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| Thread ID: 139262 | 2015-04-03 19:03:00 | Dentures | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 1397918 | 2015-04-04 02:15:00 | In 1967 when I was living in Hamilton I went to a dentist who told me that I had to have all my teeth removed because of gum disease. I went to another dentist who told me to brush my teeth with table salt and come back to him in a couple of weeks. Suffice it to say that I have only lost 3 teeth since then, and had two fillings. Always get a second opinion! | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1397919 | 2015-04-04 03:35:00 | They are a bit shy to advertise their prices I note. It is $2000 in Thailand. I know a travel agent who works in trips to visit a Thai dentist. The difference of cost here and there is astounding. A good dentist (and it's often word of mouth, no pun intended) would discuss a payment plan. Over the years, my dental costs probably amount to a similar figure to that of my husband's dentures. pssst....and if you have a few too many wrinkles that annoy you they could probably find a cosmetic surgeon there to do the job for a fraction of the cost for the same work done here. |
Marnie (4574) | ||
| 1397920 | 2015-04-04 04:15:00 | Beware of Thailand dentistry........................... It is not all it is cracked up to be..... |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1397921 | 2015-04-04 07:18:00 | Thanks folks. And thanks tons for the private message. I'm scared s..........ss and hope to find a practice which will give me full general anaesthetic or at least kill me first with a hard blow from a blunt instrument and then hopefully ressusitate me. (pardon the spelling!) |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1397922 | 2015-04-04 08:25:00 | you will be fine. one jab and you will wake up and it will be all done. easy as :) tho i can't guarantee that you will survive the shock of the bill lol :D |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1397923 | 2015-04-05 09:24:00 | I have a brother who was very phobic to the dental drill. He had all his teeth pulled to avoid being drilled. Personally, now that anaesthetics are a routine part of dentistry I'm perfectly happy to keep my teeth and have them drilled. Getting rid of amalgam whenever repairs are needed, substituting the UV cured epoxy type filling. My 'best ever' discovery at the dentist was a device called a 'bite block'. It's basically a rubber wedge they stick between your upper and lower teeth on the side where they aren't working. This allows you to relax your jaw, rather than straining to 'open wide' for the duration of the work. Feel free to ask for one. They happily pop one in place every time for me, and it gives much greater comfort. Can't fathom the seemingly universal habit they have though of shoving a bunch of stuff in your gob, and then asking if you did anything interesting on the weekend. Can they really understand the reply? "Nnnggghh dunnnng thunnng rrrr rrwwynny". |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1397924 | 2015-04-05 16:37:00 | I have a brother who was very phobic to the dental drill. He had all his teeth pulled to avoid being drilled. Personally, now that anaesthetics are a routine part of dentistry I'm perfectly happy to keep my teeth and have them drilled. Getting rid of amalgam whenever repairs are needed, substituting the UV cured epoxy type filling. My 'best ever' discovery at the dentist was a device called a 'bite block'. It's basically a rubber wedge they stick between your upper and lower teeth on the side where they aren't working. This allows you to relax your jaw, rather than straining to 'open wide' for the duration of the work. Feel free to ask for one. They happily pop one in place every time for me, and it gives much greater comfort. Can't fathom the seemingly universal habit they have though of shoving a bunch of stuff in your gob, and then asking if you did anything interesting on the weekend. Can they really understand the reply? "Nnnggghh dunnnng thunnng rrrr rrwwynny".It is part of training to understand that stuff. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1397925 | 2015-04-05 23:45:00 | In the training curriculum it comes right after doctor's writing. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1397926 | 2015-04-06 01:45:00 | Don't be rude about doctor's writing - I am very good at it. :) Close association for many years - at least, that's my excuse. The real reason - taking anatomy notes at Otago many years ago! |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 1397927 | 2015-04-07 06:56:00 | Rats... I've now received my estimates for the work to be done and they're around seven grand all up. My savings are gonna be obliterated! :horrified | Greg (193) | ||
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