Cavities!!!

I just saw a new dentist today, and she said I have five cavities. They are in between my teeth I guess. She said that it's possible that since I have UC that there are more digestive juices in my mouth more often since I eat smaller and more frequent meals. I never used to have this problem, unless my old dentist was just terrible at spotting them. Any of you have this issue?

I don't eat sugar except rarely, but do eat honey (which she said will cause them).

Just extracted my wisdom tooth today. There is nothing that I can think of to connect dental cavities to UC.

I brush my teeth thoroughly with Sensodyne but I do not floss and that has made my gum inflamed (?) so they bleed rather quickly. But overall, I have become very susceptible to injuries (esp. bruising).

I have some gum recession. I go to the dentist 4 times a year for cleanings and they shoot this medicine into the gums where the recession is.

hey thoreau, i haven't had cavities in a while but i was on this one website and i saw this link on the side about cavities. it just talks about what you can do naturally so you don't get cavities.

http://www.nourishingtreasures.com/index.php/2007/04/11/healing-cavities-through-nutrition/

Wow, I haven't had any dental issues since my diagnosis.. makes me want to go get a second opinion in case my dentist is missing something.. yikes! I do floss everyday, and after every meal since I hate the feeling of food in my teeth. I have dental insurance thru my job but I have come to figure out that even "good" dental insurance is still not great, and it is still expensive.. Best wishes!

I've always had bad teeth so I can't blame it on my Uc or my meds - though, I'm not sure if now they are contributing to it or not. I got my first cavity when I was 6; since then I've had 3 root canals, 4 wisdom teeth pulled, 3 molars pulled, 6 crowns - which includes 3 broken molars. My front teeth top and bottom are the only healthy ones. I'm now going in on Thursday for my 7th crown and I still have to schedule another crown and a replacement crown. My gums were in horrible shape as well; I've already had one deep clean and I go in every 3 months. But I'm proud to say that due to daily flossing, my 4-5 pockets are now at 1 and 2's :)