# Maybe We Shoud Be Glad We Live in America **URL:** \ **Category:** Insurance\ **Created:** [November 8, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437 "2018-11-08T21:20:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/24 "2018-11-15T23:34:14Z")
> [@Beacher](#): > > > spend their money on something else. > > True, but wouldn’t it be better if they didn’t have to make such a choice in the first place? Actually, no. ---
**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/25 "2018-11-16T06:47:09Z")
> [@docslotnick](#): > > For instance, I have done countless root canals and crowns, each costing thousands of dollars, on teeth that eight or nine months previously could have been treated with a simple restoration often for less than $100. I’m fascinated to hear what restoration is on offer to prevent a root canal or crown. (No sarcasm intended - I want to take the best care of my teeth possible and that sounds like good info to have.) ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/26 "2018-11-16T13:24:01Z")
@TravelingOn Most root canals are the result of carious exposure of the nerve. Caries always start out small and almost always can be easily and inexpensively treated with a simple filling. It’s only when the caries has grown and is usually readily apparent (as a hole in the tooth) will the nerve be exposed. This process takes several months, during which the patient is painfully aware that something is amiss. ---
**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/27 "2018-11-16T17:16:55Z")
That is fascinating! I was just at the dentist with my mom yesterday, and she has to have a crown replaced because there is a carie underneath it. When it was made, there was a shelf and stuff got stuck in there. But her dentist, who is my dentist that I love, was explaining that otherwise things are looking good. I definitely feel motivated to take care of any cavities that might come up, between being there with Mom and hearing from you. 😬 🦷 😃 ( there really is not a good “I will take care of my teeth” emoji!) ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/28 "2018-11-26T08:20:57Z")
When did they start calling cavities ‘caries’ ? Even my toothpaste now says it helps prevent dental caries. Did I miss something? Or am I just a country bumpkin that says cavities ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/29 "2018-11-26T10:38:29Z")
@Sam, it is a French word: much more elegant, obviously! ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/30 "2018-11-26T12:58:14Z")
It took me a long time to call the pound sign a hashtag. It will take longer for me to call a cavity anything other than a cavity. ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/31 "2018-11-26T13:15:32Z")
@Sam Dental caries is the most prevalent disease in the world. It would be heresy to call something so important as caries “a cavity”. Besides, dentists can charge more to restore a carious tooth than to plug a cavity. ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/32 "2018-11-26T16:48:27Z")
> [@docslotnick](#): > > dentists can charge more to restore a carious tooth than to plug a cavity. That’s a beauty 🙂 I couldn’t help laughing for a full minute… ---
**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/33 "2018-11-27T07:10:55Z")
> [@Michel](#): > > That’s a beauty 🙂 I couldn’t help laughing for a full minute… I am glad you were laughing!!! I was thinking I had better call my dentist and schedule an appointment. Sounds serious! Lol! A week or so ago, I had taken my mom to the dentist where she found she needs a new crown, and also gotten an explanation from @docslotnick here about how getting small caries taken care of was the best way to prevent crowns and root canals down the road. And that night I got a toothache! For the first time ever basically. I think I had something stuck in my back gum, and it’s resolved on its own, but I was panicked! LOL! ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/34 "2018-11-27T18:19:50Z")
You should brush and floss so you don’t get caries! ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437/35 "2018-11-27T19:01:42Z")
> [@Sam](#): > > so you don’t get caries! You are a very wicked man, @Sam… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-we-shoud-be-glad-we-live-in-america/5437.md?page=1)