I never want to have another cavity in my teeth. Help make this dream a reality. [more inside]
posted by Ziggy500 on Feb 4, 2013 - 34 answers

Do cavities ever just... go away? [more inside]
posted by geegollygosh on Aug 19, 2012 - 21 answers

Tell me about your root canal! [more inside]
posted by rinosaur on May 3, 2012 - 49 answers

What do we know for sure kills dental cavity bacteria? [more inside]
posted by cda on Jul 1, 2010 - 7 answers

Is my dentist doing a pointless procedure on my maybe-cavity? [more inside]
posted by kmavap on Apr 13, 2010 - 14 answers

Is it safe to drink alcohol after a cavity filling? [more inside]
posted by Groovytimes on Feb 3, 2009 - 14 answers

New cavities and replacing old amalgam fillings filter: go to a good dentist who isn't in-network and to whom I'd pay up to $1000 out of pocket, or go to one of those in-network dental factories? [more inside]
posted by schmoppa on Dec 10, 2008 - 6 answers

DentalFilter: Anybody else have their amalgam fillings replaced because they're old--NOT because you were worried about their possible harmfulness? [more inside]
posted by lilybeane on Feb 20, 2006 - 18 answers

I'm going to have a cavity drilled on Tuesday. I've never had this done before and I'm terribly phobic of "procedures" (dental and otherwise), especially when I don't know what is involved. What exactly do they do when they drill out a cavity--step by step, what's involved? [more inside]
posted by fuzzbean on Jun 24, 2005 - 34 answers