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      11-16-2006, 06:26 PM
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:55:40 GMT, Mark & Steven Bornfeld <> wrote:
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>> I usually brush every day before going to sleep, but perhaps once a
>> week I don't bother. Would it be safe to increase that non brushing to
>> twice a week, so say I would brush three days, then not brush one day,
>> then repeat the sequence? My teeth aren't brilliant and I have lots of
>> fillings but no new fillings since 2000 (although a couple of teeth
>> have fallen apart and needed to be put together again).
>>
>> How safe is this strategy, in practice, as opposed to the dentistry as
>> a religion response?
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> I know people who never brush, never floss. They come in every 15
>years to say hi. They've never had a cavity.
> Are you now of those people?
> Could be, but your past history of cavities (and your admission that a
>couple of teeth have fallen apart) would seem to make this unlikely. So
>then the question becomes--how lucky do you feel?
>
>Steve

Now where have we heard that line before ?

'Do you feel lucky ? Well do ya punk ?"


 
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      11-16-2006, 06:49 PM
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> On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:55:40 GMT, Mark & Steven Bornfeld <> wrote:
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>>>I usually brush every day before going to sleep, but perhaps once a
>>>week I don't bother. Would it be safe to increase that non brushing to
>>>twice a week, so say I would brush three days, then not brush one day,
>>>then repeat the sequence? My teeth aren't brilliant and I have lots of
>>>fillings but no new fillings since 2000 (although a couple of teeth
>>>have fallen apart and needed to be put together again).
>>>
>>>How safe is this strategy, in practice, as opposed to the dentistry as
>>>a religion response?
>>
>>
>> I know people who never brush, never floss. They come in every 15
>>years to say hi. They've never had a cavity.
>> Are you now of those people?
>> Could be, but your past history of cavities (and your admission that a
>>couple of teeth have fallen apart) would seem to make this unlikely. So
>>then the question becomes--how lucky do you feel?
>>
>>Steve
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> Now where have we heard that line before ?
>
> 'Do you feel lucky ? Well do ya punk ?"
>
>
Dirty Harry probably isn't a good name for a dentist.

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
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718-258-5001
 
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      11-16-2006, 08:15 PM
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:49:09 GMT, Mark & Steven Bornfeld <> wrote:
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>>> I know people who never brush, never floss. They come in every 15
>>>years to say hi. They've never had a cavity.
>>> Are you now of those people?
>>> Could be, but your past history of cavities (and your admission that a
>>>couple of teeth have fallen apart) would seem to make this unlikely. So
>>>then the question becomes--how lucky do you feel?
>>>
>>>Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> Now where have we heard that line before ?
>>
>> 'Do you feel lucky ? Well do ya punk ?"
>>
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> Dirty Harry probably isn't a good name for a dentist.
>
>Steve

Neither are Dr. Payne and Dr. Hurt

Yikes !
 
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