Dental Treatment Abroad

gamma

Yes probably true, my teeth arent that great and currently have 2 appointments coming up £280 later! But then again some people are far worse off then me! Just look at Scotland - the worst I've ever seen

As your online - quick question - Ive had a filling and the tooth directly behind it needs a filling too - (ive not had any problems pain or sensitivity wise) but since the filling the tooth is extremely sensitive to hot or cold - Been to the dentist yesterday to do another tooth and he said that the sensitivity is probably due to the decay in the tooth behind? Do u think this is correct? Ive heard sometimes the filling can have a void in it that causes sensitivity although I dont know much more?

Any advise?

Toothsmith

gamma wrote:

Yes probably true, my teeth arent that great and currently have 2 appointments coming up £280 later! But then again some people are far worse off then me! Just look at Scotland - the worst I've ever seen

As your online - quick question - Ive had a filling and the tooth directly behind it needs a filling too - (ive not had any problems pain or sensitivity wise) but since the filling the tooth is extremely sensitive to hot or cold - Been to the dentist yesterday to do another tooth and he said that the sensitivity is probably due to the decay in the tooth behind? Do u think this is correct? Ive heard sometimes the filling can have a void in it that causes sensitivity although I dont know much more?

Any advise?

It could be anything. Teeth can often be sensitive after filling for a few weeks. When the filling behind is done, you'll know!

Fillings can have voids, or worse, decay left underneath them, but not by a dentist taking his time to do it properly, and charging accordingly, I would hope!

gamma

Well they're def charging accordingly! £280 for 3 visits Grrr oh well Investment I suppose! Anyway suppose I will know after a couple of weeks strange thing is my teeth has never been sensitive not even the day after a filling and mind the one I got yesterday is not even sensitive today so something is really up!

Toothsmith

gamma wrote:

Well they're def charging accordingly! £280 for 3 visits Grrr oh well Investment I suppose! Anyway suppose I will know after a couple of weeks strange thing is my teeth has never been sensitive not even the day after a filling and mind the one I got yesterday is not even sensitive today so something is really up!

I hit the 'Thanks' instead of the 'quote'

Teeth can sometimes be sensitive after filling, even if they weren't beforehand.

It is a living tissue that is being drilled into after all.

In a way this illustrates beautifully why making a trip to Poland to have stuff done is such a bad idea.

Even in good practices, unpredictable things happen. All it would take would be one bacteria to find its way through the dentine (Which looks as holey as a sponge under a microscope) and an infection could start.

I don't for one moment think this has happened with you, and I'm quite sure your tooth will settle down, but stuff happens!

At least when you're close to the practice, you can easily pop back to get reassurance, or treatment if necessary.

gamma

I suppose you are correct they are after all just down the road and I have some comeback( they did say if it gets bad they can take me in before work to make sure its sorted) which I suppose comes with the £280 price tag. However when youre just back from Poland and you have a MAJOR issue then youre up ^**" creek? Without a paddle? :P

Anyway I was just abit miffed about the sensitivity of the tooth specially since I've never had such sensitivity before!Hmm

Another thing is my dentist is not keen on me having my teeth whitened, he says its not neccesary...although I think it is... hmmm.Probably gonna try a home kit - Ill refer to the other thread for that :P

raymond

Ironically many of them probably trained in the UK courtesy of our taxes !

Toothsmith

gamma wrote:

Another thing is my dentist is not keen on me having my teeth whitened, he says its not neccesary...although I think it is... hmmm.Probably gonna try a home kit - Ill refer to the other thread for that :P

Noooooo!

Have another word with him.

There could be a very good reason why he doesn't think it's good for you.

It is quite a profitable treatment for the dentist to do. He'd be happy to do it IF HE THOUGHT IT WOULD WORK. If he didn't think it would work, it would look bad on him if he 'sold' it to you, and you were unhappy with the result.

By suggesting it's 'not necessary' he could just be trying to damp down your desire to have it done!

If you have white fillings or porcelain at the front of your mouth then they won't change colour, and will look very odd after treatment. If your teeth are a browny red shade, or a grey shade, then whitening is very difficult. It works best on yellow. (These are the subtle underlying shades).

Speak to him again, and get the real reason he doesn't want to do it!

gamma

Mine are a pale shade of yellow no brown or greys I do have some white fillings but none in the front of my teeth in the front of my mouth - only oen behind my front tooth..

He quoted about £250 for this and says it might last 18 months if that...
Any suggestions?

Toothsmith

raymond wrote:

Ironically many of them probably trained in the UK courtesy of our taxes !

Foreign students either pay their own fees, or have their governments pay them. That's why British universities prefer foreign students. They don't get shafted like they do by our own government

Toothsmith

gamma wrote:

Mine are a pale shade of yellow no brown or greys I do have some white fillings but none in the front of my teeth in the front of my mouth - only oen behind my front tooth..

He quoted about £250 for this and says it might last 18 months if that...
Any suggestions?

I would have another word.

The price he's quoted sounds good (I charge £360).

It could just be that he's not done many cases, and he's not very confident in the treatment. I was a bit like that when I first started offering it.

I have found though that it is very reliable if you choose the right cases, and it does last for a lot more than 18 months.