tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31055569.post1872202347615481734..comments2023-09-05T06:17:14.849-06:00Comments on Healthy Low-Carb Living Blog: I severely dislike my dentistAmy Dunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125706233425564277noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31055569.post-56236180386402799122007-03-30T19:01:00.000-06:002007-03-30T19:01:00.000-06:00OK Cindy, sounds like you've definately had a wors...OK Cindy, sounds like you've definately had a worse experience than I have. I keep telling my hubby that I should just have all my teeth pulled, get dentures and get it over with. But somehow I think that would go wrong too.Amy Dunganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125706233425564277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31055569.post-59370684250450203902007-03-30T17:24:00.000-06:002007-03-30T17:24:00.000-06:00Personally, I think all dentists are scam artists!...Personally, I think all dentists are scam artists!!!<BR/><BR/>At this time, I'm waiting to sell my house and downsize....and hopefully will be able to have most if not all my teeth removed. <BR/><BR/>Orthodontia....twice! Yep, first time didn't work, ended up having braces put back on....as an adult...on my! What pain!!! Oh! and guess what? due to the "extensive" orthodonita I have TMJ, shrinking roots and receding gums!!! <BR/><BR/>Kids....with my daughter I was told to put "sealants" on her teeth as a child, second teeth....what they DON'T tell you is that the sealants can "fall off" and if/when they do, the tooth has NO protection. My daughter is almost 25 and has horrible problems. My son was the lucky one....I couldn't afford the sealants when he was little. <BR/><BR/>I have had a root cannal done without a cap....until the tooth broke off at the gumline (FRONT tooth) and needed a "peg" along with a cap. I've had caps just fall off twice. My last cap was done after a root cannal, back tooth, 3 roots...but only 2 roots were treated!!! I have 1 tooth that is literally 3/4 filling. The tooth broke (due to an old filling) and the 1st doc wanted to root cannal my "dead" tooth. Since I'd had several teeth die already, I knew this one wasn't dead, so I went to another doc. He filled it and it looks great. About a year later the other side of the tooth broke off, so he filled that too....I know it's going to break some day, so I'm hoping to remove it before it does (also a front tooth). <BR/><BR/>I only have 20 teeth left in my mouth, so far front ones are still there, but back ones are going one by one. <BR/><BR/>And my favorite....how about coming home from the dentist and finding half your face black and blue!?!?! You know the really dark purple types? Yep...the left side of my face, from above my eyes to below the jaw line....doc his a blood vessel when he gave me the novocaine!!! <BR/><BR/>I think whatever they do, they know you'll be back....or someone will!!! <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry you went thru this....and hope it's all over soon.Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31055569.post-4864217150190611552007-03-29T10:31:00.000-06:002007-03-29T10:31:00.000-06:00Go ahead and laugh Sherrie. Doesn't bother me a bi...Go ahead and laugh Sherrie. Doesn't bother me a bit. In fact, I'm glad you got a giggle, it makes what I went through less painful. :0) I'll be laughing about it all later too.<BR/><BR/>I could tell you story after story of the stuff that has happened to me involving doctors, hospitals, etc. that make me laugh now, but were morifying at the time.<BR/><BR/>Maybe some day I should post a whole thread titled: Come laugh with me! Embarrassing stuff that's happened to me inside. LOL My sister will call me and beg me to tell her the story about this or that because she needs a laugh. :0)Amy Dunganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125706233425564277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31055569.post-52017469010460662462007-03-29T06:41:00.000-06:002007-03-29T06:41:00.000-06:00Oh that sounds horrible, poor thing! I hope you fe...Oh that sounds horrible, poor thing! I hope you feel better soon!<BR/><BR/>I shouldn't laugh but I had a little giggle imagining you eating an Atkins bar!<BR/><BR/>Its been so long since I have had fillings but I remember trying to talk and eat afterwards and the dibbling, very funny and gross hehe :).https://www.blogger.com/profile/16627887590504890131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31055569.post-26782994197424957362007-03-28T22:55:00.000-06:002007-03-28T22:55:00.000-06:00Tess,I've talked to friends about other dentists, ...Tess,<BR/>I've talked to friends about other dentists, but none of them took my discount plan. This plan saves me about 50% of normal fees. Too bad it didn't save me the pain as well. I'll just have to look for antoher dentist on the plan. The expensive dentist was great. I really liked him, but his fees were even higher than the norm. :0(<BR/>Wow! A gold cap? I'm sure that wasn't anywhere near cheap.<BR/><BR/>Victoria,<BR/>I'm so glad to hear your dental work is over with. I've been following it some in your blog. This is the last thing I needed as well (as long as I don't have issues with the filling). I would like to have my teeth whitened and straightened a bit, but I'll have to save for that.Amy Dunganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125706233425564277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31055569.post-79292329611390437572007-03-28T22:28:00.000-06:002007-03-28T22:28:00.000-06:00I'm so sorry you went through that. I go to a che...I'm so sorry you went through that. I go to a cheap dentist (caters to low-imcome patients) but so far they have been okay (other than hour-long wait times). I had 4 filling a couple weeks ago and I felt four quick stabs of pain when he first shot me up. But that numbed me enough that when he gave me the long shots to completely numb me it didn't hurt.<BR/><BR/>The good news for me is after a deep cleaning, two rounds of oral surgery, and four fillings I am now all done! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31055569.post-29283510749559172362007-03-28T17:06:00.000-06:002007-03-28T17:06:00.000-06:00Nothing that happened today for me could top the d...Nothing that happened today for me could top the day you have had.I have been pretty lucky with my dentist.It sounds like you need to talk with friends and family and see if someone can recomend a decent dentist. Nothing worse than pain in the mouth.I found out the hard way that expensive doesn't mean good. I have a gold cap on a tooth that just needed a filling, needless to say I switched dentists after that or I would have a mouth full of gold. Hope you are feeling better soon.TESShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354025359300489391noreply@blogger.com