@Yoda_Daenerys same here. I’m waiting for an appointment with a special dentist because my regular dentist can’t see what the hell my 10+ year old crown was doing to cause pain in my jaw.
@RiotDemon I’ve had 9 root canals and one implant, plus the 2 crown replacements I had today. That’s a lot of crowns and money. I should be Queen of the Universe by now.
@heartny woah. Only had the one root canal. That was awful. I thought they were going to break my jaw when they were doing it. I can’t imagine sitting through 8 more.
@RiotDemon It’s no picnic, especially since I also have TMJ. My first one I had was botched, so I filed a complaint against the dentist. The endodontist I went to for most of my root canals eventually turned into a sadist, making an already unpleasant experience a rather hellish one.
@RiotDemon Root canals are much better than they used to be. When I got my first they had to take x-rays and develop the film every time they checked to see if the root was all the way out. For my last they used some kind of light most of the time and a digital x-ray. Piece of cake.
I can’t remember how many I’ve had. Maybe four or five, and a couple of crowns on live teeth. I am unaware of them, so I have to look or tap on them to tell what’s real and what’s not.
@craigthom my problem is opening my jaw ridiculously wide. I don’t have tmj, but I do have issues with my jaw sometimes. My current dentist is really good about not needing my jaw cranked all the way open to work in my mouth. Maybe it helps that her hands are really small? Or she just learned a different way, I don’t know.
Digital xrays are super nice. I wish they could always just use the whole face scan one. Those stupid individual xray things cut into my gums so bad.
@craigthom +1 for modern dentistry. When I was a kid, the dentist didn’t like to use lidocaine. It existed… But they felt it wasn’t necessary where I was living at the time.
@RiotDemon This last visit my hygienist (who takes the x-rays) used a different thing to hold the sensor in my mouth, and it didn’t dig into the roof of my mouth or under my tongue. It was awesome.
I am nearly 40 and have yet to get a cavity. I am so afraid to go to the dentist at this point because I am afraid they are going to find a ton of them.
@conandlibrarian
If you drink certain sorts of water (I don’t know which) and avoid colas (sugared and otherwise - too acidic) and eat really healthy and take good care of mouth/gums you might not have many probs.
150-300 years ago certain peoples in certain areas were famous for never having tooth probs. Supposedly it was all about mineral waters and diet. When they moved, or changed diet, they got dental probs.
@f00l My kid adopted at almost 10 had never been to a dentist and I had been told had used a tooth brush on occasion but on what occasion I do not know since she came to me with no idea what to do with one. Her molars were basically without ridges in them due to all the bones she ate (that became the circus attraction at the dental school where I took her). After all that she did not have one cavity.
I have a 6 month checkup on Tuesday. They’ve made certain I haven’t forgotten by reminding me with a call, and a text, an email… and also a thing in the regular old timey papery mail. You’d think they have a problem with people not showing up or something.
I went through most of my twenties without going to the dentist. That was a mistake.
Just go. They’ve seen worse mouths than yours. Do it regularly. Teeth are good things to have. It’s much cheaper and easier to take care of the ones you have.
I went on Tuesday. I had begun to hate my hygienist because she always found those few super-sensitive areas along the gumline I have. My dentist says they’re from brushing a bit too hard.
Now she uses a magical, but horrible tasting, numbing gel which she dispenses along the gum line before she begins my cleaning. This last visit was the first visit in a long time where I only jumped once in the chair and it was when the cold gel initially hit a sensitive spot (why is that office always freezing). Completely painless after that! No extra charge for it either!
Came away from that visit with a bottle of Biotene for dry mouth, a few samples of the new Biotene gel to use at night, and a big travel size Sensodyne Complete toothpaste.
You know, when I was a kid my dentist used to give me one of those Safety Suckers–you know, the ones that had a looped waxed string instead of a lollipop sticker. Something’s a bit off with that. Kinda like giving a dieter a chocolate bar when they leave the office.
I haven’t been this century. Ever since a dentist pulled a bait and switch on me, I haven’t gone back. The nice older dentist who checked my teeth was nowhere to be seen when I went to get my filling replaced. They sent an infant fresh out of dental school who proceeded to f#!k up the filling and my tooth hurt for 6 months afterwards. I use a different brand of sonic toothbrush, floss daily and generally take great care of my teeth. My pink gums and healthy mouth are a testament that 'm doing things right. I need that same f-d up filling replaced already because of course he did a shitty job, on top of finding every nerve. I’m not excited about the inevitable pain that will cause…
@Fuzzalini it’s better than dealing with constant tooth pain when you eat. At least now there’s lots of reviews online of most dental places so it’s easier to weed out the horrible ones.
My dentist is really good about making sure I’m super numb so stuff doesn’t hurt.
You can also get dentists that give you anti anxiety meds or sedation dentistry if you’re truly terrified.
@f00l just searching for doctors and dentists comes up with all sorts of things. Medical review websites. My insurance actually has reviews on their website as well.
I alternate every four months between the dentist and the periodontist. Everything’s pretty stable now since it’s been 13 years since I quit smoking. That’s a killer for your teeth and gums…among a few other things.
@cranky1950
In Alaska, way out in the wild, some people who dwell there still try to pull their own teeth with pliers. I think they usually wind up making the trip to town in the end.
I envy the general self-sufficiency, but not to that extent.
i needed the ‘within the last week choice’
however, i do have to return for a little touch up work
@Yoda_Daenerys same here. I’m waiting for an appointment with a special dentist because my regular dentist can’t see what the hell my 10+ year old crown was doing to cause pain in my jaw.
@RiotDemon I think I know why
@looseneck and why’s that?
@RiotDemon Crowns are supposed to be replaced every 10 years according to my dentist. One if mine us about 13 years old so I’m hoping he was wrong.
@looseneck eh, I had another old one come off, and they just glued it back on. They said that can happen with old ones.
This one might need to be pulled and replaced with an implant. Bummer.
I went to the dentist today. Got 2 crowns. Now I’m a twice the princess I used to be.
@heartny
@heartny I have three of them. I’m really fucking tired of being a special princess.
@RiotDemon I’ve had 9 root canals and one implant, plus the 2 crown replacements I had today. That’s a lot of crowns and money. I should be Queen of the Universe by now.
@heartny woah. Only had the one root canal. That was awful. I thought they were going to break my jaw when they were doing it. I can’t imagine sitting through 8 more.
@RiotDemon It’s no picnic, especially since I also have TMJ. My first one I had was botched, so I filed a complaint against the dentist. The endodontist I went to for most of my root canals eventually turned into a sadist, making an already unpleasant experience a rather hellish one.
@RiotDemon Root canals are much better than they used to be. When I got my first they had to take x-rays and develop the film every time they checked to see if the root was all the way out. For my last they used some kind of light most of the time and a digital x-ray. Piece of cake.
I can’t remember how many I’ve had. Maybe four or five, and a couple of crowns on live teeth. I am unaware of them, so I have to look or tap on them to tell what’s real and what’s not.
I love modern dentistry.
@craigthom my problem is opening my jaw ridiculously wide. I don’t have tmj, but I do have issues with my jaw sometimes. My current dentist is really good about not needing my jaw cranked all the way open to work in my mouth. Maybe it helps that her hands are really small? Or she just learned a different way, I don’t know.
Digital xrays are super nice. I wish they could always just use the whole face scan one. Those stupid individual xray things cut into my gums so bad.
@craigthom +1 for modern dentistry. When I was a kid, the dentist didn’t like to use lidocaine. It existed… But they felt it wasn’t necessary where I was living at the time.
@RiotDemon just mentioning those triggered my gag reflex a little
@RiotDemon This last visit my hygienist (who takes the x-rays) used a different thing to hold the sensor in my mouth, and it didn’t dig into the roof of my mouth or under my tongue. It was awesome.
@craigthom one day they’ll all have that, I can only hope.
I am nearly 40 and have yet to get a cavity. I am so afraid to go to the dentist at this point because I am afraid they are going to find a ton of them.
@conandlibrarian you might be lucky. My mom is 60 and has never had one.
@conandlibrarian Don’t forget about your gum health too!
@conandlibrarian
If you drink certain sorts of water (I don’t know which) and avoid colas (sugared and otherwise - too acidic) and eat really healthy and take good care of mouth/gums you might not have many probs.
150-300 years ago certain peoples in certain areas were famous for never having tooth probs. Supposedly it was all about mineral waters and diet. When they moved, or changed diet, they got dental probs.
Unfortunately I don’t know what the magic mix is.
@f00l My kid adopted at almost 10 had never been to a dentist and I had been told had used a tooth brush on occasion but on what occasion I do not know since she came to me with no idea what to do with one. Her molars were basically without ridges in them due to all the bones she ate (that became the circus attraction at the dental school where I took her). After all that she did not have one cavity.
I have a 6 month checkup on Tuesday. They’ve made certain I haven’t forgotten by reminding me with a call, and a text, an email… and also a thing in the regular old timey papery mail. You’d think they have a problem with people not showing up or something.
I have an appointment next week.
My mouth doesn’t hurt, so I’m certainly not gonna let them make it start hurting.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
There are a lot of teeth in there. Still got 'em all. Figure I can afford to lose like… ten… before I start to worry.
@brhfl just hope it’s not all ten in the front.
Two days ago. And my dentist is awesome.
I just got an email reminder that I have an appt. next month. Crud! Although it has been a year I feel like I was just there.
About 3 weeks ago only to be told by the hygienist that Dr Willard had died in July of a heart attack.
I went through most of my twenties without going to the dentist. That was a mistake.
Just go. They’ve seen worse mouths than yours. Do it regularly. Teeth are good things to have. It’s much cheaper and easier to take care of the ones you have.
Just went three days ago
I went on Tuesday. I had begun to hate my hygienist because she always found those few super-sensitive areas along the gumline I have. My dentist says they’re from brushing a bit too hard.
Now she uses a magical, but horrible tasting, numbing gel which she dispenses along the gum line before she begins my cleaning. This last visit was the first visit in a long time where I only jumped once in the chair and it was when the cold gel initially hit a sensitive spot (why is that office always freezing). Completely painless after that! No extra charge for it either!
Came away from that visit with a bottle of Biotene for dry mouth, a few samples of the new Biotene gel to use at night, and a big travel size Sensodyne Complete toothpaste.
You know, when I was a kid my dentist used to give me one of those Safety Suckers–you know, the ones that had a looped waxed string instead of a lollipop sticker. Something’s a bit off with that. Kinda like giving a dieter a chocolate bar when they leave the office.
I haven’t been this century. Ever since a dentist pulled a bait and switch on me, I haven’t gone back. The nice older dentist who checked my teeth was nowhere to be seen when I went to get my filling replaced. They sent an infant fresh out of dental school who proceeded to f#!k up the filling and my tooth hurt for 6 months afterwards. I use a different brand of sonic toothbrush, floss daily and generally take great care of my teeth. My pink gums and healthy mouth are a testament that 'm doing things right. I need that same f-d up filling replaced already because of course he did a shitty job, on top of finding every nerve. I’m not excited about the inevitable pain that will cause…
@Fuzzalini it’s better than dealing with constant tooth pain when you eat. At least now there’s lots of reviews online of most dental places so it’s easier to weed out the horrible ones.
My dentist is really good about making sure I’m super numb so stuff doesn’t hurt.
You can also get dentists that give you anti anxiety meds or sedation dentistry if you’re truly terrified.
@RiotDemon
What are the best places for reviews, aside from google and yelp!?
@f00l just searching for doctors and dentists comes up with all sorts of things. Medical review websites. My insurance actually has reviews on their website as well.
I alternate every four months between the dentist and the periodontist. Everything’s pretty stable now since it’s been 13 years since I quit smoking. That’s a killer for your teeth and gums…among a few other things.
I go three times a year for cleanings. Got my next appointment in November.
What is this dentist you speak of?
@cranky1950
In Alaska, way out in the wild, some people who dwell there still try to pull their own teeth with pliers. I think they usually wind up making the trip to town in the end.
I envy the general self-sufficiency, but not to that extent.
@f00l Fersure
@f00l
/youtube cast away tooth removal