"Fun" Dental Appointment!!

Ruthanne

Ruthanne

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I finally went to the dentist after about 5 years of not going. Yeah, I know, not a good thing to do. I kept procrastinating. Ever do that? lol

Found out I may have to have a root canal. The dentist is going to make a decision about that next time I go. Oh, glory be!

My partial broke and I am getting a new one and I look so cute with a tooth missing in the front of my smile! lol

I had a crown replaced today. The old one broke off lately. He injected some novicane and that kind of hurt at first.

I also will get a teeth cleaning which I badly need. I have lots of plaque on my teeth.

Anybody like going to the dentist? Not me!
 

I went for 10 years(yes, TEN years!) without visiting the dentist. I lived to regret that, when I finally did go, it took 4 separate visits to complete my plaque removal...:nightmare:

I now visit the dentist every 6 months... religiously. My next appointment is this coming Thursday.
 
tnthomas said:
I went for 10 years(yes, TEN years!) without visiting the dentist. I lived to regret that, when I finally did go, it took 4 separate visits to complete my plaque removal...:nightmare:

I now visit the dentist every 6 months... religiously. My next appointment is this coming Thursday.
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I see I'm not the only one who put it off.
 
Ruthanne said:
I finally went to the dentist after about 5 years of not going. Yeah, I know, not a good thing to do. I kept procrastinating. Ever do that? lol

Found out I may have to have a root canal. The dentist is going to make a decision about that next time I go. Oh, glory be!

My partial broke and I am getting a new one and I look so cute with a tooth missing in the front of my smile! lol

I had a crown replaced today. The old one broke off lately. He injected some novicane and that kind of hurt at first.

I also will get a teeth cleaning which I badly need. I have lots of plaque on my teeth.

Anybody like going to the dentist? Not me!
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Butterfly said:
I do not like going, but I faithfully go every six months because I learned long ago that the results of NOT going are a heck of a lot worse than going when I"m supposed to.
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Please continue to go!!

I neglected my dental care for years and years and now am paying the price ($8400) for extraction and upper and lower dentures!!!!!001 1.gif
 
I'm not fond of going to the dentist but I go every 6 months. I had all my crowns put in during the 90's while I was still in the US. $$$$ even with dental insurance. My dentist was great about getting me high on nitrous oxide even before the novacaine as I'm a wuss. Glad I don't need anything now as you can't get the option of nitrous. There has be to an anesthesiologist to adminster it, not just the dentist.
 
Ameriscot said:
I'm not fond of going to the dentist but I go every 6 months. I had all my crowns put in during the 90's while I was still in the US. $$$$ even with dental insurance. My dentist was great about getting me high on nitrous oxide even before the novacaine as I'm a wuss. Glad I don't need anything now as you can't get the option of nitrous. There has be to an anesthesiologist to adminster it, not just the dentist.
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For my back 4 molars I had oral sedation surgery!! 001.gif
 
I lost 3 or 4 back teeth years ago when I was too "busy" to go to the dentist. Now, I go every 6 months for a good cleaning, and any minor cavities that might need attention. The minor pain of the needle is a nit, compared to the pain of letting a tooth go bad. The expense and aggravation of having to get false teeth is something I hope to put off for as long as possible. I checked into getting some implants for those missing molars, but the expense of that is hardly worth it.
 
I don't go to the dentist unless I am in absolute pain from a toothache.At that point I want the tooth pulled. Around here it seems dentists will try to save a tooth no matter what condition it is in. That requires many appointments, time, pain, and a tremendous amount of money. I have done this in the past only to have to have the tooth removed in a year or two anyway. One time it was within 6 months. One didn't want to pull a tooth that was badly decayed because the root was good. I brush my teeth 3 times a day. Before and after drinking coffee when I can because of the acid possibly eroding the enamel. I use mouth wash quite often also. So far so good.
 
Ameriscot said:
I don't ever want dentures so I take care of my teeth and go to the dentist twice a year.
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Sometimes a person can't avoid getting dentures. My partial plate is not a result of how I took care of my teeth but an accident where I got hit it the mouth.
 
I absolutely hate going to the dentist, have had a lot of fillings since I was a kid and my mother never even allowed us to eat many sweets or drink soda on a regular basis. I go once a year and pay everything out of pocket, only health insurance, no dental since retirement.
 
My parents both lost their teeth when they were quite young, from some kind of gum disease, I believe.

I go to the dentist every six months, and pay out of pocket, too. My dentist assures me that if I continue to do what I am doing, "they'll bury you with those teeth." A bit of a grim way to look at it, but a good result.
 
Butterfly, we must have the same dentist. That is similar to what mine tells me. Just had the appointment today and got a good report. When I was young my Parents didn't have the money for dentist, so the first trip to,the dentist he said I would have false teeth by the time I was 21 hrs. I'm 73 and still have them. :)
 
Another good habit to get into is to rinse the teeth and gums a couple of times a day with a good Fluoride based mouth wash. It's easy to miss something with the toothbrush, so a good mouthwash is a practical, and inexpensive way to help insure that the teeth and gums stay in good shape.
 
I use interdentals at least once a day, something my dentist recommends - massages your gums. I floss once a day as well.

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I don't know which I'd rather do: (I have done all of these recently) 1. Have a colonoscopy (the preparation is much worse than the event 2. Have 4 root canals at the same time (about 3 hours in the seat - awful! Dentist asked why I had lost all nerves in them and if someone had slugged me in the mouth - I told him not that I couldn't remember, but they may have in my youth - a few fights in the playground and on the football field) or 3. Have a prostate operation (I have had three! one of which was laser surgery - aaaghhh!! I hope you don't have to do that)
 
Oh! I forgot to mention. I had to have a deviated septum repaired. Please pick a week when you don't have to have much activity! You have to wear a large bandage over you nose and you are NOT allowed to sneeze or blow your nose. (My EMT has a Japanese man who said: "Now Mr. ****, do not sneeze or blow your nose - very very important. You may not make it to the emergency in time to stop the bleeding, you may very well die!) Well, he only had to say that once.
 

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