Mrs. Skinny's teeth went straight to blazes after her pregnancies. She's gotten more cavities in the last four years than either of us can remember.

It's tough getting old! I know, I'm already there.

Yikes - leaky fillings! I hope Justin has a pretty good dental plan, because it sounds like a 4 figure dental bill. How do you floss fillings?

You can't floss fillings. I just meant that even flossing isn't keeping my teeth intact. :( And unfortunately, we have no dental insurance. It isn't even an option at Justin's office.

Sorry to hear that! I don't know if you could fit this into your budget or not, but there is a toothbrush my dentist recommends that I've been using for about 2 months now. It's the Sonicare. I'm using the Sonicare Elite because it was a better deal at Sam's Club. He says it "confuses" the bacteria that form plaque so that they can't colonize on the teeth. I believe it because my teeth feel like I just went to the dentist for a cleaning. This might sound gross, but "morning breath" is hardly a problem these days. That tells me something has changed in my mouth since using the Sonicare Elite. You might ask your dentist about it. My dentist is very wise and conservative. He's not one to jump on every bandwagon that rolls by.

My dentist (or former dentist, since I haven't seen our new one yet) agrees with the last commenter. He highly recommended the Sonicare line. Due to insurance mix-ups, I've had to find a new dentist. But the last time I went (9 months ago), he said I had a cavity in between my FRONT 2 teeth! What a location! He didn't fill it then because I was pregnant, but then the mix-up happened and now I have to find a new dentist. All the while, my teeth are rotting. Can anyone say "root canal"? Ugh.

So anyway, I'm thinking about a Sonicare toothbrush for Christmas...