I went to the dentist

[dkh0331]

[Satori]

Originally posted by cone9
I've been practicing dentistry for 26 years (OMG... he's rich!) and I have patient's who have work in their mouths that I did 25 years ago that looks nearly as good as the day I placed it.

So I guess you learned from the mistakes of your first year?

[BigSkyBart]

Dino, maybe harley & rusty can help you out with that tooth problemo

[Apercula]

After 20ish years of not seeing a dentist, I spent a few months this last spring gettting a series of work done including getting my wisdom teeth out.
I had 3 of 4 wisdom teeth pulled, the oral surgeon determined that the 4th, being an upper that has never emerged, was actually safer to leave in than to pull. He told me that at my age (40something) that there was risk of involving the sinus if he went after it.
I had them put me under for the proceedure, and I took the pain meds as prescribed the first day though I wasnt overly sore. By the third day I had stopped taking prescription pain pills and was just using tylenol as needed. After about a week I developed a dry socket, and I finally discovered why everyone complains about getting teeth pulled, I had significantly more pain in the second week than I had even the day of the operation.

[psychodave]

Originally posted by cone9
So now, who's fault is that????

Come on people...take some responsibility for caring for yourselves (not just to be picking on you, Dave).

No worries! I was young, dumb and bairly 21 at the time. I wasnt blaiming the doc for that though, its my own fault for smoking when I was told by him not to...thankfully I didnt get dry socket!! Stopped smoking after I sucked the clot out a few times because i didnt like my mouth full of blood!!

[Fat Man]

Originally posted by Hattie B
They had to break the bottom one in 5 places to get it out; I can still hear the cracking and grinding of that little machine..

Ick.

You were awake for that?! I happily slept through the removal of mine.