cavities that need to be filled. The cavities are all in baby molars, and look very minor to me. I’m not a dentist, but I’ve seen enough x rays over the years that I have a rudimentary understanding.

Is it really necessary to take care of these since they are baby molars?

I should mention this same dentist is trying to get me to have a crown done. There is no cavity and no pain. He said there is a crack and a rough edge.

He also tries to up-sale everything, like getting “buffering medication” in addition to regional anesthesia. I asked the hygienist what the buffering medication is and she gave me this handout that showed a molecule. She gave all this fancy talk about it and I look at the sheet and see that it is sodium bicarbonate. I asked, “it’s baking soda?” The nurse said she wasn’t sure what I was talking about. I’m not saying it won’t help, but probably not worth $115.