I just got back from having a Root Canal!! It took an hour and an half and NO PAIN!! The most pain I experienced was writing the $472 check! So if you haven't been in a while- GO! It could save you several hundred dollars (even thousands) not to mention your teeth!

no i haven't...and i really need to go soon...the problem is i still have a leftover fear from childhood of dentists.

i will though...i'm going to go after my son is done school for the summer...both of us will go...he can hold my hand!!!

root canal...shudders

i really need to go -- it's been over a year.

thanks for the reminder.

i've gone through six months of deep cleaning, cosmetic caping and whitening....

now i gotta smile thats brighter then julia roberts..

I'm half way through my treatment plan- so far I've spent $3300 (insurance paying $1000) on 2 filling, 3 crowns, a root canal and whitening... and I've got 5 more crowns to go!! My last two teeth top and bottom on both sides (total of 8 teeth) needed to be crowned. I didn't have any other issues and just those 8 teeth will cost me $6000!! Thankfully, my dentist said that two crowns can wait until my insurance kicks back in in Jan 05- and damn if it didn't take long to use up my insurance! Brushing and flossing helps but I took a short break (like 5 years) from going to the dentist and ooops....


Anyways- I love going! No pain, laughing gas, and happy pills!!! It's called GENITAL DENTISTRY- just find you a (that's Southern ) dentist that advertises genital dentistry and nitrous oxide and they will hook you up! Don't be afraid!




....feeling my Vicodin!
[This message was edited Fri Jun 4 10:17:56 2004 by CynthiasSocks]

CynthiasSocks said:

I had a root canal about 3 weeks ago. Which cost 350 dollars , with insurance. and yesterday I had my braces tighten. The last of the tightening, they are finally coming off next month. As soon as they come off, I will have whitening/bleaching done that very day

OMG- I ment "Gentle Dentistry!"

NO- we don't want any of that other kind of dentistry!

CynthiasSocks said:

hey..i didnt get any Vicodin and damn!! all that work? on your poor teeth..

i hadnt been to the didnt for a good ten years and the dentist said i was lucky..i only needed on cap (and did another for cosmetic purposes cause i had chipped it as a kid).....

now i know i am lucky after seeing your list of work..

I have a dental plan with my employer so when I had to have a root canal done it cost me nothing.

lillith said:

I have left over fear too. I still remember being slapped across my face when I was 12 by the dentist coz my mouth was not wide enough (he was doing a cavity). My mom raised shit with him and the dental association.

Guess what!!
I just found out that my insurance runs from May-April and NOT Jan-Dec AND I HAVE A $840 CREDIT WITH THE DENTIST!!
I'm so pissed! My root canal today shoud have been FREE! But Instead I had a $487 credit and then paid him $472 for the root canal!
No Big Deal- I'm going the 16th for 3 more crowns, so that's one paid for and a little one the 2nd!
Overpaid $840!! I put off that fu*kin' root canal for two weeks waiting on my paycheck! Oh well- I did get 40 Vicodin ES pills!
[This message was edited Fri Jun 4 11:45:56 2004 by CynthiasSocks]

Yep! Just had some deep cleaning, a cap, and some whitening..

So very worth the time and effort.. Your breath smells good.. And your heart thanks you.

I have never had a cavity!

CynthiasSocks said:

Excellent

2the9s said:

2the9s said:

I'm sorry... must be tough not having a cavity!


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[This message was edited Fri Jun 4 11:48:28 2004 by sag10]

luv4u said:

It's because croutons have a natural tooth-cleaning property to them!

2the9s said:

Are you a dentist?

2the9s said:

Your avatar says it all 9's

nesseone said:

Mine RC should have been $118 with insurance...oh well

How are you having your teeth whitened? My dentist took an impression of my mouth and made plastic trays that fit over my teeth. You put bleech in the trays and ware them for 2-3 hours for 2 weeks. The trays are custom fit for your mouth so they are snug and the bleech stays in place. My teeth are extreme white like magazine cover white. I used to smoke and I love coffee so this methoid was better than the "Zoom" lamp technique.

I went to the dentist last year, and I had my first and only cavity. I got my tooth drilled. I'm never going back.

luv4u said:

Lucky you!! My employer will only pay 1/2

CynthiasSocks said:

No, I'm toothless.

CynthiasSocks said:

My ortho has a lazer treatment that he uses. It will take 2 60 minute sessions. $750 bucks.. But I included it in my ortho payments

Been to the Dentist Lately??

Should I?

luv4u said:

my fear stems from a horrible orthodontist...when i was 12 i got braces. unfortunatly the orthodontist (who we shall from now on call Dr.Evil) was a bitch and had no heart. when she was doing the impressions (for those of you who haven't had braces...this is when they take molds of your mouth...they put a gooey clay-like substance in metal mouth guards and place them in your mouth until they harden) she neglected to tell me to sit up so the mold-stuff (sorry don't really know what to call it) started choking me. needless to say it made me gag and i threw up on the floor. when Dr.Evil saw what happened she started yelling at me, calling me an idiot and saying that i was so stupid...she literally grabbed me by the collar and pulled me into a sitting position. since she had not moved the light i ended up cracking my head on it when she pulled me up...hence the reason i didn't sit up in the first place!!!

anyway...thats why i'm scared of dentists.

sorry about your experience.

i need to get over it!!!

I was there today

Dentists are brilliant.