Teeth

[Tom]

What do dentists cost these days? A piece of one of my back teeth has just fallen off! I haven't been to the dentists in years.

 

[Cdr]

Ummmm not sure tbh, although I'm private - I dont pay for mine, and depending on what I need doing, its mostly included in the monthly fee.

 

[old.D0LLySh33p]

Hmmm.

My dentist charges about 17 quid for a simple check-up.

 

[old.D0LLySh33p]

But then she's really fit too and i can look down her blouse...

*cums*

 

[Deadmanwalking]

That explains why you are always so poor.

 

[S-Gray]

Aint been to a dentist in years either. Have a fear of the fuckers since the last time:

Went in for a filling, so he gave me a needle in my gums to numb it... He then got out his big drill and proceeded drilling, but the cocaine (?) hadnt kicked in properly... and i made my "feelings" known.

So he gave me another injection... for the same to happen... and... another one.. and another one

None of them worked so he said come back in a week - Cha! Like fuck!

The only good thing about that dentist was as D0LLy pointed out, the assistants,they had some steep stairs in there, and while they walked up stairs you could pretty much see their arse!

Thats the only thing i miss about em

----Ask Trem about his experiences with Dentists----

 

[Cdr]

I remember a 'trainee' dentist that was working were I go, my normal dentist saw fit to book me in with her.

Anyways, I went in for a filling, everything was going fine until it came to spitting out the mouth wash stuff.

She'd forgotten to connect the funnel properly to the hose, and as I spat, the thing came disconnected and I got a mouthful of wash down me. Lets just say, it looked like I'd pissed myself.

 

[xane]

I generally have good teeth, I pay around £18 for a check up that lasts 30 seconds, then they fleece me again charging another £20 to see the hygenist, who previously trained as assitant dental nurse to Dr Szell.

The last major toothwork I had done was a crown, as it was the back tooth it was a normal crappy looking one and it cost around £300.

 

[danger]

Originally posted by S-Gray
cocaine(?)

Novocaine.... jesus christ sg if they used cocaine for free at the dentists the freaking methodone clinics would be empty and you'd never be able to get an appointment

 

[throdgrain]

Methadone and cocaine are completely different things....
but anyway, I had a tooth removed a while back, and it snapped off flush with my gum. The dentist had to cut it out with a scalpel.
I was awake and watched him put the blade on the handle etc, but tbh it didnt hurt at all, the local aneasthetic sorted it a treat .

 

[Tom]

Originally posted by xane
The last major toothwork I had done was a crown, as it was the back tooth it was a normal crappy looking one and it cost around £300.

Sounds like what I've got, its an upper one, next but one to one of them sharp thingies (yeah ok ok). Makes me wince if I drink, so it looks like I'll be using straws for the next few days.

 

[Gekul]

Originally posted by xane
I generally have good teeth, I pay around £18 for a check up that lasts 30 seconds, then they fleece me again charging another £20 to see the hygenist, who previously trained as assitant dental nurse to Dr Szell.

Same here, seeing the hygienist this friday, except it costs £36 at mine

 

[SilverHood]

cant yoyu use NHS dentsist? how much cheaper is that these days anyway?

I was supposed to go somewhere around june 2002, but I forgot, and I dont wanna go back cos they'll charge me 15 quid.

 

[GDW]

Recently had a root canal done. Cost me 140 of your english pounds

 

[old.Reverend Flatus]

I had both my upper front gnashers root-filled and crowned privately and it cost me £1200 of MY English pounds!

 

[Uncle Sick(tm)]

I have a big, old cavity in one of my front teeth... and reading all of the above made me cringe in my chair.

Dental care is free in Germany except for gold fillings etc. (though they plan to change that system, though)... and I'll have to see the dentist before we leave for the US at the end of the month.
Meh is afraid.

Good luck, Tom.

 

[~Lazarus~]

Originally posted by old.Reverend Flatus
I had both my upper front gnashers root-filled and crowned privately and it cost me £1200 of MY English pounds!

yeah = but youve got HUUUUGE front teeth. I heard the hired a cement mixer for a day to mixup the filling

 

[Ch3tan]

Ignore Laz, he is going through a mid-life crisis and has decided to be named after an Ewok.

Back to the point, dental charges are horrendus. Its probably worth getting dental insurance or private care of some kind, rather than paying the NHS a fortune when soemthing does go wrong -and facing waiting lists if you have to see a specialist.

 

[xane]

Originally posted by Tom.
Sounds like what I've got, its an upper one, next but one to one of them sharp thingies (yeah ok ok). Makes me wince if I drink, so it looks like I'll be using straws for the next few days.

When they fit a crown they file down the tooth so a cap can be fitted over it, in the old days they'd file right down to a narrow stump, but nowdays the caps are thinner and not as much needs to be removed, but the dentist drags it out a bit to make you do through the same level of discomfort.

Then they take a mold, this is done using a substance I can only describe as "rubber vomit". It tastes horrible and you need to hold it in your mouth for around 30 seconds as it solidifies, whilst it drips down the back of your throat because one of the last things a trainee assistance dental nurse learns is how not to overfill the mold.

Then they fit a "temporary" cap, now these marvels of modern dentistry are designed to reveal just enough raw filed tooth to enable you to scream in agony evey time you eat, drink or breath.

Two weeks later (during which time you've probably visited at least twice to have the temporary cap refitted or replaced) you go back and they glue on the proper one, and its great.

Two years later you still can't get used to the damn thing in your mouth.

Start saving up those straws, or join David Blaine in his little trick

 

[mr.Blacky]

Originally posted by Tom.
I haven't been to the dentists in years.

You haven't?? I go to the dentist every half year, no wonder British teeth are in high regard all over the world

 

[Tom]

I am seeing some NHS clinic on Wednesday, I'll fill you in (groan) on what happens.

 

[mank!]

Originally posted by throdgrain
Methadone and cocaine are completely different things....

Methadone is a cocaine 'replacement' though, which people get hooked on instead of cocaine. Or am I mixing it up with something else?

 

[Gumbo]

You're mixing it up with Heroin.

 

[mank!]

My drug knowledge fails me again.

 

[Trem]

Your sex knowledge makes up for it though sweetie

DENTIST THREAD ARGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

 

[CAC]

last time i went to the dentist the experience cost me £360


wont be doing that again i can tell you

 

[Tom]

Well, I saw a dentist this morning, he put some super advanced goo on the broken tooth, and now its set solid! I have to go back in a month or so, he is going to fix the tooth, clean up all the cack that my toothbrush won't remove, do some minor repairs to another couple of teeth, and all for £70!

God bless the NHS.

 

[Old_Bean]

I called my dentist the other day, just to book a routine 6 month check-up.
I was greeted with a recorded message..."The surgery is closed at the moment for the summer holidays."

A dentist that closes for summer holidays? That's one dentist who's going to lose clients. Like me for instance.

 

[Tom]

Went back to the dentists today for some serious mining. Its not like I remember from when I was a wee lad (thats when I last went). He did 3 injections, which took about 3 minutes to take effect (it used to take 20 minutes), then he used some kind of miniature pressure washer to clean some calcified deposits from the difficult to reach areas - that was pretty damn uncomfortable.

The strange thing was, when he started repairing the broken tooth, he got some huge whacking great drill out that must have had a 6mm bit on the end. Didn't hurt at all, but you could have used my brain for a tombola for all the vibration that it caused. And as if that wasn't enough, he brought out the daddeh of all drills, and proceeded to grind my gob into oblivion. At one point, I was almost laughing (seriously), but I stopped doing that when I started to gag on a piece of something that slipped down the back of my throat. The dentist called me a big baby for stopping him and sitting up to clear it - as if choking in the chair were the manly thing to do.

Anyway, after a day spent like a slack jawed yokel, my mouth is all better now. Gotta go back in 6 months. The whole thing cost £45, which I thought was pretty cheap.

 

[Jupitus]

Originally posted by Tom
What do dentists cost these days? A piece of one of my back teeth has just fallen off! I haven't been to the dentists in years.

Part of one back tooth = 1 arm + 1 leg

Hardly a fair trade IMHO

Waits for the 'dadum tish'