Off to the Dentist tomorrow...eek..

[GreyhoundGirl]

My dentist is evil. I have a lot of teeth issues. ( thanks to my brother, *glares angrily at brother )

When I was in 3rd or 4th grade, my brother opened one of the school windows which was, at the time, right at my tooth- level. Of course at that time I only had one adult tooth. But what one does he have to hit ? ! ? !

So, the evil dentist had to put in a fake one, which really hurt. She froze my mouth, and I thought it was cool-feeling. So, just like a puppy, I chewed it. GREAT, afterwards that really hurt, I had to get antibiotics because I chewed a hole right through my lip, because at the time I couldn't feel it. So now, I not only have a fake tooth right in the front, but I also have a perminent scar on my lip from were I chewed it. I hate my teeth.

Also, a couple of weeks ago, I had my last two baby teeth pulled, ( one of them was right sideways and was falling apart,ewww. )

But, I survived both experiences, you will too, so don't worry. Good Luck !

[carole]

Thanks for the encouragement, yes i will be shopping around, i really don't particularly like the place i go, have had two female dentists and they are ok, personable enough but they don't strike me as very caring, whereas my old dentist was great, sadly he had two heart attacks at only 50 and has retired because of it.,he had a TV as well, but none of the others provide that to my knowledge.

I am not going to have a crown done, i simply don't have that kind of money, it was a root canal filling that fell out,i will just opt for the filling and hope it lasts,as i write this hubby is in the dentist chair right now getting a filling fixed, so you see it has been an expensive month.

I cannot believe i have a huge hole under my filling as i have had no pain whatsoever in that side of my mouth,just as well For x rays, as she could not see it either without them.

I am very sensitive to drugs and pain, so i have to wonder if maybe the injection made me feel the way i did,so upset,oh well that bit is behind me now, just have to pluck up the courage to go ahead with the rest now.

[moosmom]

I had a dentist years ago who was trying to buy a new boat. Get where I'm going here??? I have problems with bone loss in my jaws, and my front top tooth is loose. I went in to see him because I had a small abcess on the gum hear that tooth. He tells me that I have one of two options, I can either have a root canal (I nicknamed him "Root Canal Joe" for obvious reasons) or have the tooth pulled. I told him I needed to think about it. He leaves the room and not 10 minutes later, he comes in all prepped to do a root canal! I told him that I was going to seek a second opinion. He was pissed (guess he was really counting on that BIG sailboat). I wound up going to a former associate of his (a woman dentist who really knows her stuff) that ventured out on her own. Good thing too. She injected an antibiotic into my gum which totally got rid of the abcess. Many moons later (try 23 years +) I still have my original tooth (hope his damn boat sank!!).

Needless to say, this jerk left a (pun intended) BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH for dentists.

[RedHedd]

Moosmom, your story reminds me of an endodontist I had years ago. I quit going to him as every time I saw him I ended up several thousand dollars poorer. He lost MANY patients because we all got wind of the fact that this guy was just taking us all for a ride - but none of us got rides in his race cars, sailboats, etc. The dentist who had initially referred me to him is from my current dentist's office (he sold his business to her when he retired) - even HE wouldn't go to that guy anymore and brought all of his endo patients back into the fold. None of us have gum problems anymore - amazing!