Cavities and the fall of man

Ocean had a cavity, again. Really, no fault of his. He brushes and flosses and gargles anti-cavity mouthwash meticulously. (And now has added prescription toothpaste to the mix.) But three 6 month appointments in a row he's had to have a filling (granted one of those was just for replacing a filling that had fallen out). Luckily, we have an awesome pediatric dentist who is totally understanding (apparently the same thing happened to her as a kid). And Ocean is totally not afraid to go and have the work done, in fact this last time I stayed in the waiting room with my other two kids the whole time.

It's after the work is done that he is upset. He HATES being numb. He gets frustrated and angry. He thinks that the moment he walks out the dentist's door he should not be numb anymore. So in his frustration and anger he lamented about why God ever made cavities and germs.

I'd never really thought about an answer to this before, but on the spot I blamed cavities and germs on the sin of Adam and Eve, the fall of man. I didn't mean to get all theological on him. But I think it's rather a pretty good explanation.