I'm getting my teeth fixed!!

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  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    small town beck wrote:
    It does suck but I am kind of used to it... I just don't like when it pops in and out.

    I had three wisdom teeth out and two were fine but one was horrific... the root had curved and was shaped like a J which evidently couldn't be seen on the x-ray so when he started pulling... :eek:

    :eek:
    Oh Gosh.

    I had all four out. I think they did 2 one day and 2 another day. They did them at the dental school also but I think they got the supervisor, an actual dentist to do it. Fortunately I didn't have complications.

    Yipes. Yeah I wouldn't even go to the dentist for this except that I can't eat and if I have an infection going on I don't want it to get worse.

    I hadn't had a cleaning in about 3 yrs and they got on my case about that.
    All the scraping and cleaning! Yipes. The girl that did the cleaning was fantastic though. She did a lot of work! And the rest of my teeth looked spiffy!
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
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    and Metsy!
  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    Allie wrote:
    :eek:
    Oh Gosh.

    I had all four out. I think they did 2 one day and 2 another day. They did them at the dental school also but I think they got the supervisor, an actual dentist to do it. Fortunately I didn't have complications.

    Yipes. Yeah I wouldn't even go to the dentist for this except that I can't eat and if I have an infection going on I don't want it to get worse.

    I hadn't had a cleaning in about 3 yrs and they got on my case about that.
    All the scraping and cleaning! Yipes. The girl that did the cleaning was fantastic though. She did a lot of work! And the rest of my teeth looked spiffy!

    I love, LOVE getting my teeth cleaned and looking all spiffy :) I wish I could have it done like once a month... LOL
  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    small town beck wrote:
    I love, LOVE getting my teeth cleaned and looking all spiffy :) I wish I could have it done like once a month... LOL
    hee hee
    I like the clean feeling afterwards
    but I am not a fan of the scraping! Blech!

    I suppose the merlot I am sipping on is not helping though :/ But I am going to try to eat less candy!
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • Urban Hiker
    Urban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    Good Luck, Allie!!!

    I finally took care of a broken tooth this year after waiting four years. It's been a few months and I'm still getting used to chewing on that side of my mouth. :p
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  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    Good Luck, Allie!!!

    I finally took care of a broken tooth this year after waiting four years. It's been a few months and I'm still getting used to chewing on that side of my mouth. :p
    OMG! Thanks!
    And congrats to you!
    Yea I imagine it will seem weird to eat 'regularly!'
    I'm glad to know I'm not the only person who's had that experience! Thanks for telling me!
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • drivingrl
    drivingrl Posts: 1,448
    Good luck, Allie. My best friend is in L.A. right now getting her teeth fixed, and I'm so happy for her. No more toothaches or migraines due to bad teeth. :)
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    Next!"
  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    drivingrl wrote:
    Good luck, Allie. My best friend is in L.A. right now getting her teeth fixed, and I'm so happy for her. No more toothaches or migraines due to bad teeth. :)
    Thanks! I'm glad for your friend!
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • quarterpast
    quarterpast Posts: 185
    I love teeth :) I'm sorry to everyone here who has had complications and trouble! I had 4 teeth pulled in 7th grade to get braces (my teeth were so crowded and tight, the baby teeth couldn't fall out!). In 10th grade I had 4 impacted wisdom teeth out (I opted to be asleep for that!!), and I still have big gaps in the back of my mouth where jaw is missing (food gets stuck constantly, it's totally gross). Other than that, I love going to the dentist! That just cleaned feeling! I get a rush! I'm a total dentist junkie nerd.

    ps. I was lucky to have dental coverage as a kid and a mom with many teeth problems who wanted to do everything she could to make sure I didn't have any trouble later in life.
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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    Only one of my upper premolar is half broken from a bad cavity i had when I was a little kid. The dentist puts fillings in them for awhile but then it fell.

    So I got a big gape in that one tooth. Pretty nasty! I haven't visited a dentist in a long time.

    Is there a way they can just remove the whole tooth and just give me a fake one?
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    LongRd. wrote:
    Only one of my upper premolar is half broken from a bad cavity i had when I was a little kid. The dentist puts fillings in them for awhile but then it fell.

    So I got a big gape in that one tooth. Pretty nasty! I haven't visited a dentist in a long time.

    Is there a way they can just remove the whole tooth and just give me a fake one?

    Root canal!

    I had a tooth break on me and it couldn't really be filled. So they just did a root canal and then they're putting a Permanent crown on in a few weeks. That was about $450 w/ insurance, plus a few hundred for the root canal and other BS. I'm around $1000 for this tooth. but it will be 100% in a few weeks.
    NERDS!
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Root canal!

    I had a tooth break on me and it couldn't really be filled. So they just did a root canal and then they're putting a Permanent crown on in a few weeks. That was about $450 w/ insurance, plus a few hundred for the root canal and other BS. I'm around $1000 for this tooth. but it will be 100% in a few weeks.
    Sucks to have to spend so much for that one bad little tooth! but i'll have to get it done soon.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    LongRd. wrote:
    Sucks to have to spend so much for that one bad little tooth!

    Well when you've pulled an "Allie" and ate on one side of your mouth for long enough. It's plenty worth it. I couldn't even have cold liquid on that tooth when it was bad.
    NERDS!
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Well when you've pulled an "Allie" and ate on one side of your mouth for long enough. It's plenty worth it. I couldn't even have cold liquid on that tooth when it was bad.
    I can't really feel anything anymore on that tooth, but it bothers me though that there's a freckin' hole there.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Anyone had an abcess?
    I had one over Chrismas last year. I had no money to see a dentist for two weeks at first either and at one point I was getting through 3 packs of pain killers a day.
  • cuyler41
    cuyler41 Posts: 388
    This story make me glad i have dental coverage through my job. Happy to hear you are getting fixed up!. Enjoy your future mastication :)
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Allie wrote:
    Woo hoo.
    I have had a broken tooth for TWO years. It's attached to a bridge in the bottom of my mouth so in order for it to be fixed, I needed a new bridge, which I did not have the money for. Two years ago they said it would cost $4200.
    I didn't have insurance at that time
    and then when I did get insurance it only covered 50 percent! : eek:

    I've been eating on the right side of my mouth since then! double :eek:

    so my credit is atrocious but mom's is good and when I told her they had a payment plan, she graciously agreed to help b/c she couldn't stand hearing that I couldn't eat right.

    So I had all the x-rays re-done last week and when I went back today and they drew up a treatment plan
    the original price was $12,000 : eek:
    which I laughed out loud. I said that is college tuition type of money.
    And I showed her how 2 yrs ago, it only cost $4200, how could the price triple?

    So the girl that works in the office spoke to the dentist and called me tonight they knocked the price down to $4400. So I have an appt, they have to extract the broken tooth b/c it is infected
    and then
    I'm going to get to eat like a normal person!

    Sorry to go on but I'm really super excited! Yay for me. And Yay for Mom (thanks Mom!)
    :eek: Those prices! Wow, it costs alot here too... it's actually cheaper for Irish people to book a 2 week holiday in Spain and get it done there :o and it would still come to about a third/quarter of the price :o Good luck though Allie :)
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    drivingrl wrote:
    Good luck, Allie. My best friend is in L.A. right now getting her teeth fixed, and I'm so happy for her. No more toothaches or migraines due to bad teeth. :)
    migraines due to bad teeth???
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • pearljamjen
    pearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Root canal!

    I had a tooth break on me and it couldn't really be filled. So they just did a root canal and then they're putting a Permanent crown on in a few weeks. That was about $450 w/ insurance, plus a few hundred for the root canal and other BS. I'm around $1000 for this tooth. but it will be 100% in a few weeks.

    Ouch! That's expensive! How did you break a tooth? I'm glad it will be 100% soon. :)
  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Well when you've pulled an "Allie" and ate on one side of your mouth for long enough. It's plenty worth it. I couldn't even have cold liquid on that tooth when it was bad.
    hah! Pulled an "Allie"! I love it :D Hee hee.

    I had no choice, I'm not gonna starve! ;)
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :eek: Those prices! Wow, it costs alot here too... it's actually cheaper for Irish people to book a 2 week holiday in Spain and get it done there :o and it would still come to about a third/quarter of the price :o Good luck though Allie :)
    I know, it's crazy. Welcome to America with no universal health/dental care. Wait do you have universal care?
    Thanks Helen

    and yes you can get head aches/migraines from teeth problems-it's all connected, if you grind your teeth or have a problem with your jaw (or even a tooth ache), it can affect your head and it even makes my eye twitch. It's crazy but it's true
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!

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