i have not been to a dentist in probably 10 years

omg the jaw pain today ;(

:( drugs?

tza take ibuprofen (not acetaminophen)

My guy stopped what he was doing with me once to go bid on a $450,000 dining table + chairs on ebay.

― quadratrillionaire (sunny successor), Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:16 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

i hope this is a fucking joke.

nope.

jesus fuck

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took some ibuprofen. the whole right side of my face hurts (like the upper jaw, too). is this normal? probably, and i am just being whiney.

Tee minus two hours! Got my valiums, got my vikes.

i want vikes!

i saw hottie dentist and hottie dental assistant again yesterday. i think i'll be going to the dentist a lot more often.

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pix or it didn't happen

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my temp crown fell off!
i left my dentist a message but i don't know what to do.

i don't go to the dentist often, but i have been blessed witha near-perfect mouth-- for my entire life, i've brushed once a day, i've never flossed, and yet i've never had a cavity and my teeth are straight. except for the horrors of my impacted wisdom teeth (i looked like a woodland animal cartoon for a week), no problems. ever.

so weird.

Trust me, it's never too late to start having problems. I was the same for many years until one day I woke up with nasty intermittent pain in a back molar. The tooth was a mess of rot; when I got to a dentist, he took an impression, sawed it off and I was root canal'd in a hour, gold toof'd in a few days.

i just got back from a check up and everything is perfect.

Does anyone here use a soniccare? pp bought me one in dec (by request) and i cant keep that thing in my mouth for more than 10 seconds because it tickles so much. Its hard to brush your teeth while you are laughing.

wtf why has dentist not returned my call about temporary crown falling offage!?

my housemate once marched into his dentist's and demanded his broken tooth be fixed despite the fact that he had no money or insurance coverage.

it worked an' all.

my new toothbrush tickles the sides of my tongue. it's a little distracting but i've learned to combat it by adopting a 'dog with head out the car window' expression while brushing. now my girlfriend can't watch me brush my teeth without laughing, but that's her problem i guess.

they called and said i could come in today and have the temp put back on, or i could just wait til monday. they did not seem to care. lol!

My temp crown came off too. Just don't eat there.

yeah. i think it is v sensitive bc of nerve exposure after the drilling down and by gum feels a lil swollen. i will power through it, though!

First cleaning in 10 years today, and basically clean bill of health except "floss more." I AM HOV!

My total bill from my 4+ years of no dentist came to $610, w/scaling plus two fillings.

going back next week for the real crown. this temp has stayed on so far!
still getting sporadic jaw/gum pain, though :(

after my last visit to the dentist (first time in almost four years), i resolved to floss every day until my next checkup. i can't wait for my triumphant return in June... unless dude is all "yo, you really need to be flossing" at which point i will lol and then punch him in the nose.

"My total bill from my 4+ years of no dentist came to $610"

amazingly,thats exactly what happend to me today at the dentist :(

I feel incredibly lucky. I do brush extremely thoroughly though.

two fillings on the right side. $258. Face still pretty numb.

I'd like to have all my teeth extracted and replaced with some sort of titanium/polymer non-corrosive, basically indestructible set. I would just give them a daily rinse and not have to worry about setting foot into a dentist's office ever again.

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Urrgh. I havent been to the dentist since 1993 (yeah. I know. Shuddup). My teeth are generally fine - I dont eat sugary foods at all, brush regular, etc etc

Recently: bad bad BAD tinnitus, worse than usual (I always have it but this is shitting me to tears), an ache in the left side of my jaw and shoulder. What feels like a nagging canker sore in the space where my wisdom tooth was that I've realised has come and gone for... ages.

I suppose I should get it seen to but now I'm worried I've got mouth cancer or something horrible.

youve probably got an infection under the gum. all they do is get in there, shove some medicine of some sort in, give you antibiotics and send you on your way

That sounds pretty drama-free. And its a good excuse to go for a general cavity check and clean anyways. Its annoying dental's not covered under medicare, but oh well.

yeah. that would be my guess because ive had it and the pain is so severe you and encompassing that you start to wonder where its really coming from. if its under a tooth youll have to go the root canal route, i think.

-you obv

Christ it better not be a root canal job! I mean it's on a spot where no tooth is (either my wisdom or back molar would have been yanked out back there - I got so many teeth removed when i had braces I've lost track). But yeah I better get it seen to, cos ow.

do go, and go soon, it could be an abscess and they can be dangerous. you might just need antibiotics. but root canals are not nearly as bad as people make out, i've had a couple of them and they were no trouble at all.

I'd like to have all my teeth extracted and replaced with some sort of titanium/polymer non-corrosive, basically indestructible set. I would just give them a daily rinse and not have to worry about setting foot into a dentist's office ever again.

― Imaginary Dead Baseball Players Live in My Cornfield (Pillbox), Friday, April 10, 2009 4:00 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark

did you know that you can already do this, with your own teeth?

All the dentists in my 'hood are crazy shouty russians, they scare me, but I better get it done.

xpost: fuck that. yours and my teeth will eventually rot, within our life-span, regardless of personal maintenance, unless we seek the regular care of a professional. Our teeth have not evolved with us! Yeah, so give me the fake shits then (not dentures, but like badasss teeth)

After last weeks 'deep debridement' (sounds DIRTY don't it?) I was informed that my gums are a little saggy and therefore I should increase my intake of folic acid and vitamin C. So, apparently I have scurvy.

or youre pregnant

I just look pregnant.

Oh I went to the dentist in the end. Despite 15 years since the last visit, and even that one being the first in some years, still no cavities, not a one. Havent had afilling since my early teens. Teeth are fine - only needed cleaning.

This is what you get for never eating any sugary food or soft drink/fruit juice, kids.

£1200 FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

i would never pay that mnuch for a fuuuuuuuck

but yeah fuuuuck having teeth, they really aren't worth the hassle

Rotting teeth: My friend and I have just parted company because he refuses to do anything about his lower teeth which are brown. They look rotten to me. Molars and others are missing. He has upper dentures. He is a very healthy 81 year old man and says at his age he is absolutely adamant about not doing anything about his lower teeth. Yet he expects kisses which I will not give him, telling him "I am not going to kiss a germ and bacteria laden mouth." Wouldn't my own health be at risk? Anyway his mouth is a complete turn-off under the circumstances. Also, if a man with rotten teeth nibbles on a woman's breast, isn't it possible that the bacteria can travel down the mammary glands and eventually cause cancer? ... Visitor from NJ

I has a rotting, broken tooth.
Pull or crown? I call dental school to set up apt, and apparently there is an initial diagnostic appointment but a crown is $600 (at the dental school!!) so like, should I just get this shit pulled? DIY dentistry tips?