So I went to the dentist today
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I have not had perfect teeth, but have been able to get fillings. It is my daughter whose teeth are affected by the in utero drug use of the birth mother that has given her fillings and, at the age of 4, a root canal. (If we pulled the tooth, many teeth would have shifted and bad things would happen.)
We have her in the great land of orthodontia now. Her mouth is too small for all of the teeth she has. She's in 5th grade and she hasn't lost a tooth since 2nd grade. She lost teeth for a quick 6 month period in 2nd grade and that was it. All of her teeth were so cramped that we had to take her last month to have 6 baby teeth pulled. She went in on her own, they numbed her up (and she didn't even flinch for the shots), pulled all 6 (with one nearly impacted) AND the kid went to school the next day. (She has perfect attendance this year so far.)
Her problems that need to be resolved with braces? Almost exactly what I dealt with. Funny that there is nothing biological there!2014: Cincinnati
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Oooooh poor baby! How awful to have to experience the fun of dentistry so young...deadendp said:I have not had perfect teeth, but have been able to get fillings. It is my daughter whose teeth are affected by the in utero drug use of the birth mother that has given her fillings and, at the age of 4, a root canal. (If we pulled the tooth, many teeth would have shifted and bad things would happen.)
We have her in the great land of orthodontia now. Her mouth is too small for all of the teeth she has. She's in 5th grade and she hasn't lost a tooth since 2nd grade. She lost teeth for a quick 6 month period in 2nd grade and that was it. All of her teeth were so cramped that we had to take her last month to have 6 baby teeth pulled. She went in on her own, they numbed her up (and she didn't even flinch for the shots), pulled all 6 (with one nearly impacted) AND the kid went to school the next day. (She has perfect attendance this year so far.)
Her problems that need to be resolved with braces? Almost exactly what I dealt with. Funny that there is nothing biological there!Music is my Religion and Pearl Jam, my Savior!
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Thankfully, we have an awesome dentist. He knows the drug history that she was exposed to. He keeps an eye on any little tiny change. He presents things to me as, "If this were my kid." She trusts him and we trust him. Whatever he says goes and we don't doubt his judgment in the least. We drive 25 miles one way to see him. After the baby root canal, he gave me his personal cell number to use in case we have any issues.PJSiren said:
Oooooh poor baby! How awful to have to experience the fun of dentistry so young...deadendp said:I have not had perfect teeth, but have been able to get fillings. It is my daughter whose teeth are affected by the in utero drug use of the birth mother that has given her fillings and, at the age of 4, a root canal. (If we pulled the tooth, many teeth would have shifted and bad things would happen.)
We have her in the great land of orthodontia now. Her mouth is too small for all of the teeth she has. She's in 5th grade and she hasn't lost a tooth since 2nd grade. She lost teeth for a quick 6 month period in 2nd grade and that was it. All of her teeth were so cramped that we had to take her last month to have 6 baby teeth pulled. She went in on her own, they numbed her up (and she didn't even flinch for the shots), pulled all 6 (with one nearly impacted) AND the kid went to school the next day. (She has perfect attendance this year so far.)
Her problems that need to be resolved with braces? Almost exactly what I dealt with. Funny that there is nothing biological there!
Most dentists around here silver cap the root canal teeth. He does not. He doesn't believe in them. He said he has only had to use them once or twice in his history of dentistry and believes that they are overused just to bilk people out of more money.
If he can fill something, he will. My husband went to the dentist after a 15 year break. He had a cavity in a wisdom tooth. Dr. Rick filled it. The wisdom tooth doesn't need pulled and has never needed pulled. (My husband, lucky dog!) Any other dentist would have pulled it and caused a lot of crappy issues.2014: Cincinnati
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I'm glad you have a good dentist that you trust and that has done great work for your family. I don't agree that "any other dentist would have pulled (the wisdom tooth) and caused a lot of crappy issues". Sure, some dentists might have but Dr. Rick isn't the only good one - my dentist is great, and so is my next door neighbour, a dental specialist (prosthodontist). They don't all pull teeth that don't need to be pulled. And believe me, not getting wisdom teeth pulled when they need to be can cause a whole lot of problems - I had to delay getting one of mine pulled when I lived overseas in an area without good dentistry, and the abscess that developed was no picnic!deadendp said:
Thankfully, we have an awesome dentist. He knows the drug history that she was exposed to. He keeps an eye on any little tiny change. He presents things to me as, "If this were my kid." She trusts him and we trust him. Whatever he says goes and we don't doubt his judgment in the least. We drive 25 miles one way to see him. After the baby root canal, he gave me his personal cell number to use in case we have any issues.PJSiren said:
Oooooh poor baby! How awful to have to experience the fun of dentistry so young...deadendp said:I have not had perfect teeth, but have been able to get fillings. It is my daughter whose teeth are affected by the in utero drug use of the birth mother that has given her fillings and, at the age of 4, a root canal. (If we pulled the tooth, many teeth would have shifted and bad things would happen.)
We have her in the great land of orthodontia now. Her mouth is too small for all of the teeth she has. She's in 5th grade and she hasn't lost a tooth since 2nd grade. She lost teeth for a quick 6 month period in 2nd grade and that was it. All of her teeth were so cramped that we had to take her last month to have 6 baby teeth pulled. She went in on her own, they numbed her up (and she didn't even flinch for the shots), pulled all 6 (with one nearly impacted) AND the kid went to school the next day. (She has perfect attendance this year so far.)
Her problems that need to be resolved with braces? Almost exactly what I dealt with. Funny that there is nothing biological there!
Most dentists around here silver cap the root canal teeth. He does not. He doesn't believe in them. He said he has only had to use them once or twice in his history of dentistry and believes that they are overused just to bilk people out of more money.
If he can fill something, he will. My husband went to the dentist after a 15 year break. He had a cavity in a wisdom tooth. Dr. Rick filled it. The wisdom tooth doesn't need pulled and has never needed pulled. (My husband, lucky dog!) Any other dentist would have pulled it and caused a lot of crappy issues.my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf0 -
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I agree. I shouldn't have said all. (Busted. I try not to do that.) Sorry about that.oftenreading said:
I'm glad you have a good dentist that you trust and that has done great work for your family. I don't agree that "any other dentist would have pulled (the wisdom tooth) and caused a lot of crappy issues". Sure, some dentists might have but Dr. Rick isn't the only good one - my dentist is great, and so is my next door neighbour, a dental specialist (prosthodontist). They don't all pull teeth that don't need to be pulled. And believe me, not getting wisdom teeth pulled when they need to be can cause a whole lot of problems - I had to delay getting one of mine pulled when I lived overseas in an area without good dentistry, and the abscess that developed was no picnic!deadendp said:
Thankfully, we have an awesome dentist. He knows the drug history that she was exposed to. He keeps an eye on any little tiny change. He presents things to me as, "If this were my kid." She trusts him and we trust him. Whatever he says goes and we don't doubt his judgment in the least. We drive 25 miles one way to see him. After the baby root canal, he gave me his personal cell number to use in case we have any issues.PJSiren said:
Oooooh poor baby! How awful to have to experience the fun of dentistry so young...deadendp said:I have not had perfect teeth, but have been able to get fillings. It is my daughter whose teeth are affected by the in utero drug use of the birth mother that has given her fillings and, at the age of 4, a root canal. (If we pulled the tooth, many teeth would have shifted and bad things would happen.)
We have her in the great land of orthodontia now. Her mouth is too small for all of the teeth she has. She's in 5th grade and she hasn't lost a tooth since 2nd grade. She lost teeth for a quick 6 month period in 2nd grade and that was it. All of her teeth were so cramped that we had to take her last month to have 6 baby teeth pulled. She went in on her own, they numbed her up (and she didn't even flinch for the shots), pulled all 6 (with one nearly impacted) AND the kid went to school the next day. (She has perfect attendance this year so far.)
Her problems that need to be resolved with braces? Almost exactly what I dealt with. Funny that there is nothing biological there!
Most dentists around here silver cap the root canal teeth. He does not. He doesn't believe in them. He said he has only had to use them once or twice in his history of dentistry and believes that they are overused just to bilk people out of more money.
If he can fill something, he will. My husband went to the dentist after a 15 year break. He had a cavity in a wisdom tooth. Dr. Rick filled it. The wisdom tooth doesn't need pulled and has never needed pulled. (My husband, lucky dog!) Any other dentist would have pulled it and caused a lot of crappy issues.
I ended up with a dry socket after my wisdom teeth were pulled. I had an infection beforehand and had to take antibiotics. Infection on right. Ended up with the dry socket on the left. Hurt something awful. After 18 years, I still have a bit of a hole back there where it was packed with the clove gauze. It also didn't help that I was taking glass blowing at the time and couldn't puff out my cheeks to blow glass. Had to be assigned a casting project!2014: Cincinnati
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well......maybe if you'd practiced some, even basic, preventative measures.....ya know, brushing....you could have avoided that. why now you bitching?SPEEDY MCCREADY said:They yanked, they pulled , they tugged, they grinded, they drilled, they made me absolutely miserable.
I was in pain
I am still in pain
They ruined my entire fucking day.
If I had known then what I know now...
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Pharmaceuticals are your friend, before, during and after.ldent42 said:Have you ever had work done on your front teeth?
I have cavities in my front teeth and getting them filled makes me cry. Last time the dentist said they're gonna have to be replaced because they've been filled too much or too many times or something. I'm fucking terrified of going back to the dentist now. I've never had root canal or caps or anything and I don't have dental insurance so they're not gonna do me any favors. I have no idea what they might try to pressure me into doing, and I'm extremely ignorant of dental procedures09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Why does this read like one of those math word problems from 8th grade? My answer is 13, no six!deadendp said:I have not had perfect teeth, but have been able to get fillings. It is my daughter whose teeth are affected by the in utero drug use of the birth mother that has given her fillings and, at the age of 4, a root canal. (If we pulled the tooth, many teeth would have shifted and bad things would happen.)
We have her in the great land of orthodontia now. Her mouth is too small for all of the teeth she has. She's in 5th grade and she hasn't lost a tooth since 2nd grade. She lost teeth for a quick 6 month period in 2nd grade and that was it. All of her teeth were so cramped that we had to take her last month to have 6 baby teeth pulled. She went in on her own, they numbed her up (and she didn't even flinch for the shots), pulled all 6 (with one nearly impacted) AND the kid went to school the next day. (She has perfect attendance this year so far.)
Her problems that need to be resolved with braces? Almost exactly what I dealt with. Funny that there is nothing biological there!09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Rambling tales of someone with ADD?Halifax2TheMax said:
Why does this read like one of those math word problems from 8th grade? My answer is 13, no six!deadendp said:I have not had perfect teeth, but have been able to get fillings. It is my daughter whose teeth are affected by the in utero drug use of the birth mother that has given her fillings and, at the age of 4, a root canal. (If we pulled the tooth, many teeth would have shifted and bad things would happen.)
We have her in the great land of orthodontia now. Her mouth is too small for all of the teeth she has. She's in 5th grade and she hasn't lost a tooth since 2nd grade. She lost teeth for a quick 6 month period in 2nd grade and that was it. All of her teeth were so cramped that we had to take her last month to have 6 baby teeth pulled. She went in on her own, they numbed her up (and she didn't even flinch for the shots), pulled all 6 (with one nearly impacted) AND the kid went to school the next day. (She has perfect attendance this year so far.)
Her problems that need to be resolved with braces? Almost exactly what I dealt with. Funny that there is nothing biological there!
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If I had lived any harder I probably wouldn't be here, I chalk it up to the genetics fairy feeling sorry for me. I got screwed on so many other things the least I could have was awesome teeth.cdysinge said:The sad thing was he told me it may not take and sure as shit less than a year later it had to be pulled and replaced. It was a last ditch effort to save the tooth. I had to rinse 5 times a day with this horrible mouth was to keep it from getting infected. What a waste.
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Bone Graft 3 days before memorial day.WOOOOHOOOOOOOO.The worst of times..they don't phase me,
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I honestly think that would suck no matter Memorial Day or not. :still cringing: Um, why did you need a bone graft?Malroth said:Bone Graft 3 days before memorial day.WOOOOHOOOOOOOO.I have one tooth that has been crowned 3 times. (once is supposed to be a lifelong procedure)A week and a half ago it just fell out.The worst of times..they don't phase me,
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I am so sorry. How are you doing now? Any limitations?Malroth said:deadendp said:
I honestly think that would suck no matter Memorial Day or not. :still cringing: Um, why did you need a bone graft?Malroth said:Bone Graft 3 days before memorial day.WOOOOHOOOOOOOO.I have one tooth that has been crowned 3 times. (once is supposed to be a lifelong procedure)A week and a half ago it just fell out.2014: Cincinnati
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you know what they call a doctor who failed out of med school? a dentistSPEEDY MCCREADY said:I am anti dentite.
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the tooth fell out or the crown?Malroth said:deadendp said:
I honestly think that would suck no matter Memorial Day or not. :still cringing: Um, why did you need a bone graft?Malroth said:Bone Graft 3 days before memorial day.WOOOOHOOOOOOOO.I have one tooth that has been crowned 3 times. (once is supposed to be a lifelong procedure)A week and a half ago it just fell out.
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the tooth fell out or the crown?Malroth said:deadendp said:
I honestly think that would suck no matter Memorial Day or not. :still cringing: Um, why did you need a bone graft?Malroth said:Bone Graft 3 days before memorial day.WOOOOHOOOOOOOO.I have one tooth that has been crowned 3 times. (once is supposed to be a lifelong procedure)A week and a half ago it just fell out.
Crown came off three times, then the tooth and the crown fell out.
The worst of times..they don't phase me,
even if I look and act really crazy.0
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