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Can smoking weed cause cavities?
#12794692 - 06/24/10 01:32 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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I went to the dentist the other day and they told me I have three small cavities! $800 to fix them! I brush my teeth twice a day and floss twice a day too! But I smoke weed everyday, so could this be the reason for all my cavities?
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noticeofeviction
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: potatos]
#12794700 - 06/24/10 01:34 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Why didn't you just ask him right then and there?
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Le_Canard
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: potatos]
#12794702 - 06/24/10 01:35 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Dentists are expensive, I'm finding out too. Do you eat a lot of sugarey stuff when you're stoned?
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ChronicCluster
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noticeofeviction said: Why didn't you just ask him right then and there?
I'm reasonably sure that doctor/patient confidentiality still applies to dentists. It might have been a good idea.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: potatos]
#12794729 - 06/24/10 01:44 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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I doubt weed causes cavities. If there was any empirical data to back that up you know the prohibitionists would be all over it, just like they repeat the tenuous connection between weed and psychosis ad nauseam. Those fellas can be educational, in their way...
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: potatos]
#12794778 - 06/24/10 02:03 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Dry mouth can contribute to tooth decay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerostomia
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#12794847 - 06/24/10 02:31 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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So can stuffing your stoned face with poptarts and icecream sandwiches.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: blewmeanie]
#12794848 - 06/24/10 02:33 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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damn i was suckin alot during that whole time
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: uncivilBANKS]
#12794911 - 06/24/10 03:05 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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wow i cant make my way through reading the OP's post with that pic in his sig.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: Dosile Kouki]
#12794913 - 06/24/10 03:07 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Right? Goddamn.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: potatos]
#12794929 - 06/24/10 03:20 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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just run them till they break, then carve a new one out of wood
seriously tho, denists won't let you leave the office without fixing something, i wouldn't even worry about it.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: potatos]
#12794964 - 06/24/10 03:48 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Dry mouth is probably the problem. The minerals suspended in your saliva are supposed to be able to make minor repairs to your teeth between meals and whatnot.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: nanomagnetic]
#12794969 - 06/24/10 03:51 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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weed gave me a crevice
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: druqs]
#12795061 - 06/24/10 05:06 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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yeah my dentist was just telling me yesterday that my medicine was probably the cause for my recent cavity bc it dries my mouth out so much, and especially when i fall asleep a night
but to answer the question, no, weed does not directly cause cavities..
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#12795312 - 06/24/10 08:13 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Baby_Hitler said: Dry mouth can contribute to tooth decay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerostomia
Yup, weed can cause cavities from the drymouth.
My dentist also told me SSRI's can also. and the worst time for it is while we sleep since we can keep the mouth moist enough to flush away bacteria.
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That's why you brush before bedtime.
Surprised my teeth are in such good condition tbh, I eat so much sugary stuff and drink loads of coffee when I'm stoned.
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Smoking weed doesn't cause cavities, but having a dry mouth and eat sugars and forgetting to brush afterwards when you have the munchies can cause them.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: Mad_Larkin]
#12795371 - 06/24/10 08:31 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Mad_Larkin said: That's why you brush before bedtime.
Surprised my teeth are in such good condition tbh, I eat so much sugary stuff and drink loads of coffee when I'm stoned.
He said that helps, but doesnt prevent it. Nothing can, as long as our mouth is dry, our teeth and gums are being damaged is what i was told.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: potatos]
#12795570 - 06/24/10 09:33 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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i've never flossed. the last few years I've brushed my teeth at most once a week, sometimes only once every two or even three weeks, on rarer occasions, longer...
haven't had a single cavity since high school.
you're brushing your teeth too much, and wearing holes in your enamel.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: greenspectral]
#12795712 - 06/24/10 10:01 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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How is this possible?
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only thing weed does for cavities is make you eat sugary cavity creating candy
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: grimR]
#12795785 - 06/24/10 10:18 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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MMmmmmm I love the munchies.
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BluePixieWaves said: How is this possible?
Would you believe someone with such poor dental hygiene actually GOES to a dentist?
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No...you dirty hippie.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: greenspectral]
#12795933 - 06/24/10 11:01 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
greenspectral said: i've never flossed. the last few years I've brushed my teeth at most once a week, sometimes only once every two or even three weeks, on rarer occasions, longer...
haven't had a single cavity since high school.
you're brushing your teeth too much, and wearing holes in your enamel.
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Re: Can smoking weed cause cavities? [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#12795948 - 06/24/10 11:05 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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