Dentist

[USAFCAPcTSgt]

Forgive me... I just had to..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOtMizMQ6oM

Somehow I knew that would be the only video for this occasion.  One of the best scenes.

[ozrocker]

So now you are missing 15 teeth, what's your next move?   

Partial plate- no wiring.


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[Dimebag]

lord be with you.  I had one yanked and it dry socketed.. it made eating a task for weeks.  be VERY careful spitting, chewing, anything.. 1 is bad, 5, 6, 7,8 at one time would be unbearable...   and i hope he gave you an antibiotic!!

[Mano]

If you don't have dental insurance, go for a cleaning every 6 months. You can avoid what happened to oczrocker and keep expenses down as well.

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[Meatwad]

Well for the last few years my teeth have been slowly going South with decay, chipping, etc.
I started to go to Dentist (finally got Dental Insurance) last month.
I gave him a September deadline (Eldest Daughter's Wedding) to pull what was necessary and get a partial for me.
He asked if I wanted to save any (Root Canals, Crowns).
I said nope, pull'em. Turns out I had 15 that needed pulled.
I go to Office today, He says "You're here, I'm here, let's get'em all today".
Talk about the suck. 15 pulled in less than 20 minutes. 20 needles of Novacaine total.
Mouth now full of Stiches, Blood and Gauze. I'm drooling and can't even tell,lol
Was told I was best Patient they ever saw, because I was calm & stayed relaxed.
Kinda wished he had of put me out, but I made it through.

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*shudder*

Dentist = evil

In the daylight they are a dentist, at night they are the evil clown that tries to get you in your sleep

[MiloMorai]

If you don't have dental insurance, go for a cleaning every 6 months. You can avoid what happened to oczrocker and keep expenses down as well.

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I guess $300 a year ($150 per clean) for cleaning would be cheaper.

[ozrocker]

I'm tolerating it quite well actually. Dr. did give me Antibiotics and such.
If you can afford Insurance (quite pricey, not much coverage in the States),
Get it!
I put myself on low priority till kids were out of the house, now I'm paying for it 


                                                                                                                            Oz

[Flench]

Your not going to like the Partial plate unless there wired in or screwed in . Been there .

[Shamus]

The Dentists of today seem a lot more concerned with patent comfort than they were in the 1950's/60's, you guys are a bunch of wusses 

shamus

[Rash]

I'm 50, and I remember dreading the dentist in the late 60's and early 70's.  Taught me to brush and floss my teeth. I cracked a back molar about this time last year.  I dreaded that, because I hadn't seen a dentist in 10 years.  Fortunately, that was the only tooth that needed any work.  I have insurance, but hate going. 

[Groth]

 WTG, Ozrocker!
 When I was 13 I'd had braces finally off and retainer fitted, week later on Boy Scout bike hike was struck by car. Spent 12 hours in dentist chair on 1st visit. Was so much wonderful stuff to do the Dental College said they'd do work if I payed for material, last caps went in at 31 years old. Used to get 'new' student every 6 months or so..got to were I had a welcoming speech, the jest of which was " ..when I start to feel pain, you will administer pain-killer, or I will stop procedure, and you will get an F..". Had one student fly me to LA and put me up for week so he could do gold-foil filling for his Ca boards, having done one for his Ill boards that were in same spots on oppisite sides. When I got braces at 10-11 that dentist was rather stingy with novacain..alotta pain. Still have problems watching movies with teeth/mouth torture scenes....

[Curval]

I went the other way, decided to save what I could.  Took 2 years to finally get it all done, with appointments every couple of months.  Got to the point where in some cases I would refuse the novicane because the numbness drives me crazy, especially when it starts to itch as it wears off...and you can't scratch it. 

Glad it is finally sorted.

[ozrocker]

Been 3 days now. Gums a bit sore, jaw swollen a bit.
Overall not as bad as I thought it would be.
Eating solids with the 10 I have left 



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[SEraider]

Been 3 days now. Gums a bit sore, jaw swollen a bit.
Overall not as bad as I thought it would be.
Eating solids with the 10 I have left 



                                                                                                                      :cheers:Oz

My son, 7 years old just got 3 molars pulled.   

I was there with him the whole time.  Not easy for me to see.  I wish it was me.   
Then again, Denitist said their adult molars will be in a couple foyears.

[madhogg]

I shot a shootgun so much it made my teeth lose on my right side and a few year's down the line they went bad .Had 8 pulled at one time but the peracets he give me I was in no pain for a week .
Ozrocker when you go back with the partial make them screw them in . There a pain in the butt if you don't . Take's awhile to get use to but you never have to worry about them again . You can snap them in and out .

Thats why you dont put your cheek on the butt of the shotgun..i can shoot a shotgun from the waist and not worry about missing