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Kow Farmer
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Steve,
I feel the same way you do about dentists.
Hope all goes well for you.
Kow Farmer (Kurt)
I feel the same way you do about dentists.
Hope all goes well for you.
Kow Farmer (Kurt)
I had to have both of those top molars with the 3 roots on'em pulled a couple of years ago. Did'em about 6 months apart. A woman oral surgeon took the first one. She had to keep drilling and break it up to get it out. A guy pulled the second one in one piece. They had me good and numb,so it's didn't bother me much.
I'd been having extremely bad headaches before they took them out,would make my eyes water they hurt so bad. Having them out took care of it. It was SO well worth a few days of having to chew on one side.
Good luck,you'll get over it. It'll be worth it when it's over with.
I'd been having extremely bad headaches before they took them out,would make my eyes water they hurt so bad. Having them out took care of it. It was SO well worth a few days of having to chew on one side.
Good luck,you'll get over it. It'll be worth it when it's over with.
fixerupper
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Good luck with it. I've had five pulled through the years and had good luck every time. Jim
J.Wondergem
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HEY, I thought you were a tough guy. One thing about bad teeth, the poison will go through your body making all kinds of things go bad. My Dad had to have all his pulled. I keep having mine fixed. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is, all mine is already there.
Nancy Howell
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Sinus infections can spread to your teeth and cause problems. Read this somewhere and have a friend that had lots of allergy/sinus issues and eventually lost all her teeth.
Fawteen
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- Downeast Maine
Based on personal experience, I must respectfully disagree.
Spent well over a $1000 having one tooth repaired, and finally having a crown put on it, and lost the darn thing anyway.
IMHO, money would have been better spent having it yanked to begin with and having an implant done.
Spent well over a $1000 having one tooth repaired, and finally having a crown put on it, and lost the darn thing anyway.
IMHO, money would have been better spent having it yanked to begin with and having an implant done.
Wheat Farmer
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In my book Dentist are the Biggest rip off there is. Example You are in the chair for an hour at best. $1000. And There are two to three others in Chairs at the same time. $3k-4k per hour. My Dentist owns tractors just for the fun of it. Dental insurance is high, and still only pays half.
I just got back from the driller. Novocaine can be your friend. My right lower jaw and my tongue are numb and I can't eat cause I might chew my tongue off. I stopped by a friend's house on the way home and he said I talked like I had had a stroke. I said "I did when I got the bill." TDF
My dental hygienist wife has another take on it- take care of them from the start, and you don't come up with many of those hard choices. I gotta admit, the theory works- We're both 64, still have all of our teeth (well, I lost one that fractured), in good shape. Costs a lot less in the long run, too.
And as a plus, if the dentist isn't doing much in your mouth, it doesn't hurt!
And as a plus, if the dentist isn't doing much in your mouth, it doesn't hurt!
Have them give you the gas and novocain. The gas will take away that felling of not wanting to be there. Bad teeth can pump a poison into your system and cause heart problems.My family doctor told me to get mine fixed before I had problems. I went with dentures because they wanted $28,000.00 for crowns and bridges and the dentures were only $5,000.00 and I only paid $1,500.00 out of pocket. I had it done about 6 years ago and wish I would of had it done sooner.
Bill in IL
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I am a wuss when it comes to having my teeth worked on. Have had one pulled with just novacane and one with novacane and nitrous. Would definatly say to get nitrous. If it needs cut out then they will probably put you out. Ibuprofin will be your best freind for a couple days after.
Motorcraftman
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I feel for You, Really as They are NOT My fav's Either! Larry KF4LKU
Fawteen
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Truer words was never spoke. Unfortunately, I didn't start believing in that until it was too late.
One of the few things I'd change if I got a do-over.
One of the few things I'd change if I got a do-over.
oh I know - I'm just being a baby about it - I don't know why.
I know it'd be infinitely better to do it - but I just hate going to a dentist.
Guess my old dentist when I was kid mentally scarred me for life - he was not a nice man.
No tolerance for children writhing in pain while he drilled and drilled with nothing to kill the pain.
I know it'd be infinitely better to do it - but I just hate going to a dentist.
Guess my old dentist when I was kid mentally scarred me for life - he was not a nice man.
No tolerance for children writhing in pain while he drilled and drilled with nothing to kill the pain.
Ronald Anthony Anderson
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When mine started going bad I told the dentist to pull them all. Not going to do crowns etc that fall out in a couple years. Pulled top ones and a week later the bottom ones went. I never felt so good for years after he did that. Evidently a low grade infection or something but once the teeth were gone I felt 10 years younger. It took about 3 months for my mouth to toughen up but after that I could chew about anything. I got regular dentures and only problem I have had is biting a apple. Can't seem to do that. But all in all a good decision.
When I was discharged from the Army in 1955 we were looking for a new dentist in 1956. I asked some of my co-workers and my supervisor recommended his dentist. We made appointments for a checkup. Our daughter was just 2 and we took her along. She would come in while one of us was having our teeth cleaned and checked. The dentist asked her if he could look at her teeth she said yes. He looked at her teeth and told her to comeback again. She never cried and never had a problem when she went to the dentist.
My supervisor told me when he and his wife went he told them he had never had a child like our daughter that didn't have a fit when in for a dental check. Hal
My supervisor told me when he and his wife went he told them he had never had a child like our daughter that didn't have a fit when in for a dental check. Hal
in-too-deep
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I'll go for you if you pay the bill. Got 4 wisdom teeth to get pulled and need braces that are 15 years overdue.
Anonymous-0
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I gots one of the back top ones gonna come out March 1. Just out of idle curiosity, what's the bill. I think they said $165, my cost after ins pays whatever damlittle it will pay.
tomstractorsandtoys1
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I was supposed to get my upper teeth out three weeks ago,but when I got there my blood pressure was way to high and he would not do it.I have to go back in two weeks and I am sure it is going to be the same thing as I hate dentists that bad.I may have to be put to sleep but I do not have the extra money for that right now.
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