Kern wrote:
Gah. Having been to the dentist's way too much over the last four years, you have my sympathies JC.
I had to go a lot between 2009 and 2010. I used to be so terrified (as a kid and teenager) that they would have to put me out, and even then I would freak out whilst under.
It doesn't bother me much any more. Having dental work done doesn't hurt anywhere near as much as a bad tooth ache. God, I can't think of any pain that I've ever suffered that is as bad as a really bad toothache. The kind that makes it feel like your jawbone is on fire.
What's odd is that when I had the main work done they took out 3-4 teeth at a time over three sessions. But I didn't bleed anywhere near as badly as I did with this one. Apparently you're supposed to gently tip your head over a sink and let the blood go out of your mouth rather than swallowing it. I will most certainly use that trick if the last of them has to come out (touch wood it's still pretty much perfect as it doesn't make contact with any other teeth).
Bamba wrote:
Shit, I hope you get better soon dude. And, if it helps, getting serious teeth ripped out there and then is pretty 'brave' and I imagine a lot of people would be too worried to just get into it the way you did. And I include myself in that. So, fair play to you.
One thing I would say is that if your dentist is actually asking you beforehand what prescription you want and then handing off shoddy scripts then you probably want to get the fuck out of that shit and get a proper person dealing with your shit because none of that is or normal or right.
I don't know exactly why he turned down the prescription. All I know was that he muttered something about it not being the right type for a dentist. Very strange, but thankfully Mrs JC still had some 30s left over from her hysterectomy a couple of years back, so they got me through the first day.
I've never seen a dentist work like that. Seriously, she was like something possessed ! I had a full polish and descale, tooth out and fitted for a denture in about 20 mins.