Dentistry... - Page 2

blue fairy · 03-06-2005, 12:51 PM

I'm glad I found this thread, as I am going to the dentist next week to have my wisdom teeth looked at.
One (Upper Left) has come through, but I think it is coming sideways.

Good Luck with the gas Kenny.

TheSneakiness · 03-06-2005, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by blue fairy

I'm glad I found this thread, as I am going to the dentist next week to have my wisdom teeth looked at.
One (Upper Left) has come through, but I think it is coming sideways.

Good Luck with the gas Kenny.

If all goes according to plan, I maybe eating jelly on the cruise... or not even making it :(

XRated · 03-06-2005, 06:06 PM

LOL just get it done you big blouse :P J/K!

When I was younger I was put under local (damn that's a great feeling!!) to get some teeth yanked out. Later on I had a general to have another pulled out, I hate needles as much as the next guy, so I just shut my eyes and didn't think about it. You feel a quick ***** but it numbs your gum instantly and you needn't worry

That wasn't for wisdom teeth though, it's the pain afterwards :O

needfordspeed · 03-06-2005, 06:26 PM

I had 4 teeth taken out (2 at a time) Don't know what teeth they were though :P Might have been wisdom teeth, anyways I didn't even feel the needle, but I made the mistake of hitting my self heaps were it was numb so it HURT LOTS afterwards, it'll hurt for about 3 days and on the 4th it'll be all good again.

bindi · 03-06-2005, 07:36 PM

Oh god, this is a gruesome thread. I hate hate hate the dentist and feel sick at the thought of ever having to see one.

When I was 19 (and unemployed) I went to the hospital dentist (the freebie one) and was told all my wisdom teeth were trying to come out at once and that was the cause of the aching I had in my jaw and the headaches.

I could either have them out one at a time in the chair over 4 weeks, or have them all out at once under a general. Took the wussy option and went under about 2 weeks later. All for free under medicare. I was really knocked about for 2 weeks after that but now, no probs.

My husband opted for having his two problem wisdom teeth removed in the chair with needles a few years ago now (cost alot too). The dentist looked at his last name and said "You're not of Greek ancestry are you?" Hubby replied "well yeah, my grandfather was Greek". The dentist said "Let me get my assistant to ring in another helper". Hubby FREAKED lol.

It turned out that ppl of Greek extraction (hahahaha I made a bad dental pun - extraction!) have very tough jawbones and so by halfway through the dentist put his foot on my husband's chest while the assistants held his head back!

So go at the very least the happy gas, or better still - the general

Psycho Chicken · 03-06-2005, 07:50 PM

And I thought it was bad when I had to put a foot on the rad support to get stuff undone.

FRDGAL · 04-06-2005, 05:09 AM

I've always had a fear of Dentist's. All my wisdom teeth came through at age 21 and I had them all removed at once but I was put under to have it done. Now I'm a diabetic and the diabetes is affecting my gums and pushing out good and healthy teeth & I can't be put under to have any removed because it's risky so I've learnt to relax rather than cry kick and scream in the chair like I usually do. Relaxation and plenty of numbing gel works for me. I also think it's important to find a dentist that's understanding and sympathetic to your feelings. My dentist is great! He jokes around with me. He even picks on me (ie: calls me a sooky baby etc lol) but it works because he calms me. Strange but true.

As far as pain killers - I reckon Neurofen works magic! Panadeine Forte just makes me dizzy but the Neurofen completely takes that "after-dental" pain away without knocking me out.

I've always thought how funny it is that I put myself through agonising pain giving birth 3 times and each time knowing it'll be torture LOL but I'm too scared to have a tooth worked on?! Hehe go figure!

FRDGAL · 04-06-2005, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bindi

My husband opted for having his two problem wisdom teeth removed in the chair with needles a few years ago now (cost alot too). The dentist looked at his last name and said "You're not of Greek ancestry are you?" Hubby replied "well yeah, my grandfather was Greek". The dentist said "Let me get my assistant to ring in another helper". Hubby FREAKED lol.

It turned out that ppl of Greek extraction (hahahaha I made a bad dental pun - extraction!) have very tough jawbones and so by halfway through the dentist put his foot on my husband's chest while the assistants held his head back!

So go at the very least the happy gas, or better still - the general

Lol you just reminded me of my father-in-law (Greek ofcourse) Doesn't believe in Destist's. He believe's in pliers. Not a word of lie Bindi - he was telling me that when he was younger and got a toothache, he use to rip out the tooth with pliers.

But he was in the Greek Army and he says that soldiers took care of their own teeth - "we didn't have fancy Dentist's" Lol.

Steffo · 04-06-2005, 05:38 AM

My dad went to the dentists to get his two front teeth (on the top) put in new. He broke his real ones (fell over ice skating, face first, cracked them in half), so they were pulled, and then they drilled into the bone and screwed the new ones in. He did that with needles.

My grandfather had a filling, and I was there with him (he doesn't speak English, so I was translating). The dentist gave him two injections, and then did all the work. My grandfather didn't feel a thing, but as it turns out, his mouth hadn't even numbed yet! When we got home, his mouth went all numb.. haha.

One of my dad's mate went and had seven teeth out, and new ones put there (drilled into bone, etc). He had several injections, but they never really took effect... that guy's really tough. I couldn't dream of going through that.

If (God forbid) I ever need some sort of crap like that done in my mouth, they're giving me some Nitrous Oxide. No way I want to be awake during something like that.

bindi · 04-06-2005, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Fairmont_Krissy

Lol you just reminded me of my father-in-law (Greek ofcourse) Doesn't believe in Destist's. He believe's in pliers. Not a word of lie Bindi - he was telling me that when he was younger and got a toothache, he use to rip out the tooth with pliers.

But he was in the Greek Army and he says that soldiers took care of their own teeth - "we didn't have fancy Dentist's" Lol.

OMFG that is just pain

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Originally Posted by Fairmont_Krissy

I've always thought how funny it is that I put myself through agonising pain giving birth 3 times and each time knowing it'll be torture LOL but I'm too scared to have a tooth worked on?! Hehe go figure!

SAME! I've had three kids too, the pain of childbirth was different to dentistry, at least the pain was productive and you got a magnificent present at the end

OH AUII SE UTE!!! The best ever after-dental pill to pop is Fiorinal Dental, it's frigging brilliant :sm_headba

MAGPIE · 04-06-2005, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by AUII_SE_Ute

Anyone else had them out, and gone through needles? Anyone had them out and got put under? I won't go through with it unless I'm under. The worrying thing is cost though.

I had all four done with Intravenous sedation, this is brillant

: I would highly recommend it, especially the after effects

: (if you get what I mean)

The technique involves the injection of small amounts of a sedative into a vein in the arm.

This injection is usually painless and the sedative soon takes effect. The patient becomes very relaxed and very drowsy and the dental treatment can be carried out quite comfortably. Local anaesthetic injections are sometimes necessary, however these do not cause discomfort and the patient is usually unaware of them.
Because of the amnesia (forgetfulness) produced by these sedative agents, it seems to the patient that they have been asleep for most of the treatment - however they have merely been sedated and have not been
unconscious as in a patient under general anaesthesia.

On completion of the treatment the patient rests for a while before being escorted home. While they will feel quite alert after the treatment, the sedative agents are not completely eliminated from the body for some
hours afterwards - hence the need for an escort home.

Timmeh · 04-06-2005, 12:02 PM

Yeah, I had the same thing with the drugs thru IV... but they only usually do that just enough to put you under, then they insert a pipe down your nose to keep you breathing their happy gas.

I don't remember anything about the pipe down my nose, only that I had a bleeding nose when I got out, so I presume they aren't shy getting it down there.

The funniest part (maybe it was relative as I was a write off coming back to conciousness) was a patient after me, as they wheeled her back into the ward, she was so high from whatever gas she was on, she was waving to everyone and saying 'hello!!!' I was like, you're on drugs! And then I thought, well she is. Before I could reply hello she'd already said hello thirty more times to the rest of the ward.

py:

And we weren't allowed to drive for 24 hrs+ after the surgery, but I've been so drugged up I haven't driven since my operation on Tuesday.

My poor car probably thinks I've abandoned it. :eclipsee_

Tim

b2tf · 04-06-2005, 12:27 PM

With stuff like this I think the trick is to just get on with it. The more you talk about it the more you convince yourself it's gonna hurt like f**k. Ive only ever had 1 tooth pulled out but Ive copped numerous needles in the roof of my mouth and my gums over the many dentist visits, in al honesty the stuff will kick in before you have any time to start thinking about how much it hurts!

That said, it won't be a pleasant experience but it is bearable all the same.

08-06-2005, 06:12 PM

Hey guys,

I'm a dental nurse and you guys have got to understand there's nothing scary about the Dentist, i mean i can say that because i've worked with them for nearly 2 years. The dentists i work for are lovely, if you need an injection they seriously take your mind off the whole experience. Patient's always say that it's so not as bad as they expected it to be.

Refering to the first post, those jaw reconstructions are very common, we get people like that all the time and the success rate is very high. Goodluck with it mate.

Ally

the_scotsman · 08-06-2005, 08:09 PM

I had my top 2 wisdom teeth removed a few years ago, in Scotland.
I got 2 small injections in the roof of my mouth, which were a little "stingy" but not sore....not at all....then after a few minutes I could feel bugger all in my mouth...its such a weird feeling moving your tongue around and not feeling anything..lol...
Removal was quick and easy....weird feeling the dentist pulling on my teeth, yanking them out but feeling nothing.....only the pulling..
Afterwards here was bugger all pain....only a slight numbing..coldnt call it painful though...

TheSneakiness · 09-06-2005, 08:15 AM

Thanks all. Hopefully today I can get to the Diagnostic Centre to get this X-Ray done, which will see if they need surgery to come out or can be pulled. I've got my money on pulled.

They're going to courier the X-Rays straight to the dentist, and he'll call me about my option. And that sucks about being sedated and not driving straight afterwards. How am I supposed to get home? My dentist is 35 minutes from me...