Boyfriends Teeth

tugboat84

Sorry to hijack this thread somewhat, just wanted to see if i could get any good info/advice.

I havent been to the dentist since i was around 17, (i am nearly 26 now) have lived with allsorts of chronic pain, reoccuring abcesses just through fear from childhood of actually going to the dentist and getting it sorted. Silly i know, but like other people on these threads, am realising that i cannot go on like this, and living in pain etc. So am finally doing what i can to get it sorted, whether i like it or not. I recently had 2 appointments at a local ~NHS dentist, first was initially for a pain appointment which was resolved by killing off the nerve endings. Then saw another dentist to work out what needs to be done generally to fix my mouth and its contents.

I have got to have around 8teeth taken out from the bottom row, 4 each side, (all the molarS) Embarrased, yes, but its my own fault they are in such a state of neglect. The dentist said it is such a large job that it would be better to refer me to the hospital,. aparently it could take 4/5 appointments at my local practise, rather than 1/2 at the hospital, so i have opted for the hospital referral.

2 main things really to find out..... will the price differ as i am going to the hospital for these extractions?? and secondly, what options are there for 'replacing/filling in' these massive gaps..... and will they be expensive?? i would ask my dentist but i wont see him again until well after my hospital referral, which may not be for some time. part of me says why would they 'replace' them for free/cheap on the NHS, but then at the same time, without a set of molars, i suppose chewing/eating will be almost impossible. if anyone could help i would really appreciate.

POSSETTE

Answer for the above question.I believe you wont have to pay at all if its a hospital job.I didnt when i had to have 3 wisdom teeth removed in hospital,15 years ago i admit,but dont think its changed.

As for phobia lady,im with you on that one..when i was little i had to have lots of teeth out in one go,i was frightened when dentist woman knelt her knee on my little chest to hold me down because i didnt want the gas mask on my face:eek:.She was horrible,i can still see it now and im 41,and to this day i cannot have a mask for anything over my face,even when in hospital,the nurses said i kept pushing mask off my face even when i was under anaesthetic!!:D

Also..i didnt go to a dentist for nigh on 15yr, when i did go,i had a tiny bit of plaque and needed nothing doing..wow..lucky or what?(apart from wisdoms which was horrific!)

Send him in now as others have said,it will save money in long run,unless he has my genepool where teeth are concerned...wish the rest of me was as good:rotfl:

Dizzy_Ditzy

my advice to anyone who is having any type of dental problem, whether its down to whether they are straight enough or overcrowded or anything in between is to get it sorted now before its too late.

i didnt and i now have dentures for my 2 front teeth as they were pretty much beyond repair (thats not stricly true, i could have had a train track brace for 2 years and then my teeth might have gone back to how they were before anyway and i would still have needed the dentures, just 2 or 3 years later!)

It has massively improved my confidence, and I now own a photo of me smiling. I turn 30 something tomorrow so thats a bloody long time not to smile in a pic!!

To all of you with phobias- I had a HUGE phobia but I forced myself to go there in the first place, and didnt make my mind up about the dentures until I was sat in the chair at the appointment! My dentist is wonderful, didnt put any pressure on me, gave me a signal that i could make if i wasnt having a good time and I would recommend her to anyone!

Sorry, this has turned out longer than i meant it to

coldstreamalways

my_gorgeous_ellie-belle wrote: »

Errr if you read my post properly i didn't say i don't go just that i am terrified of them and it is hard work for me to pluck up the courage to go...i was last at a dentist about a yr ago.


My daughter has seen a dentist once a year since a yr old and her teeth are perfectly fine thanks - i don't transfer my fears on to my child!

I take it you have no phobias no???? Because you are clearly very insensitive!

Toothsmith spends an awful lot of time on here giving very patient, very sensible advice to lots of people, (I have lost the patience to do this). You have written a very rude post to him making many many assumptions when it was your poat that was unclear in the first instance.

Pregnancy alone doesn't "play havoc with your teeth", in some people it causes a bit of gum disease, and the vomiting can have an effect on your teeth but if you are well looked after by your dentist, this should have no long term effects.

I am partly expecting a rant from you again in reply, an apology to toothsmith wouldn't go amiss either.

bibblebobble

I think it was the 'so stop making that excuse' that might seem insensitive...it did seem a bit harsh to me, phobias are very emotive subjects, and so are body parts/pain/self esteem etc so lets not argue about it!

coldstreamalways

I think it was a tongue in cheek comment from toothsmith and it certainly didn't warrant that response.

If a dentist with his experience doesn't realise that Phobias are an emotive subject, there is no hope.

I saw a phobic patient today, not a nice experience at all and one which leaves you with no sense of achievement whatsoever. You don't feel you have helped anyone by putting yourelf through the stress of worrying that this person could leap up and run out at any minute. He didn't, well, not until I told him we were done, then he left before I could discuss anything with him. Hey ho. At least it's friday.

Toothsmith

Thank you CSA!

I've been around here a fair while and it doesn't really bother me anymore if the odd person takes something the wrong way. Or even if they're a bit put out because they've taken it the way I meant it!