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Alan L - 2004-11-22 19:03:41
Well okay! You did ask about root canals. I had one done years ago (('m guessing 10). I do have good insurance and while I went with some trepidation, I found it to be not too bad at all. It's not really in my memory at this time so it must have been relatively painless and easy to bear. I'd like to tell you it was really bad but it wasn'nt.
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addiann - 2004-11-22 23:25:13
yes, you did ask. I have what they call 'soft teeth' and have had at least five possibly ten root canals. And an implant, a myriad of crowns, a couple of those 2-3-tooth things they attach to a tooth on two sides, or 'canteliver' from one (hopefully) strong tooth, and a splint. Not to mention at least 3 abcesses over the years which produce the worst gd pain I've experienced. Extractions usually are at the end of that rope. A lot of dental work, for which there's been no insurance since 1987. Money's not the issue for me, fortunately. BUT, fear is. I'm a damn poor patient, whining, wiggling, cryout out. So here's the deal. Nitrous oxide. A good drug. Costs $10 extra at my dentist's. Worth a lot more. I have it every time I go there - unless it's just to glue another false tooth in - including cleanings. Although on those occasions I do have to put up with the disapproving attitude from the dental hygienist. And her malicious low dosage. But once you get used to the interestingness as well as weirdness of the drug - it's a real mind trip - it's great fun. AND, the reason dentists use it is because it RELAXES THE PATIENT. It really does. At the end of the session they give you straight oxygen for a while and you're fine to drive or whatever. Just a little tip. Fear of the damn dental experience is widespread, dahlink, but most of it can be fixed. Also, for about 30 bucks you can buy a water pik, and if you use it every day, you really will have fewer problems. I sound like a damn commercial.
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