severe dental anxiety, who else?

Thank all of you guys for helping distract me through this E36 M3

ryanty22 wrote:

Derick Freese wrote: I had a lot of dental work done at a dental school. Since they were doing clinicals, the advantage was that I also got to learn quite a bit about what they were doing and what to expect. That put my mind at ease, because there was no surprise factor. While some of that work needs to be reworked after a decade, at least I know what it entails. As a big bonus, the bill was less than a tenth of what a regular dentist would have charged.

The thought of seeing one who has a successful practice pretty much terrifies me let alone students we Ho don't have years of practice. You're either a sadist or insane.

I agree....thats like getting a vasectomy from a pipe fitter, cheaper....yes....good idea...no.

Fobroader wrote:

ryanty22 wrote:

Derick Freese wrote: I had a lot of dental work done at a dental school. Since they were doing clinicals, the advantage was that I also got to learn quite a bit about what they were doing and what to expect. That put my mind at ease, because there was no surprise factor. While some of that work needs to be reworked after a decade, at least I know what it entails. As a big bonus, the bill was less than a tenth of what a regular dentist would have charged.

The thought of seeing one who has a successful practice pretty much terrifies me let alone students we Ho don't have years of practice. You're either a sadist or insane.

I agree....thats like getting a vasectomy from a pipe fitter, cheaper....yes....good idea...no.

That's a say what candidate

ryanty22 wrote:

Fobroader wrote:

ryanty22 wrote:

Derick Freese wrote: I had a lot of dental work done at a dental school. Since they were doing clinicals, the advantage was that I also got to learn quite a bit about what they were doing and what to expect. That put my mind at ease, because there was no surprise factor. While some of that work needs to be reworked after a decade, at least I know what it entails. As a big bonus, the bill was less than a tenth of what a regular dentist would have charged.

The thought of seeing one who has a successful practice pretty much terrifies me let alone students we Ho don't have years of practice. You're either a sadist or insane.

I agree....thats like getting a vasectomy from a pipe fitter, cheaper....yes....good idea...no.

That's a say what candidate

"He is town mechanic and abortionist"

I have suffered from cavities for most of my life. I had the same dentist from before I can remember to 18 (I'm 33 now). Looking back now, he sucked at local anethesia because I always felt him drilling out my teeth. It was horrifying. Three years ago, I started wearing braces to correct some alignment issues. The final part of the treatment plan was BSSO surgery. That part was cake compared to the 3 years of torture. I had my first ever crown two weeks ago. I had a horrible cold sensitive spot. I could still feel the spot after numbing 4 times. That procedure was worse than the jaw surgery.

Now, I sometimes fall asleep in the chair. I've had so many people in my mouth (heyo!) that it doesn't bother me anymore.

Go to dentist every 6 months as a kid. Many a cavity.

Grow up and move out on my own and generally lazy about going to dentist...because its unpleasant and I "forget"... for 7 years. No cavities. What the hell.

Im with you ryan I hate the dentist. Irs never as bad as I think its going to be but the thought of going keeps me away.

Yeah bad part is it has been broken up now, i have to wait for my gums to heal and go back in a couple weeks after taking a valium to get the third out. It took them 2 1/2 hour to get 2 out. I get to anticipate my mouth hurting like a mofo again.

You big baby.

chili_head wrote: You big baby.

Yeah, uh huh. So be it. Just something about my teeth and eyes I can't deal with someone messing around with them. And if I was that big of a baby I wouldn't have gotten 2/3 of my immediate work that needs done taken care of. The biggest problem with today's work was that the infection in one of the teeth had not gone away and apparently it's next to impossible to get an infected tooth numb. So the dentist said the first extraction was fine the second was basically done stone sober which sucks (really badly)

Derick Freese wrote: I had a lot of dental work done at a dental school. Since they were doing clinicals, the advantage was that I also got to learn quite a bit about what they were doing and what to expect. That put my mind at ease, because there was no surprise factor. While some of that work needs to be reworked after a decade, at least I know what it entails. As a big bonus, the bill was less than a tenth of what a regular dentist would have charged.

That's actually a very good idea. I have terrible teeth and hated the dentist. About 10 years ago I started going to a guy that hires students as their first job. There is probably a technical name for it. Anyway a lot has changed since most of these old guys went to school and these kids a almost always painless, and the office has all kinds of new gadgets for them to learn on. I only had one of my root canals hurt. Even the train wreck of a wisdom tooth extraction didn't hurt much and was somewhat amusing as the young lady doing it was rather short and had a lot of trouble getting a good angle to pull from.
The head dentist says I am a good patient to learn on because nothing goes easy.

Sumbitch, it hurts more this morning than at any point yesterday.

Well, you only have to pull a tooth once. That solves a lot of problems. No cavities, crowns, bridges, sensitivity or root canals. Just be aware of dry socket. You do not want to mess with that!

Anyone whos gotten molars pulled, how long till you returned to eating normal food? ate a soft breakfast burrito from mcds this morning and some mashed potatoes last night. area is hurting like a bastard today, so I'm pretty sure this evening will be potatoes again (I'm Irish so I am always up for those)

Usually the second day after an extraction is the worst. After that, you'll be on the mend. However, Dr. Mengele there should have given you an instruction sheet on how long to wait before returning to solid food.

Duke wrote: Usually the second day after an extraction is the worst. After that, you'll be on the mend. However, Dr. Mengele there should have given you an instruction sheet on how long to wait before returning to solid food.

I've got a pamphlet but its vague. LMAO @ Dr. Mengele

Derick Freese wrote: I had a lot of dental work done at a dental school. Since they were doing clinicals, the advantage was that I also got to learn quite a bit about what they were doing and what to expect. That put my mind at ease, because there was no surprise factor. While some of that work needs to be reworked after a decade, at least I know what it entails. As a big bonus, the bill was less than a tenth of what a regular dentist would have charged.

This is what my wife does. She's having one pulled as I type this and isn't very happy about it.

Pay a little now or a lot later.

<< multiple dental implants

bludroptop wrote: Pay a little now or a lot later. << multiple dental implants

most likely the direction im heading, how bad were they?

Implants are a huge pain in the butt. But worth it IMO since I didn't want to go down the denture road. I could have financed the sweetest monster miata Keith Tanner has ever turned out with the amount I've paid my dentists over the past 25 years. Dental insurance is one of the largest scams going

ryanty22 wrote:

bludroptop wrote: Pay a little now or a lot later. << multiple dental implants

most likely the direction im heading, how bad were they?

You recover from the surgery within a couple of days - take the drugs.

Then you live with a cosmetic apparatus for 4-6 months before the restorative crown/bridge can be fitted. This requires some careful choices regarding eating many foods.

The biggest hurt is to the wallet.