The Cost of Flossing
A few months ago Tim and I went to the dentist. This was the first time for us to go in over 2 1/2 years since our student insurance didn’t cover dental care. I have always had a healthy mouth so imagine my shock when my dentist said I had seven cavities!
The dentist told me that my teeth were healthy where I brushed, but that cavities had developed in the areas where I should have been flossing. I learned there is a reason that dentists encourage regular flossing.
My laziness and ignorance ended in me having to go back to the dentist twice more and spend around $200 for the fillings. My dentist told me it would have been around $500 more if I would have gotten the white fillings.
Since Tim is a better flosser and also ended up with a couple of cavities, I attribute some of my own cavities from staying away from a dentist for 2 1/2 years (which I never plan on repeating). But the development of the other cavities I blame on forgetting to floss. If I would have been a regular flosser I’m guessing I would have saved at least $100, the time of my appointments and the pain of dental work.
I am now a regular nightly flosser and believe that the minute-and-a-half it takes me to floss and the $0.99 I spent on floss is well worth it. Flossing is just one example of how a little time and money upfront can save a lot of money and pain in the long run.
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