Enamel erosion problems please help also monroe piercing?
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Once you have eroded away your enamel this will have affected your bite also. (When you look at your back molars you will see a whitish outer layer with a yellower centre and they will look pretty flat.) The only way to correct this permanently is to do a full mouth reconstruction of your mouth i.e. crowns on all your back teeth and probably on the front ones too - very expensive! You really do need to stop drinking acidic things and avoid eating them too - google "Drinks that Eat Teeth" and "Acid Erosion" to find out about your condition. The drinks that eat teeth site is a list of carbonated beverages and gives the pH level (acidity) just bear in mind that neutral (the level that does no damage) is 7. There are some new toothpastes that can help to strengthen the enamel that you have left and I assume that that is what you were given - such as Sensodyne's Pro-Namel or Enamel Care by Arm and Hammer, or MI Paste.
Good luck with quitting the pop. You now need to make it your mission in life to read the labels on everything you eat and drink and avoid those that have any form of acid close to the beginning of the ingredient list.
N.B. If you absolutely have to drink fizzy drinks chug them rather than sipping them - or drink through a straw to help bypass your teeth. The idea is to limit the number of times acid is in contact with your teeth.
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