The Dentist

sunama · 9 Oct 2006 at 15:29

Tru said:
For christ sake man, Dentists are professionals, they're not out to hurt you. Getting teeth out is not sore in the slightest, you wont feel a thing.

I beg to differ.

Tru said:
About a year ago I had all my teeth removed (my gums were being replaced with a titanium alloy) and put back in, it took 10 minutes and I could eat a stake within the hour.

Surely there is no way in hell that they could get ALL your teeth out in 10 mins. That would be nigh on impossible without doing some severe damage to other parts of your mouth. Also, why were they replacing your gums with titanium?

z0mbi3 · 9 Oct 2006 at 15:31

sunama said:
Erm, can you give us more info on this enamel coating - if it has genuinely protected your teeth this long then its gotta be worth it and I might get it done to my teeth.

Yes more info on the uber teeth is needed

wordy · 9 Oct 2006 at 15:49

burtieb1 said:
I`m going to the dentist at 2pm to have 2 teeth removed and i`m really scared,i do`nt want to go heeelp me.Someone please tell me it will not hurt i`ve never had a tooth out before

You'll be fine

But on the the other hand, if your dentist looks like this

Run

Sp00n · 9 Oct 2006 at 15:57

My mrs had 2 teeth out a few weeks back, she had a general anestethic too which was fun. She was a complete dribbling mess for the rest of the day

Spacky · 9 Oct 2006 at 16:00

wordy said:
You'll be fine

But on the the other hand, if your dentist looks like this

Run

I know you your the plant guy.....Seymour !!!

Vixen · 9 Oct 2006 at 16:03

sunama said:
Erm, can you give us more info on this enamel coating - if it has genuinely protected your teeth this long then its gotta be worth it and I might get it done to my teeth.

It is generally done to children when their adult teeth first grow in, but it still isn't commonly done for some reason. One of my school teachers had it done as a kid because her dad was a dentist or something similar, but that's the only person I actually know to have had it.

My dentist gave me a prescription for diazepam to take when I need to get work done. I don't feel anything in the chair, but that's because the stuff affects me really strongly and I almost pass out.
Getting teeth out is not fun. I had one done in the summer and ended up with the blood clot falling out and the nerves exposed to my mouth - extreme pain!

Tru · 9 Oct 2006 at 16:23

sunama said:
Also, why were they replacing your gums with titanium?

Are you serious? Who wouldn't want titanium gums?

Scuzi · 9 Oct 2006 at 16:31

sunama said:
I beg to differ.

Surely there is no way in hell that they could get ALL your teeth out in 10 mins. That would be nigh on impossible without doing some severe damage to other parts of your mouth. Also, why were they replacing your gums with titanium?

I believe he needs the titanium gums as he is being employed by an international super gangster to help stop a British Secret Service agent interfering.

helpimcrap · 9 Oct 2006 at 16:53

my dentist is pretty good. had a wisdom tooth out the other day and it took 10mins and didnt feel much. i think i have a pretty high pain tolerance though as most people are in agony with wisdom teeth apparently. i can make myself go into a 'zone' so to speak and things dont hurt. weird i guess but it works for me lol.

burtie · 9 Oct 2006 at 17:37

Well i got there sat in the chair i had my injections and then i had a panic attack
so after all that i did not have them out what a big girl

I`m going to the hospital to have them out instead next week,i`d rather be asleep :rolleyes:

I really have a problem with the dentist scares me to death.

fatiain · 9 Oct 2006 at 17:46

burtieb1 said:
I`m going to the hospital to have them out instead next week,i`d rather be asleep

8% of all people under a general anaesthetic for dental work suffer some degree of damage to the higher centres of the brain.

(100% of fatiain's medical statistics are made up)

Local - safe, General - not so safe.

Raymond Lin · 9 Oct 2006 at 17:47

fatiain said:
8% of all people under a general anaesthetic for dental work suffer some degree of damage to the higher centres of the brain.

(100% of fatiain's medical statistics are made up)

Local - safe, General - not so safe.

Also you can't avoid the dentist forever, you can't go under General for a filling or a quick clean.

Rotty · 9 Oct 2006 at 17:55

Tru said:
About a year ago I had all my teeth removed (my gums were being replaced with a titanium alloy) and put back in, it took 10 minutes and I could eat a stake within the hour.

crystaline · 9 Oct 2006 at 17:56

sunama said:
Erm, can you give us more info on this enamel coating - if it has genuinely protected your teeth this long then its gotta be worth it and I might get it done to my teeth.

I had this enamel coating done too! I was quite young at the time.
None of my brother have had it done and I've never had a filling and they all have

Seems to have done a good job, not sure why the usage wasn't very widespread, or if they still do it now? Must have been the mid 90's I had it done.

Biohazard · 9 Oct 2006 at 17:56

LMFAO @ Rotty

I have had one removed, wasn't that sore. Didn't jag me enough so had to stop and do it again. Only thing I didn't like was the snapping sound when he was breaking the ligament away from the jaw!

Elitejungalist · 9 Oct 2006 at 18:14

I have to visit the dentist soon, when I can afford it.

No doubt he will say I need more fillings, funny that cause my teeth dont hurt at all. :confused:

burtie · 9 Oct 2006 at 18:15

I can put up with the filling i can put up with the cleaning,its just the pull out i`m scared of

fatiain · 9 Oct 2006 at 18:15

Elitejungalist said:
No doubt he will say I need more feelings,

It's the Emotion dentist.

Sirrel Squirrel · 9 Oct 2006 at 18:18

I went to the dentist today, bloody rip off, I sat in the chair for 2 minutes, she looked at my teeth and said they were fine, I then handed over 15 quid for the privilege

Elitejungalist · 9 Oct 2006 at 18:18

fatiain said:
It's the Emotion dentist.

Typo acknowledged.