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Hair serum
Hi everyoneI have ‘thin’ hair but alot of it but rather than being frizzy it goes quite flyaway. I’ve ignored it until recently but I would really like to find a product that isn't too expensive to calm my hair down a bit. Most products are either £20 plus or if cheaper you get a tiny weeny tube which will be gone in no…
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Temporary crown cement?
Has anyone used it and does it work? Stuff like Recap-it and Dentemp is available in most chemists but I was wondering if they were worth the money, do the hold a crown on for any length of time?
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Grinding teeth problem
Hi. At a recent visit to the dentist, everything was generally fine, but she suggested I am probably grinding my teeth at night. There is wear on a crowned tooth and other things that indicate this. I know I used to grind my teeth when I was young, but hadn’t realised I started again (I’m 51 yrs of age). I thought after…
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Contact lenses advice
Hi, I've started wearing contact lenses a few months ago . I have a prescription from Specsavers and they put me easyvision umere sphere for right eye and toric for left due to mild astigmatism (-0.75). From the beginning I decided to wear them here and there and so far I've managed to prefer them over glasses about 14-16…
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Pre op appointment but no date for surgery
I had a hospital appointment on Wednesday and was told I needed surgery, I was so shocked I forgot to ask a time frame as to how long away that might be. Today (Friday) I have received the date for the pre op assessment. Is it normal to receive the appointment for the pre op before knowing when the surgery will take place?…
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Sciatica - Anyone had/have it? How do you cope?
I have been suffering with Sciatica since August last year, I know that my lockdown weight gain has to be a trigger. so I am currently & successfully loosing weight (slowly but surely) First I was prescribed Naproxen for pain relief which did nothing. Then I was referred for physiotherapy - which was done by video call,…
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New partial denture and future NHS costs
Hello there, I recently had a troublesome front tooth extracted and an immediate partial denture put in place. I am aware that over time my gum will change and shrink and the denture will need sorting out, in fact within just two weeks, I already have a bit of a gap between the false tooth and my gumline. But I am…
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Local branch has closed, but I still have vouchers to use...
Where do I stand? I have vouchers to spend. The salon had kindly extended them, as each time I booked a treatment, it was cancelled due to lockdown. The company have over the last lockdown decided to close my local branch immediately, but have said vouchers can be used at their other branches. Unfortunately the closest of…
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eBay beauty
During the lockdown I have been looking at some high end beauty products on eBay auctions and have got some good bargains. I have “won” a Charlotte Tilbury unused lip gloss for a third of the usual price but my favourite bargains are Louboutin nail polish. I got 2 for £15 which may seem a lot but they are £41 each :#…
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Dislodged blood clot
Hi, I had a tooth extracted on Friday. The dentist could not save it, as it was severely infected, with a large abscess at the root (I have advanced gum disease). During the night, I felt something on my tongue. On a tissue, it looked like a lump of red jelly. I suspected it was the blood clot and looked online to confirm,…
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NHS dental charges applied within same course of treatment
Last November I lost a crown. I paid a Band 1 fee for the appointment, then a Band 3 fee on top of that for a course of treatment that consisted of a crown plus a referral to a specialist for another tooth. The dentist said he'd been conservative with the crown height and it would likely need further adjusting. 5 months…
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries March
Here we go again for another month. As usual this initial post has been shamelessly copied from the many previous months. A big thank you to sstevo19 for starting us off last month. Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and…
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goggles4u.co.uk
There are numerous (closed) threads on this site relating to this "ultra-cheap specs" site... if you don't want to search through these, then in summary the above domain name was registered by an anonymous individual living in a terraced street in Swindon (123 Reg Limited, the domain registrar, wrongly accepted the…
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Broken file in root canal?
Hi, today I had my very first root canal on an upper molar tooth. I was referred to an endodonist and cost me £700. The root canal took just over 2 hours (including removal of amalgam filling, core build up etc). Having no previous experience of root canals the whole thing was very arduous, but I can praise the dentist for…
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Should I keep private health insurance taken with employer after redundancy?
Hi all Been mulling this over for a while and still can't make my mind up so I would be grateful for any help. I have private health insurance with my employer but I am about to be made redundant. The insurer states that if I can continue with the policy I will automatically be covered for any existing conditions. I have a…
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Warranty on dental crown
Hello, I had a ceramic crown fitted to one of my molars in 2013. At the time, I had dental insurance through my employer and had the work done privately (at my NHS dentist, if that makes sense); it cost about £450 but 'free' to me. I distinctly remember the dentist being confident that the crown would last the rest of my…
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Tooth pain goes away after pressing down on it?
Hi all. One of my bottom left molars is causing some issue, namely pain. Half of it has filling in it and the other (half) is just what's left of the original. If I apply pressure downwards on the remaining part of the molar, the pain is reduced by about 90%. The thing is, it may come back again. Anyone know what the cause…
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Hard water and disgusting hair
Hello! Where I live, the water is very hard, and I don’t know what to do with it! The hard water is the reason why my hair always is really greasy and sticky, because the build up from the hard water settles in my hair... I can’t Even take a relaxing shower, and I never feel clean, even though I shower every day! I’ve…
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Has anyone got All on 4 implants?
I’ve got a top All-on 4 bridge and I’m having numerous niggly problems with it. I’ve had it about 5 years and for the last 18 months it’s been one problem after another. First one tooth fell out and the dentist fixed it three times before he got the technician to do it properly, then I had a similar problem with another…
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Block Mascara?
I keep having spasms of looking for this and it's either black - very expensive - or unobtainable. I need some Dark Brown. Use it to colour my old eyebrows, no one told me the difficulties of white eyebrows in old age! I've used a soft hair dye on them in the past but and in normal times I swim 3 times a weeks and its a…
