity, I'm 15 and I've never had a cavity and during the covid quarantine I didn't take great care of my teeth either so I'm scared. I've given that dentist (the one who'll put my braces on) a scan of my teeth so if there's a cavity they should've probably seen it already and if they haven't, I'll talk to them abt it on wednesday. The weird thing to me is that they didn't notice it around 20-30 days ago on my 1st visit whereas the dentist who did the sanding noticed it almost instantly. Welp, I'll se how it goes, sorry for the rant

[@Lordcouture.design]

He's actually really good. Alot of dentist leave some of the decay behind in order to increase their profit.. but he gets rid of all of it 👏

[@BD-qm5lv]

Leaving some decay behind is a perfectly legitimate clinical decision, especially if removing it carries the risk of a pulp exposure.

[@Lordcouture.design]

@@BD-qm5lv but won't the leftover decay continue to spread

[@BD-qm5lv]

@@Lordcouture.design Not if it's properly sealed in and there's no microleakage

[@tomslick2058]

@@BD-qm5lv I hope your right. But I don't buy you can seal up decay and it will stop. Interesting thought though. You may just be buying the patient time. Maybey years before a pulp infection.

[@uhhhidek]

Happend to me I got a filling 7months ago and now it's a brown and black spot on it

[@naturallyimperfect8399]

A lot of people. Don't know when they have cavity. Till it's later on, when they start to feel the pain. It's through the enamel and onto the soft spot, near the nerves.

[@Cliffracer46]

I have 2 little cavities too, how long did you wait before you discovered it and got a filling?

[@hehheh1204]

@@Cliffracer46 did you ever get root canals? I have 3 very small cavities. I’m going to get it checked out but i want to know if you have yet gotten work done??

[@Cliffracer46]

@@hehheh1204 nope, not yet, I had a surgery done near my teeth so I have to wait for a solid 6 more months before they do anything

[@hanac5586]

I have always wanted to see what dentists see, this is great

[@sheeshmarco6323]

i always thought it was just food that couldn’t be brushed off, turns out i have cavities 💀😭

[@lenthelorewriter]

Same, i just found out yesterday and I don't know if it's a milk tooth or not, i have it in the corner of my tooth right behind another one 😭😭😭

[@crummybunny777]

Guys don't worry it's gonna be okay I got my filled 3 days ago and it didn't hurt and it was fast I was scared too when I found out but it's nothing to worry about 😊

[@sumanth5087]

@@Rozmarya 21 😭😭😭

[@SeanManks]

Around 10-11 years back, I has a similar black spot on my tooth, the dentist drilled and filled it.. this filling always came loose or got eroded in few year and the dentist had to drill deep, to get the gunk out (as per him). After ten year of drilling, filling finally there wasn't any original tooth material remained, so he gave an option to completely remove whatever remained of the tooth and insert a false one in it's place. About 5 years back, I had a black spot on a tooth on the opposite side, that I didn't want to get fixed. This tooth is still around and the size of the black hole isn't increased.

[@RE-xv9fp]

Oh great.. I was just today at my dentist because I have seen black spots on one of my molar these past 2 years. She took x-rays and also put her tool to it and pooked and said, its not a hole, just caries that seem to have healed. Watching this video, insert anxiety! What if there is a nasty hole under the dark spots...

[@brettalexander220]

caries don't heal...

[@artwithsoli5450]

@@brettalexander220they are called arrested caries. They are not fully healed but will no longer profess into cavities/cause damage and are stronger.

[@susa112]

Gawd that's one scary little black dot. Fix the damage while it's still small people

[@TrenchPorsche]

what if i dont i just realized i had it today i prob had it for a long time i didnt know im scared to go to the dentist

[@jreazon8302]

i had a dark spot in my wisdom tooth 10 years ago. all my dentists said it's fine. until now it is still the same spot, no pain whatsover. so not all dark spots are cavities. i do oral prophylaxis every 6 months so my dentist eill really know if it's cavity or not

[@Wduck_]

@@jreazon8302 Same I have two dark spots on my teeth they haven't gotten worse or caused any pain. They've been like that for four years.

[@mattlm64]

I've had black spots on my back molars since childhood thanks to poor diet and oral hygiene. A dentist around 6 or so years ago said I'd likely need a filling in 6 months but I've not needed anything since as I now am careful with both my diet and oral care. I suppose it's possible to prevent further decay though the black spots will remain.

[@coolbeans5911]

a week ago i went to the dentist (which i never do) to see about having a wisdom tooth removed that was bugging me, and the dentist was like "to have it removed will be a costly surgical procedure and it is not a big enough issue at the moment, but what is an issue is that giant hole in your tooth" and i'm like, oh yeah the tiny black dot, i know it's a small cavity but it's not giving issues atm, and he's like "no, not tiny cavity, it's a hole" and after some drilling magic he exposed the complete decay of the inner tooth and holy smokes, i was stunned. He said i was 3 weeks away from developing an abscess. He filled it up quick and was confused when i said i have never experienced tooth aches before from that tooth. I'm sure to do more dental check ups in future; i got a bit of a fright lol. Cavities are sneaky

[@BigxPerk2298]

Some people don’t experience pain with abscess in their teeth.

[@Omaregyh]

As a dental student I can definitely tell that is so true I removed a carious lesion like that today. It was just a tiny black spot but it actually extended all the way to the pulp (nerve)

[@maliniatb]

and would you say thats something regular dentists check? i mean they want to habe a good reputation to have more customers.. would be bad advertisement if someone went there every year and sjddendly has a big cavitiy...

[@Omaregyh]

@@maliniatb If you do regular check ups every year then the odds of having a deep cavity like that are slim to nil. Even if there is an initial caries it can be arrested without the need of cavitation with proper oral hygiene measures BUT, if its neglected for a long time and develops into a deep caries then it can be deceiving in some cases. Caries spreads in an inverted triangle form in enamel and another inverted triangle in dentine according to directions of enamel rods and dentinal tubules. So it's like two triangles above each other, you first remove the caries in enamel and once it reaches dentine it becomes bigger. From that point we have to be careful not to reach the pulp cause we can't tell how far its going and we must preserve the tooth vitality at any cost IF its close to the pulp then there are 3 options: 1) Complete caries removal (remove the caries even if you have to expose the pulp and do Endodontic treatment) obsolete 2) Stepwise Caries Excavation (preserve a 2mm of tooth structure even if its infected then use calcium hydroxide under your restoration to enhance the formation of reparative dentine under caries and then re-enter after 6:12 months to remove the caries you left) 3) Partial Caries Excavation (just like the one before it ,but you do not re-enter. You just give oral hygiene instructions and follow up every 6 months)

[@maliniatb]

@@Omaregyh okay wow, thank you for this detailed answer :) 😀 That definitly calmed me down a little after that video haha

[@Hachikii]

So it wasn't visible on X-ray?

[@Omaregyh]

@@Hachikii Perapical radiographs can be deceiving sometimes, this was one of the times. If I remember correctly, the superimpositipn of all tooth layers masked the caries extension and it made it look its not so deep. The only way we can identify the true extension is either by CBCT and this is expensive and unnecessary in such case, or by objective finding, drill and find out where the caries is taking us and once you're close to the pulp chamber then consider stepwise/partial caries excavation. Follow up over 6 months if any endodontic symptoms occur.

[@Ava-yj3pf]

My dentist told me one of my molars is really close to developing a cavity, but that it should be fine if I keep up with my oral hygiene. How am I supposed to know if the tooth is fine or if it's getting worse? I brush twice a day with flossing once as well but I'd like to be sure it isn't progressing. Also: How long would it take for something like this to progress into the pulp of the tooth?

[@SpiritAvaOfhisnoblesoul]

What if you have a dark spot on the second tooth in the front on the side??!!

[@loyalsherry1085]

Cavity?

[@markomihajlovic7480]

Hey man I got the exact same problem on the exact same tooth second front a few days ago. Im gonna go to the dentist soon so I'll reply here if its important

[@arvalb0]

Marko Mihajlovic I also got a black spot on that tooth should I go to dentist

[@markomihajlovic7480]

@@arvalb0 hey man, I went to my dentist asap and im glad i did, he gave me anestesia so I didnt feel any pain. I think he drilled the black spot until there was no more of it, and than placed that something that hardens to cover the hole. Its ok now, you should go until its too late, trust me

[@arvalb0]

Marko Mihajlovic thanks going nex week when I have an appointment

[@Sarmathal]

A visit to the dentist can develop into a pit of debt you can never escape from

[@SawerrygIlIIl573]

That’s the best thing I’ve heard for a while and completely true 😂

[@ultraviolet7413]

this video is one of my worst nightmares. I hate going to the dentists but i have a dark spot in my back molar. I"ve had fillings done before and its always hell on earth because of the fear, pain, and discomfort

[@NoodleFlame]

It would be nice if we could even see a dentist in the UK. I have been on an NHS waiting list for 10 years and my children who are 7 and 5 are still waiting to register.

[@jacobbailis9404]

I was told that cavities stick to dental instruments. Was the dark spot sticky before you drilled the hole into it?

[@e.alexander1869]

Jacob Bailis I don’t think it’s actually sticky, but I’ve heard the same - I just think that means it’s soft enough for the tool to go between the crease of your teeth

[@hgdm89]

More soft than sticky. Tooth enamel an dentin is mostly mineral, so you should feel hard when scraping it, so if it comes off and keeps feeling soft, is most likely a cavity.

[@MissCandySoFly]

I wish you could be my dentist

[@StANTo]

I keep thinking this every time I watch the videos, so many times I've been to the dentist and tried to talk to them about my teeth and doing something about them and they merely say "yeah, sure they look fine, they should be okay, just keep brushing" and then a couple of months down the line I'm back in getting a filling or almost a root canal because they've missed something about the tooth. Makes me wonder if they're doing it just to get money from it or they're just incompetent.

[@ninivenava632]

We need more dentist like you that really care about their patients.

[@joeysfather2723]

@@StANTo those scumbags do it for money

[@meine.wenigkeit]

yeah, my dentist, also my dickhead uncle, didn't find a cavity that turned out to hit my nerve. this week was the worst week ever, I hope that no one experiences having a cavity or ANYTHING by that matter hit a nerve. Just got a root canal today, and it looked like my cavity was pretty similar to this one except much bigger.

[@kiara198923]

@@meine.wenigkeit my teeth are getting worse. I've had so many consults yet THEY never follow up. I'm in so much pain & I don't even know if my teeth can be saved at this point. I'm worried... Smh. It didnt even have to get this far.

[@alienamie]

i have these stains. they didn't show up as cavities on the x-ray and my dentist says it's nothing, just stains 😬

[@JSmithRecords]

I had these, they're cavities nothing more nothing less. It hurt so much, and I was looking for home remedies. I ordered some coconut oil from Amazon, swigged it around my mouth for 2 minutes every night.. after 3 days, the pain was completely gone. After about a week, the black spots were gone. This was 5 years ago, and I haven't had a problem with my teeth since.. Dentists don't want you to know about this. Daily brushing and coconut oil fixes all dental problems.

[@TaoYuying]

You're lying

[@nickaromaz8647]

If it hit the nerves and blood come out.. Can dentist put paste/pasta right away???

[@sindobrandnew]

I think that is teh case which Root Canal Treatment is needed.

[@kiara198923]

I need a dentist who will actually do the work on my teeth. They are getting worse & I've had numerous consults yet they never follow up after. I am really worried now about my teeth. What can I do? Or is it too late?

[@KaYungCalebLai]

That's how you kill a tooth. Most likely need a root canal after that deep drilling. More money for the dentist. Happened to me on my molar and the dentist killed it with his drill. Wasn't painful at all before he was trying to "fix" it.

[@januzi2]

Slow, not getting the tooth hot? Let me tell you this ... when I was in my first school almost 30 years ago they didn't know words like that. They didn't know water as well. They have "fixed" one of my tooth so good, it needed a root canal treatment 15 years later, because the main part of the tooth got "eaten" from the inside.

[@A.n.o.n.y.m.o.u.s_Creator]

Never be afraid to even travel cities for one visit if you are unsure. I see tech going forward yet the skills are mostly going backwards. We reached a point where 8 dentists will have 8 different diagnosis for you for the same tooth. I got 2 teeth destroyed when under anesthesia. I was unaware what was happening and were just receiving a calm words of "I just need to put finishing touches into this tooth, Be calm and dont move, everything will be fine". Tooth looked fine in the mirror but i felt it problematic to floss it and after anesthesia worn out... What a pain, could not sleep, could not eat, could not even touch the tooth. Did an x-ray and the person doing it could only spit out utter silent "Oh sh**". Then I got in front of the screen and received the "Good news"... This mad man thought my tooth was a sculpture, hit the pulp, cracked it and left excess mass making a bridge between two. I am still unsure if I even needed that treatment after all or if it was just a money grab for a student.

[@alpha_jasperflair1097]

My dentist is literally a perfectionist she always cleans my teeth during braces adjustments and I still cant believe she doesnt see my small dark spot

[@GH-pd9ve]

very informative clip! I believe the most conservative filling would be the one done at the earliest signs of decay

[@GuardianTiger]

I have this OMG I'm going to the dentist now I have cavities ihhhhh

[@wintertedibear4098]

Same I'm going tomorrow 😣

[@maddiethehedgehog1988]

Aww I feel bad for y'all 😪

[@PromisedConsortOfTheStars7]

Update?

[@charlieangel9705]

One of the reasons why I don't like having a dental filling is when it breaks most often than not your tooth needs to be pulled out?

[@catinabox3048]

Something similar happened to me. My grandpa died in his 60's with perfect teeth and my mom's currently in her 60's with perfect teeth. No fillings, no extractions, no cavities, both rarely if ever seeing a dentist. So when my adult teeth came in well and didn't seem to decay and cause toothaches (my baby teeth had horrible cavities from a variety of environmental factors), my mom just assumed I'd now take after my family and have perfect teeth until death. From the age of 7 to the age of 20, I never saw a single dentist, and I fared well. My teeth were white and straight and had no visible or painful cavities. When I did go to a dentist at age 20, the dentist pointed out that this little brown spot on one of my molars was problematic and recommended a filling. We weren't convinced. I knew what a cavity felt like and it was painful. This wasn't it. It was just a tiny spot and I was so proud of not having needed any work on my adult teeth. My mom also was not into unnecessary intervention and so we didn't take the dentist's recommendation. The next time I would go to the dentist would be two or three years after that. It was still just a little brown spot that didn't cause any pain, but this time I actually heeded the doctor's advice. As it turned out, my molar was just a shell. Even though the outside damage was barely bigger than a needle prick, everything inside was dark and completely rotted away. It was at least five times worse than the sample in this video. The dentist honestly thought it was a miracle that the damage hadn't reached the nerves. He actually had to work around the nerves when doing my filling, telling us beforehand that he might need to make the decision mid-procedure to get rid if the nerves if he can't do it. Fortunately he managed to pull it off and it's been ten years since then.

[@triplethreatsteph]

I heard the base contains Florida so attempt to save the tooth from further decay.. Do all bases contain fluoride?

[@eleanorcooke7136]

Haha, spell check really got you there 😂

[@johnsgoodboy]

yes because your teeth need fluoride to remineralize

[@drajazahmed9373]

It was demonstrated perfectly, however, it is not required to fill this cavity. If there is a problem, then only the filling should be done.

[@semfigu]

This looks painful... or not?

[@DrcraigskohlerCEO-shoponvi-com]

with modern anesthetic this is not painful. The tooth has no feeling during the procedure and afterward the patient does not feel pain. Without anesthetic the procedure would be quite painful.

[@milesgti]

Overhead, write-offs, and taxes are painful as well.

[@lucky_em9039]

Yes, but tolerable.

[@leeschloss4840]

Question... is it most accurate to say a cavity is specifically caused by ACID, not being brushed/rinsed away fast enough? If so, would this then mean that presence of acid doesn't automatically mean caused by bacteria, but perhaps something else like food? Thanks.

[@sb6782]

the acid is produced by bacteria that feeds off the food in your mouth. So, if you don't brush appropriately there will be an abundance of food for the bacteria to metabolise and create acid from.

[@carolinecazares4438]

i wish getting my teeth fixed wasnt so expensive..

[@SuperDarkspirits]

find employers who cover dentistry and milk it for all it's worth

[@soposhhh1122]

I have this and it's called Arrested caries, which are brown or dark brown and not soft, occur when decay has been stopped from progressing deeper by the tooth's natural defenses. I also asked kriss ai about the treatment and it's pretty simple, as long as i'm not having pain or discomfort :)

[@TitusMonger]

What will the treatment be?

[@allisondarcy]

Kriss ai? Is that an app that I can download or smthn?

[@lunasol435-tw8ij]

what did that kriss ai said about the treatment?

[@ananyamohapatra4195]

@@allisondarcy It's actually an AI chatbot for dentistry.

[@soposhhh1122]

@@TitusMonger Fluoride Treatment, Good Oral Hygiene, Regular Dental Check-ups, Change in my diet :)

[@KATinBLACK]

My dentist noticed a few of these little dark spots but they didn’t fill them. They just shaved em out real quick, no pain meds used or even needed. I’m sure that helps but now I’m worried what if I needed more work. It’s been two years though and I haven’t had anymore spots so it’s probably okay

[@MattHelmSA]

I just drained an abscess in my lower left jaw and inner cheek that has kept me up crying like a baby for three nights and days. My utter and complete fear of dentistry in any form keeps me from going to the dentist and no dentist in my area is willing to sedate me.

[@jamescatlover123]

You can reverse this by avoiding sugar, taking calcium, d3, k2 supplements and not rinsing after brushing.

[@kikithepupper6774]

oh no you have to rinse out still

[@0nly0NE.]

I ended up with six of these--one of them I had noticed about 15 years before a dentist decided something needed to be done about it (the dentist before just had a couple teeth on a watch list, but otherwise didn't do anything).

[@shomshomni2314]

If you had it for 15 years then you had arrested caries. Your tooth could have lasted a lifetime without treatment and been perfectly fine.

[@0nly0NE.]

@@shomshomni2314 I have chronic pain so I didn't realize until after they were filled that at least a few of them had been causing mild pain, including the 15y/o one. And it had gotten visably larger. Also, most of them showed up after the period of time were I couldn't take as good care of my teeth because of health issues. If I had been able to stay more on top of it, I probably could have gone longer, if not my most of my life.

[@asalnourallahie9069]

Is it possible that you have a very small black spot but inside is very destroy and it isn't painful?

[@little.3870]

I've had so many dentists tell me that the stain on my tooth is fine. I have a gut feeling its not fine.

[@CrashCarson14]

You can tell that’s like a hole, but what about those little dark stains? Is that not yet a cavity? I’ve wondered. I guess if no pain it’s not too much of an issue? Isn’t that what the fluoride is for too, to like stop it from getting worse?

[@JianJiaHe]

This happened to me as well. But the decay remained untreated until one day my tooth broke itself, only two third of it remained.

[@Kylie-n1h]

I have a huge chunk on the side of my molar missing, my dentists say that it’s not a cavity and that it was caused by a bracket from my braces and I’m so confused on how that happened and I’m about to get it filled I’m scared ash🗿

[@POPDATA]

Same thing happened to me 3 years ago

[@leonoratuna1031]

I rather stay with my cavity teeth. Dentists keep drooling till there’s no layer left anymore thinking that they are helping people but they are just destroying the whole tooth.

[@crispykannu]

In 4 years of bds course &1 year internship students will only learn drill the teeth and fill it 😒that's it very dissapointing dentistry 😔

[@TheGoddessRises]

How much does it cost to fix this?

[@preluder4]

Trisodium phosphate baking soda rinse reverses the black decay, teeth can heal over time of 2-6 months with constant care

[@tanshievlogs]

Really

[@kiara198923]

Can this be done at any point? My teeth are getting worse & I've done consult after consult for 2 years now yet the dentist has NEVER followed up. I'm very concerned and have tons of discomfort.

[@atlas1897]

watching this video as i wait because in a few days there's a possibility i might get into university to study dentistry :)

[@nicksaveka5078]

Did a 16 on a Tenyear old female patient.. Almost took the entire occlusal surface and down to the pulp floor nearly... She was only ten, parenting education needs to be enforced on oral health

[@kiara198923]

Question. I have sickle cell disease. I've been to numerous dentists the past 2 years and now my teeth are pretty bad. A dentist actually was so rough 5 months ago that he broke my tooth & its still that way. Its so humiliating. What should or can I do at this point? I need numerous fillings, rppt canals, and extractions. When I floss I barely have plaque yet the decay is severe! It started in the back & now its in the front! I will admit I let my dental phobia get the best of me. Now I'm so worried about my oral health cause its really affecting the sickle cell yet I can't get a dentist who will do the work I need done immediately at this point.

[@schlinge-fling]

GorgeouslyReal T.V. I’m praying for your teeth 🙏🏼

[@MasterEpic1]

I can't believe Saul Goodman is now a dentist

[@333moki]

I was at dentist yeaterday she has removed the silver filling and unasked if can have a look at it before she will place the filling in. There was a black 2 spots left both about 4mm diameter. She said it is not a decay but stain and she just placed the filling over the back spots saying she would have to remove to much tooth structure in order to remove all, as she stated, discoloration. I also have a lot of black spots on both wisdom and she sais it's not a decay, well why not to remove the black spots then:( many dentist act freaking hazardous and sometimes makes me wonder how did they become doctors that even patients know better, i would be happy if they were mkre considerate and brave enough to question more some controversy out there insted just being mechanical at a lot what they do. I guess hard in them

[@juneidansari6176]

how you doing now??

[@Formhault]

YO HOW IS IT NOW?!

[@melissa90ify]

If it's not decay, then she has nothing to drill.... You only use the drill to remove decay. Maybe you need a cleaning so the hygienist can get the spots out.

[@thriftedgem222]

who else went to brush their teeth after watching this😂

[@2024rush]

I have dark lines on the ridges between the cusps in molars and premolars. Will i need a drilling and filling??

[@maxinetaekwondo]

I got mine drilled and filled after

[@jjrusso8295]

I’m sorry but I feel like you did more damage than good here. Basically got a root canal for a small black spot in the tooth that wasn’t causing any problems, and not noticeable on X-ray.

[@XEdenXx]

I have to got to the dentist again to get my fourth filling

[@notarmaan8284]

Eden Wilock how was it I’m really scared I need to know

[@westernyay1701]

Sub To DragonMaster-DBZ Sub To DragonMaster-DBZ I had a filling because I had a small cavity in my back tooth it usually does not hurt because they give you laughing gas or a shot the shot kinda hurts in your gum then you can't feel anything but for me the shot was not working so well and the dentist kept on giving me shots and they wouldn't work but it ended up working and I had fat ass lips for like 3 hours after but without any pain sedative getting a filling will hurt like hell because of the poking around but they will give you something to numb the pain hopefully that works for you!.

[@MikeDaveYapOfficial]

at that point does it hurt or feel some pressure when burring? Im kinda afraid at this point with my tooth that has a mild pain to it but quickly goes away after I brush my teeth, and its also the tooth with a needed filling replacement as well. I dont want it to be removed as two of my left and right molars where removed already 😨😩

[@xX_Qu1ckSc0peZzHD_Xx]

My dentist didnt do anything against my dark spot but now it startetd hurting -.-

[@e.alexander1869]

Got 3 cavities filled last summer after not brushing well, and it sucked. I had whatever the numbing stuff is they inject into your mouth, which took 2 days to ware off fully. I still felt anything that went past the top of my tooth and apparently the cavity wasn’t even between teeth. So for the last year I brushed my teeth twice a day, but now I have 4 cavities again all between teeth, and apparently it’s because I didn’t brush with Prevodent. Not sure what the deal is with that, but I’m not excited at all. Also don’t get nervous about much, but after last time, it’s got me thinking

[@lamarlo4437]

Use Mouthwash first then brush teeth for 4 minutes. 2 minutes for the top teeth and 2 minutes for the bottom

[@Airon79]

I use to wash before and after brushing in the morning then before bedtime after brushing . Now I like to dip my toothbrush in mouthwash to kill bacteria then apply some toothpaste and sometimes mix mouthwash with toothpaste , in a Tupperware container , which feels really good when brushing . Although for my toothbrush since it has tight bristles mixing mouthwash and paste isn't necessary due to bristles retaining a lot of wash so then all I need to do is add paste but if your bristles aren't tight then you may want to mix mouthwash and toothpaste in a cup or similar . Regardless if I apply the two separately or mix them together for in the morning I always wash after brushing twice a day and I may miss a day or two where I don't combine mouthwash and toothpaste . Also I use mouthwash until the burn goes away . If it takes me 3 minutes then so be it , it takes 3 minutes . For me that is what it takes to heal the abrasions the toothbrush leaves behind so I can eat somewhat salty foods .

[@144heartx]

@@Airon79 make sure your mouthwash is alcohol free! That can actually wear down your teeth and many people don't know about it

[@nonyabidness5708]

Could be your general health as well... if you have some nutritional deficiencies it can affect your teeth.

[@stoinks224]

Just clean your teeth after every diet I mean every and have only 3 diet a day hence cleaning only 3 time morning after lunch after dinner

[@Searchingbetterdays]

I have 2 cavity filling in a same teeth , does it weaken teeth ?¿

[@vallerijoshna5858]

Hi I have done filling for 4 teeth after filling how along it will stay white cement can you please tell because after filling I got black lines around side teeth.

[@INOSESIAHAIMBILI]

Same situation..but I am not going back

[@baoyiyang864]

my dentist gave me a filling straight away without cavities because of a small hole on the side of my first molar. I feel grateful that it's prevented early for me in my teen years.

[@shamma_13]

I feel like Death is easier than Living😢

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Now that I do have a problem, my dentist ignored it-!! I’m afraid to even ask because my 2nd appointment for this root canal left me convinced she doesn’t want to cap it- she was trying to break it and left me with a jagged edge where there really didn’t need to be and drilling done.

[@ILIK3HATERZ]

Oh if this isn’t fixed you could be looking at a root canal an lots of pain. Dental students are fun, although I’m not a dentist but I know everything a real dentist knows. It runs in my blood!

[@Asura1733]

I had this lind of treatment and my black spot got worse and worse (as a child). Had to do a really painful procedure to clean it up when i was 12. It was inflamed so the anesthesia didn't work well. Two hours. Two hours of painful cleaning with metal saw like strings inside my tooth nerve. So here i question: why didn't they just clean and fill it up before it became my most painful experience in life? A child? After that, i got permanent filling and I'm fine. I'm 17 now.

[@haroldkrivell2524]

What I do is I bite my toothbrush, the bristles will chisel out any dark spots. I never had a cavity since.

[@TheBrazilianHue]

Great vid! I hope I can make a good cirurgic procedure now. I'd hate to lose a pacient.

[@kozzek7287]

I have some black spots but im scared af to go to the dentist

[@jessicagregory2775]

Ermox I’m terrified of them

[@kozzek7287]

@@jessicagregory2775 same xD

[@2024rush]

You shouldn't be and you shouldn't delay because if it's a cavity and once it reaches your nerves then it'll be unbearably painful. So better get it fixed before it reaches the pulp.

[@schlinge-fling]

Ermox - Gota would you rather go to the dentist and go through pain for a few seconds (literally) or have your tooth rot?

[@xevora9310]

"Looked suspicious" is not a valid diagnostic criterion. 9 times out of 10, this would be an arrested lesion and you would be damaging a healthy tooth. A composite filling needs replacement roughly every 7 years, so how many replacements over a lifetime would that make? How much more tooth structure lost with every replacement? This time you got lucky and it was an active lesion. Whether or not a fissure needs to be drilled depends on the presence of cavitation. This is determined by probing. Many fissures are too thin for probing, so an endodontic file is used for those. There are rare cases where cavitation cannot be determined by probing alone and then indeed it comes down to clinical judgement of how suspicious it looks. But as I said, those are rare cases.

[@garysmart1]

how long does a filling last? i have little black spot on my chewing tooth and i think its deep

[@method341]

Mine didn't last long. I got a filling when I was 10. It fell out when I was chewing gum a few months later. Didn't bother getting another filling. Twenty years on, still got no other fillings and that tooth is still fine. I actually think dental fillings are a bit overrated unless you have pain.

[@bossandrew3695]

@@method341 did it ever repair a little?

[@method341]

@@bossandrew3695 the filling doesn't repair anything, the dentist actually has to enlarge the cavity to fill it so in a sense the dentist is actually doing more damage to the tooth than the cavity itself. But that's in the name of stopping the rot, they say. But my tooth seems to be fine twenty years later so someone is full of it 😂

[@bossandrew3695]

@@method341 oh no I mean has your tooth repair in someway like has dentin ya know has the interior formed back, because dentists say they don't, but I would like ya know a pov of a person who has had a non filled tooth for 20 years.

[@method341]

@@bossandrew3695 no the cavity looks like the same lol. No pain or anything. I went to a different dentist for a checkup about two years ago and they didn't even say anything. I think most dentists only put in fillings if they feel they really need to these days

[@Aniabamang]

Need help ...for my gum bleeding .....what are the things I need to take care

[@_letstartariot]

So there can be significant decay through enamel and dentine but without a cavity. That’s kinda scary. I have a spot like that on the chewing surface of a molar. But I had a check up 2 weeks ago. X-rays show nothing wrong. But I never asked my dentist why he left the discolouration. I’d rather a superficial filling than to suddenly need expensive root canal cos my dentist hadn’t bothered cos there is not cavity (yet). I will just ask, of course I trust them. This was interesting.

[@vacafuega]

The thing is, if you leave it like that and it's stable, you will never need a root canal. But if you do a filling, it will need to be replaced eventually, then again, and eventually you'll have to do a root canal, it's just a matter of time. A wise dentist will avoid starting that process unless it's necessary.