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Yes it is true.
Young children and the senior dental populations have maintained dental visits for the last 12 years. 19-59 year old people do not go to the dentist on a regular basis.
These are the findings published in the current New York State Dental Society Journal.
There were three things that many member of the growing middle class did in the 1960s which, in essence, made them middle class:
1. Eating meat at least once a day
2. Sending your children to college
3. Going to the dentist on a regular basis
Oh yes...I am sure that you could consider other things as well but these are the three that I thought of.
Today, many young and and middle age adults no longer think that it is important to see a dentist on a regular basis. Why do you think this is?
Yes it is true that many 19-55 year olds never had the cavities that we older folks had therefore, they haven't had to replace old fillings, have toothaches and need root canal therapy or have broken teeth around old mercury fillings which then require crowns... I get this.
But not having your teeth cleaned and checked on a regular basis?
Who will tell the patient that they have changes in their mouth that may lead to oral cancer? Who will tell the patient that their teeth are showing evidence of moderate to severe gastric reflux and they need to see their physician? Who will tell them that their early bone loss (periodontal disease) will lead to tooth loss when they are older if they don't improve their oral hygiene and could even
contribute to heart disease?
The other reasons that this age group doesn't see a dentist?
1.Their parents didn't instill the need for regular dental care.
2. The loss of dental insurance through their employer
3. High student loan payments
4. They rather spend their money on Tattoos, leased BMW's or clothes.
When people stay away from a dentist, it generally will cost more not less and it certainly will cost them their teeth.
