Dental Health & Gum Disease : What Does a Cavity Look Like?

A cavity is a hole in a tooth that usually starts off as a dark spot on a tooth, but it can spread out and expand. Prevent a cavity from reaching the pulp or nerve of a tooth with information from a general dentist in this free video on dental care.

Expert: David Wagner
Bio: Dr. David Wagner is a general dentist with over 25 years of experience.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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• dentistry
• dentists
• dental health
• dental care
• teeth cleaning
• oral hygiene
• toothbrushes
• brushing teeth
• flossing
• gum disease
• gingivitis

[EmilyBelemily]

I HATE the dentist. To many bad experiences as a kid.

[on3m4n55]

i've been living for 12 years and no toothaches

[Dobermanpinscher101]

I haven't been to a dentist in 5 years although my teeth are very healthy.

[SunniLuvsU]

I hate goign to the dentist. I'm going tomorrow afternoon.. HELP! I 'm deathly afraid of dentists. My dentist is really nice and he only does what needs to be done, nothing extra just for money. I'm not scared of HIM, I'm scared of what he DOES. D:

[Healingwandd]

@EmilyBelemily I want my natural tooth back so bad that I'm working really hard on regrowing dentin thruout enamel. I swear I'll get mine and evryone's unnecessarily drilled teeth back, i sound like a tooth obsessed gal here but this really need to stop... tooth decay is common n not curable jus manageable n treatable...man its gotta b healable!.

[Healingwandd]

@EmilyBelemily I understand mate, I'm becoming a dentist myself to change that.... M sure ur xprience musn't b as bad as mine... I had a tiny pit cavity in my maxillary 2nd premolar n the doc drilled my 1st premolar....I was so mad at him that i wanted to drill all his teeth, its been a while now n i jus cant stop being upset abt it... he didn't treat my cavity n drilled an absolutely healthy tooth. my teeth are hriditically decay resistant that dcay was cuz of mineral deficiency...

[1madaboutguitar]

@on3m4n55 Had them all out right?

[mydenmel]

thanks doc!!!

[natschmat917]

@12GaugeLosAngeles I agree. I was told when I was 16 that I had a cavity but I had experienced no pain or sensitivity. That day I got a cheap amalgam fill in and the dentist did a crappy job. He drilled my tooth in the most unprofessional manner. I think he did it because he would get more money out of it.

[Timi116]

@EmilyBelemily you shuld be happy that they exist.

[TheVoiice17]

I regret not brushing my teeth as a child! :.(

[kalimul]

Wish 1 of my parents was a dentist.....i would have taken appropriate preventive measures a long time ago.