Cavities from mouth breathing? That just doesn’t sound right. Mouth breathing may give you receding gums but not cavities from lack of saliva. That’s just crazy.

A colleague at work had a dentist that constantly found “tiny” cavities in all her teeth. When she was moving to a new job, she went for a final check up and he said her xrays looked clear. Then she said she was moving out of town. Suddenly he wanted to “recheck” the xrays and lo and behold! He found four! She ditched him instantly. When she got here, she found a new dentist who checked and said she had ZERO cavities.

My son went to a special kid dentist here when we arrived in from Michigan, and was told he had two cavities that needed filling immediately. He had never had a cavity before and the kid uses floss and dental rinse every day and sees the dentist every 6 months. We went to another dentist and he told us there was NOTHING there at all. Even when we showed him exactly where the “cavities” were supposed to be.

I’m not saying your dentist is dishonest, but something about what she is saying just isn’t making sense.

The business related to breathing is a new twist but I don’t understand the theoretical rationale. I don’t buy that either. The advice to brush before running? Brushing is always good but I don’t buy it!

Im concerned that you dentist or hygienist didn’t recommend a fluoride mouth rinse. Unless you’re running with your mouth constantly full of gu or hard candy (as does one of my running with a mouth full of crowns–no wonder!), I don’t think running had anything to do with your dental condition. bill