Dentist - Another Decision
Oct 20, 2016 18:08:47 #
mikenolan wrote:
Our dental insurance helps cover root canals and crowns, it won't pay for a new lens. :-)
I never heard of a tooth taking a photo, but I've heard of them with fillings to bring in radio stations; like it did on Gilligan's Island.
My father used to say when he kinda stepped on his you know what; "my tongue got on the way of my eye tooth and I couldn't see what nI was saying"
Besides that, my understanding of teeth is to chew food.
Oct 20, 2016 18:20:15 #
Gregger wrote:
Aren't implants not only expensive, but also painful? More painful than an extraction or root canal?
With a good local anesthetic, and possibly a mild sedative, patients should not be fearful of these procedures. Always try to find a dentist who has experience doing these treatments.
Oct 20, 2016 19:13:33 #
Robert R wrote:
With a good local anesthetic, and possibly a mild sedative, patients should not be fearful of these procedures. Always try to find a dentist who has experience doing these treatments.
I've had half-a-dozen root canals, and done properly, as mine were, they are painless - more pain from a cleaning. Nothing to be afraid of except the price 😂
Oct 20, 2016 22:58:57 #
I too am a retired dentist of near the same age. Myh problem is I know too much and when I challenged my now not current dentist on his lab not matching my crown on the second appointment and the tooth anatomy was inadequate, he returned my money after our discussion of my not accepting the crown. Also, he said he was firing the lab, but would return my crown for "correction" to the shade. Good thing he refunded. I agree that a good root canal on a firm tooth should last a long time. However, long time may be 6 years or 26 years if you live so long. Our bodies do not come with warrantees.
Good luck with your decision. Or perhaps you can find a photographer dentist who would take a lens in exchange :))
Good luck with your decision. Or perhaps you can find a photographer dentist who would take a lens in exchange :))
Oct 20, 2016 23:01:02 #
stevebein wrote:
Or perhaps you can find a photographer dentist who would take a lens in exchange :))
Better than finding a proctologist who would give a lens in exchange!!!
Oct 20, 2016 23:04:19 #
$ 2000 will buy a cruise to mexico from san diego for 2 , just cant keep wife home ,she would never go for that . that is 7 days , with a nice room with a balcony .including a few excursions . so , a tooth , or a cruise , the choice is obvious .
Oct 20, 2016 23:16:58 #
If you are very lucky and find a good dentist in Mexico, the prices are much better than in the U.S. The problem in both the U.S. and Mexico is chosing the right dentist.
Oct 21, 2016 08:24:55 #
sourdough58 wrote:
Check this out and run "root canal" on Google
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/18/dangers-of-root-canaled-teeth.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/18/dangers-of-root-canaled-teeth.aspx
Yes, "97% of Terminal Cancer Patients Previously Had Root Canal Procedure," and 99% drove cars, and 100% lived inside houses.
Oct 21, 2016 08:26:59 #
TriX wrote:
I've had half-a-dozen root canals, and done properly, as mine were, they are painless - more pain from a cleaning. Nothing to be afraid of except the price 😂
I dreaded going for the first one, but - Novacaine! I think the worst part was keeping my mouth open for so long, but now they have devices to do that - I hope.
Oct 21, 2016 08:28:21 #
stevebein wrote:
If you are very lucky and find a good dentist in Mexico, the prices are much better than in the U.S. The problem in both the U.S. and Mexico is chosing the right dentist.
Traveling to Mexico would eat up any savings I'd get from the dentist. I'd be afraid of getting sick from the water when he said, "Rinse."
Oct 21, 2016 09:44:56 #
sb wrote:
Fly to Costa Rica, get some really nice photos, get the dental work for $400, and have a great time!
Or Mexico.
Oct 21, 2016 09:49:10 #
Calsnap wrote:
I've met a lot of people from all over the US in the waiting room of my dentist in Algodones Mexico. You can get the root canal and crown for $700 have a vacation and still have money left.
Maybe the same one I went to some years ago and who I will see this year.
Oct 21, 2016 09:49:20 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I dreaded going for the first one, but - Novacaine! I think the worst part was keeping my mouth open for so long, but now they have devices to do that - I hope.
Ask your dentist to use a bite block. Once between your back teeth you bite into this, it is much easier than opening for a longer procedure.
Oct 21, 2016 09:52:03 #
TriX wrote:
I would respectfully disagree. Perhaps it's becaus... (show quote)
Sounds like you have a lot of health problems. I'm not young but I have only had to visit a couple of those in your list.
Oct 21, 2016 09:54:47 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I thought of that, but I'd prefer to have Novacaine.
They don't have Novacaine in Costa Rica?
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