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Nhs dental hell
Dear friends I have suffered from bad teeth all my life. Since a kid I was subjected to torturous dental treatment on the NHS with multiple missing teeth and a part-denture which at the age of 30 in 2002 was finally given a full top set bridge in two parts. To my delight I thought my troubles were once and for all over,…
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Private healthcare
Dear all: I know nothing of private healthcare other than you need a policy (or pay upfront). I wouldn't normally consider it however, I have a boil on the end of my nose that is unsightly and I need it removed. I am going to work in China in January where I will have private healthcare but I don't want to seem to be…
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Very Loose Wisdom/Molar Tooth, Dental questions.
While eating fast couple of months ago, I accidently bit on a bone I guess, causing my upper wisdom tooth to become somewhat loose. Loose as in I can move it around a bit with my finger but not seriously loose where I feel its gonna fall off soon or with the next bite. I already have a couple/few very minor loose teeth…
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Dental question
HI there I am hoping a dentist may see this and advise please I have a capped upper tooth, at the front, second from middle Over time, the cap has shifted downwards, and twisted, it looks pretty rubbish as is not inline with my teeth and has a gap between the gum My NHS dentist has told me there is nothing can be done, as…
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OTC medicines and new prescription rules
For example, my partner has a chronic dry eye problem, Meibomian gland dysfunction. She's had it for over 10 years and it's not going to go away. She found out last week all her eye drops and other products required to treat the condition have been removed from her repeat prescription list under the new rules for OTC…
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Anti-coagulants and nosebleeds
Has anybody had any experience of this and have any advice? My sister has to take anti-coagulants (not warfarin but a newer drug beginning with "A..") and she suffers really severe nosebleeds every couple of weeks or so. They're so bad that she and her husband can't stop the bleeding and he has to take her to A&E to have…
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Broken Bridge :-/
Hi, 3 years ago I had a dental bridge put it, the anchor is one of my front teeth, and the one to the side is floating, it isn’t attached to anything.... it’s been fine since I had it done, but earlier I was eating a Haribo sweet and the 2 ‘teeth’ came loose, they were just stuck on by my gum a bit, I had to take it all…
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Problems with new glasses
I had my eyes tested at Vision Express a couple of months ago and my prescription had changed, the optician said one eye had changed quite a bit so I needed new glasses. Eventually chose a new glasses from spec savers , one pair of varifocals and a pair of single vision . I’ve worn varifocals for a few years but I just…
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Should I rush back to the dentist.....again?
Evening all. I'm 55 years old & have always visited the dentist for regular check ups & treatment. My NHS dentist went private 13 years ago. I have a mouth full of fillings, & 4 root canals. I think I've made several mistakes in my dental history: 1) In my 20s I would take (sugar free) squash to bed to sip in the night,…
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NHS dentist but have to pay for hygienist visit
I go to my NHS dentist about every 8 months, the time before last he told me I needed a scale and polish and I asked him if he could do it. He said he would do it the next time. So I went for my appt in August and he looked at my teeth and said I badly needed a scale & polish this time as it worse even though, as I told…
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Blood-pressure monitor
Any suggestions for a blood-pressure monitor? The Lloyds Pharmacy one has packed-up after a couple of years, perhaps I shoould have bought a better one in the first place.
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Cheap ways to soften water - bath/shower
So I've discovered that my skin obviously does not react well to hard water, which is a bummer because I live in a part of the Country with very hard water! I don't want to fork out on getting a water softener added to my house, so I wondered if there are any tricks that I can use to soften the water say if I was to run a…
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Boots advantage points refund
Hi guys Bought something from Boots a couple of weeks ago and got triple points through it Since then I spent the points up Due to other circumstances I want to return the original item back for a refund Obviously spent the points now - what happens then. Am I in debt with the points, do I have to pay them back, does it…
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Eye Brows and Lashes
Anyone know of any product which makes brows and lashes grow? Someone said castor oil? Does it work?
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DenPlan Private Dental Subscription
Hi All, I have been on this Dental Plan for many many years now, and I've recently received a letter through the post to inform me that my monthly subscription fee is going up ( surprise surprise like clockwork every year) while reading the form I've noticed that i have supplementary insurance included at £0.60, is this…
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Permanent hair straightening
There seems to be various names for this - Brazilian, Japanese, keratine treatments. Anyone ever had permanent straightening? if so, is it really permanent where you can wash your hair with only shampoo and leave it to dry naturally and it still looks smooth and straight?
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NHS dental bridge
Hi,can anyone tell me what materials NHS dental bridges are made of? And what is the maximum number of teeth you can have on a bridge? I'm trying to avoid any metal in my body and realise that if NHS did have anything suitable I would be paying private prices which I am more than happy to do. I have an appointment next…
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Root Canal required?
I use a private dentist, he's very good, I need a crown on one tooth, I know that I've chipped off both sides and all that sits proud is a filling - remains of that is. The same checkup he took an xray of a single tooth which has a large filling and a couple of posts holding it in - it's been fine for 12+ years and I'm not…
