Thread: Teeth!

Originally Posted by rovercare

Well, yesterday, finally went to the dentist as a pointy bit of back molar was eating into the side of my mouth

The FIRST filling in my life!!, which was a biggun, has turned into an Xray, the bottom wisdom teeth are surgery jobs, the top 2 are through, but have nothing to bite against, so the dentist reckons "might aswell flick them out" and have to go back for another filling............the funny thing is........... the pain.............the upset tummy..................the man in my mouth, doesn;t bother me..............................but the cost






Yea, I'm a tightass

I with you on that one, i too can handle the pain but not the lingering pain my wallet would endure- dentistry is surely a licence to print money i reckon.

Well, I'm now minus my top 2 wisdom teeth, took my x rays in this time, found some more holes in 2 bottom molers, so back to get them filled, next available appointment............November

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I with you on that one, i too can handle the pain but not the lingering pain my wallet would endure- dentistry is surely a licence to print money i reckon.

$237 for 2 extractions today, although there is a few overheads, dental nurse, premises, desk staff, still good money though

Originally Posted by rovercare

Well, yesterday, finally went to the dentist as a pointy bit of back molar was eating into the side of my mouth

The FIRST filling in my life!!, which was a biggun, has turned into an Xray, the bottom wisdom teeth are surgery jobs, the top 2 are through, but have nothing to bite against, so the dentist reckons "might aswell flick them out" and have to go back for another filling............the funny thing is........... the pain.............the upset tummy..................the man in my mouth, doesn;t bother me..............................but the cost







Yea, I'm a tightass

SEE that will teach you for not having 6 monthly checkups, instead of spreading the payments over the years you get the big whammy in 1 go now.
Yes I had the same thing happen to me, I have put a couple of dentists kids through uni and paid for exotic holidays for the dentist family.
I found though if you change dentists they all find that you are suffering from different diseases. I eventually found an old dentist that said there was no work to be done, but the bugger retired on me.
I paid big $ for a crown and when I complained about some pain later I was told "oh you didn't get the root canal done ( Oh, it's my fault now)
I'm still wandering around with a temp filling I had done 10 years ago, They said I needed a crown, but I needed the money more so never went back.
After the hour of work they put into the temp (plastic) I didn't have the heart to have all the handy work I paid Big $ wasted
DENTISTS ARE WORSE THAT LAND ROVER DEALERSHIPS

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

I've got a tooth that needs root canal......
My dentist won't touch it, it "needs an orthodontic specialist"

My other choice is to have it pulled....but its one of my front teeth and I'm not sure about being gappy or having a plate.

Guess I should go see the specialist anyway for a quote but I'm thinking if a plain old checkup at the dentist costs $300+......what's a specialist going to cost for the first visit

Been mulling over this for 12months now....better decide soon or the "temporary" filling will fall out

NM, implants are just great. I have two of them. Only drawback is the cost. A single implant is about $5000. I had a plate whilst the implant foundation peg and bone graft were healing. That was enough to convince me that the price was immaterial if it meant not having a plate for the rest of my life.

Pulling is always the cheaper option.

I have one wisdom tooth left but its roots have formed a right angle. They go down then point to the rear of the mouth like barbs

I have had my share of idiot dentists though. They guy I use now is good but expensive. After he finished fixing the cock ups from others I have a few gaps. It's all cost several grand but in the end it has been worth it. I still have a couple of gaps in the back but to fix those requires a bridge (porcelain, gold and platinum) which will put me back about 7 g's - he refuses to use plates. Have to replace another crown that has come its end of life too

Alan

Originally Posted by one_iota

At least you have avoided RCT (Root Canal Therapy)...a delicate procedure that requires you to lie still for two hours with a rubber glove in your mouth whilst the contents of your wallet are removed via the larynx.

Why do Dentists drive Porsches and have a high rate of suicide?

Some have suggested their high rate of suicide is from all the mercury fumes from the amulgum fillings they put into your mouth that are killing you. I do have old Mercury almulgum fillings but wish I did not have them. If you eat coriander a lot your mercury amulgum fillings may fall out, as Coriander removes Mercury from your body so I have been told.

I've been putting off going to the dentist for a while.