> From:    Adrienne Smith <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: No Cavities
>
> Hmmm -- fluoride treatments/sealants?  Not that I know of.  Just plain
> old cleaning as far as I know.  But I recall very vividly how our
dentist
> seemed surprised that my brother didn't get cavities after not brushing
> regularly (barely at all!), never flossing, eating sweets (he was obese
> as a child) and yet not one cavity.  There was lots of plaque and
tarter,
> but no decay.  I don't place much faith in fluoride treatments for
cavity
> prevention.

I've always understood that whether you got cavities or not was pretty
much genetic.  I don't have any cites for it, but (anecdotally) I've known
families that got few cavities and others (like mine) who got many.

Janice in GA



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