root canal treatment - NHS and private costs & pros and cons

Savvy_Sue

yes to question 1, yes to question 2, and hmmm, personally I wouldn't to the one about driving afterwards. At least not straight afterwards, I always get a bit wobbly from the anaesthetic, and you can't even go and get a coffee to help sort you out because you'll only dribble it all down you!

Toothsmith

There's nothing in any of the chemicals used that would make driving dangerous.

It just depends how you feel after lying on a dental chair for the best part of an hour.

Most the people I do root fillings for drive home afterwards.

Savvy_Sue

Nah, I'm not blaming the chemicals. It's the lying in the dentist's chair thing. I didn't want to drive after going to the hygienist the other day! :rotfl: I just feel shaky and not quite myself.

Actually I think partly it's the lying down during the day then getting up and doing stuff right away which gets to me: I'm always a bit groggy. Others may be fine.

bundance

Go for a sweet cuppa, or take some fruit juice and something easy to eat.
Eat these after dental (I know numbness may be a prob) but it'll take away the grogginess.
If dentist forbids eating afterwards, you could eat beforehand.
(This isnt a dental response, just mine)

Savvy_Sue

In fairness to modern dental treatment, it's been a long time since I've been told NOT to eat on a new filling for hours afterwards. And I always ask! :rotfl:

Bettyboop

I have had an infection in my top left tooth. Initially the pain was overbearing. I saw the dentist last week and he said that I needed a feeling. He prescribes antibiotics and advised to take paracetamol when necessary. Steadily over the course of a week the pain was all over my mouth, face and head. Today I was lucky enough to have an emergency appointment. My dentist gave me a temporary filling with a "steriod" underneath it so that I don't feel the pain anymore. I don't however chewing food on the right side of the mouth is difficult as the filling and whatever else is on the left keeps hitting my bottom teeth so in the end I decided it would be safer not to finish my dinner.

Also, he told me that he will have to do a root canal. On my way out I asked for a leaflet on it as I don't know what it is? I have done a quick google and I feel like fainting. Along with my severe needle phobia this procedure scares the cr*p out of me :rolleyes:. My dentist is an "Independent" so I'm now wondering how much this is all going to cost. My mum works for a dentist in Wales where you have three bands of treatment. Incidently this same receptionist never had a pricelist either .

Any advice regarding pricing and the root canal itself would be very helpful. Please LEAVE OUT any gruesome facts.

Thanks.

Bettyboop

Pretty please, anyone?

alison999

They should be able to give you a estimated quote for the treatment. A lot of whats on the internet is 'scare stories' so please dont believe them - when Ive been nursing Ive seen patients fall asleep having this done, its really not that bad - just sounds awful. Ring tomorrow for a estimate of the costs, they should give you one.

Bettyboop

alison999 wrote: »

They should be able to give you a estimated quote for the treatment. A lot of whats on the internet is 'scare stories' so please dont believe them - when Ive been nursing Ive seen patients fall asleep having this done, its really not that bad - just sounds awful. Ring tomorrow for a estimate of the costs, they should give you one.

Will do, thank you. The Internet is mostly full of scarey stories that's for sure. Just the name of it puts me off entirely but I don't know how it came to be that I have to have this? I clean my teeth twice daily for a minimum of 2 mins and use mouthwash when I have.... I used to eat a lot of sweets and chocolates and I'm trying to eradicate these....so that I have no more teeth problems if this is what caused it....

alison999

i cant tell you what caused it (im not a dentist i just work in one) but ive never known a dentist NOT be able to give estimates. theyre called estimates mainly because eg, once you start a filling it can turn out to be bigger then the dentist thought or for whatever reason treatment can change but they should be able to tell you how much your rct costs and whats involved in the procedure, even if it means a extra 5 minutes appointment to explain it all to you.