Teeth.

I hate them.

One emergency appointment, one old (6 month old) filling removed and
temporary "calm it all down" stuff put in, very little difference in
pain levels.

Back to the dentist tomorrow.

That is all.

 

I prefer dentists to hairdressers. HTH.

 

Nasty. At least it's getting sorted.

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Is it safe?

 

Friday evening. Slight twinge starts. Not much sleep.
Saturday. Gets worse steadily. Not much sleep, even with pill.
Sunday. Start to lose will to live. No sleep, even with pill.
Monday. Jaw starts swelling. Emergency appointment at dentist. "It's
infected". No shit. Antibiotics.
Tuesday. Pain down. Swelling up. BIG bastard molar removed, already root
canalled and crowned, but cracked down root. Dentist expresses extreme
relief and surprise it came out in one piece. Spend evening curled up
whimpering as anaesthetic wears off.

Now I just need to find a stupid amount of money or look like some inbred
village idiot.

 

There's a very good case for having all your teeth removed and
replaced by false ones IMO.

 

Aye he is a lovely chap and that Champ's a right ****.

 

Go to a good dentist, for a start, then as each tooth gives you trouble
don't **** around with it, get a Gold Crown. They will argue, you will pay
a bit, but teeth will never bother you much more.

 

Mmm. The one that gave me a load of shit over the weekend had been
crowned.

 

There's never a good case for that IMO. If I'm ever unfortunate
enough to need all mine removed, then it's the implants for me all the
way and I don't care how much it would cost - I'd sell my own mother
before I'd get dentures with a plate.

 

Hog wibbled...

This one is NHS.

I've seen private prices. <knees wobble>

And gold crowns? Why are they better than other sorts of crowns?

TBF I don't have that many teeth left too crown.

 

Gyp wibbled...

To come out from behind the pillow?

Not yet, the pain wasn't so bad yesterday so I din't go but have been
awake all night so am definitely going when I stop falling asleep every
2 minutes now the pain isn't so bad. [1]



[1] I know, my English teacher would just look at me in disgust.

 

Crowned or composite/ceramic? I had trouble with the latter.

Like anything it needs to be done competently! and the tooth being crowned
need to be properly prepared such that the remains will not bother you.

Perhaps as Bee suggests getting the tooth completely removed and a complete
replacement pinned innto the jaw is superior. Tallbloke got this done in
Eastern Europe. About 1/4 of the cost, done in a palladium rhodium alloy
with a white ceramic finish.

I rather like the idea of inch long stainless steel fangs replacing my eye
teeth ;o)

 

Adrian wibbled...

That'll be me tthis evening.

Heh, inheritance money. Coming in just at the right time.

 

The problem wasn't the crown. The problem was the bit beneath it.

This 'un had been fine for the thick end of a decade since being root
canalled and crowned. They x-rayed it and couldn't see why it was giving
grief, but there was no doubt it was. When it was removed, there was a
crack below the gumline.

"About 1/4 the cost" would be nice, since they suggested £2-2.5k for
_one_ molar implant...

Mmm. I can see that being painful for the first few weeks until you stop
biting your tongue/lips...

 

You mean Her Majesty has taken up dentistry? I suppose everyone needs a hobby.

 

When has Hog ever bitten his tongue?

 

Well you look like a Nigga Pimp, that can't be a bad thing, can it.

The composite crowns, s.steel substrate with ceramic coating, break if you
bite down on something hard at an awkward angle.

Gold will outlive your puny body.

If you end up in the Bankok Hilton you will have some currency.

 

Oh you have no idea! Meetings with NHS administration and Clinical
Scientists for starters.

 

I'm not at all keen on either, but at a push I'd have to say I dislike
dentists more.

Then again, I've been to the dentist almost infinitely more times than
the hairdresser in recent years...