X-rays show that I have multiple cavities...could they be wrong?!
Question:
X-rays show that I have multiple cavities...could they be wrong?
My dentists said that I have two cavities on either side of my two upper molars. I've scrutinized my teeth over and over and I only spot traces of one cavity. Could my dentist be wrong? Maybe thats how my teeth are just shaped?
Answers:
Why do you think we take x-rays? It's because WE can't see between your teeth, either. By the time you can see a cavity that started between the teeth, trust me, it's huge.
If you don't trust your dentist, you have two choices.
1. Get a second opinion, which pretty much means, get a new dentist, or,
2. Ignore the dentist's advice to get fillings and time will surely tell you if these are cavities or not. By the time the diagnosis is confirmed by pain, though, you will need a root canal treatment or an extraction.