Dentistry - a license to print money!

[Lias]

FWIW goblin and sunhuntins mum might have been able to have it done on ACC.

A few months ago I just KNOCKED a tooth whilst drunken, didnt even chip it but within two days my entire face was swollen because the knock made it get infected. Ended up on IV antibiotics which wasnt fun, but ACC paid for the root canal.

[Number One]

ACC paid for the root canal.

pity I couldn't attribute it to the several knocks on the head I took playing goalie in club soccer...very clearly nothing to do with an accident unfortunately.

problem started when I let my anxiety about it all get away from me

[007XX]

Any other mums out there also found that since having kids their teeth and gums have gone to pack?!

Kids - crikey! If I knew then what I now know they do to your body and mind I might not have been half so keen!

I read once that the first things to be depleted in your body during pregnancy are your levels of Calcium. Your needs are way higher, even after you've expulsed the lovely sprog.

Are you taking supplements? I would advise looking closely at your diet for Calcium intakes, Vitamin D and also how acidic your diet may be...Go to your healthshop and ask to do an "acidity check". The idea being that an imbalance in alkalinity can cause an overly acidic environment (expecially concentrated in your mouth), which can deplete your body's natural defences against attacks.

Look it up, it is worth it, even if some people will poo it...

[Goblin]

too true! Thank gosh it not just me - I did try to be really anal when preggers but I also spent the 10 months vomitting constantly and found it difficult to even get my toothbrush into my mouth (let alone moving it around in there) as for your comment above...I take it you don't mean swallowing the teeth.... and yes I now prefer to swallow

Well when you put it that way, anal might be ok for some but there's only one use for that hole and it aint putting anything in there!
I'll stick to swallowing.

[scracha]

Hmm...never thought of the soccer accident thing to get em fixed. Was considering going on a wee "holiday" back to $hitey old blighty and getting my teeth and body WOF'd over there.

[sunhuntin]

FWIW goblin and sunhuntins mum might have been able to have it done on ACC.

A few months ago I just KNOCKED a tooth whilst drunken, didnt even chip it but within two days my entire face was swollen because the knock made it get infected. Ended up on IV antibiotics which wasnt fun, but ACC paid for the root canal.

she still wouldnt have been able to get in there for a few days. we were landed with the brothers kid at the time. a few minutes with the pliers was much easier. still vomit worthy though.

[Number One]

I would advise looking closely at your diet for Calcium intakes, Vitamin D and also how acidic your diet may be...Go to your healthshop and ask to do an "acidity check". The idea being that an imbalance in alkalinity can cause an overly acidic environment (expecially concentrated in your mouth), which can deplete your body's natural defences against attacks.

Have been told by a naturopath that I am very acidic surprise surprise! But seriously though I also know that I've been drinking FAR too much V too and I just know that can't have helped either

[Number One]

OMG that really is a large and unattractive hole.

Must develop party tricks for it! Gotta get something outta this

[fireball]

know how you feel bloody rip off merchants!

had braces as a kid $5000 thank you.....then

i had two of my wisdom teeth removed before xmas (had no choice LilSel was pissed off cos i was grumpy and in pain)
$900 later and still thinking was it worth how much i paid?

15mins work = $900
(at least i squirted blood on him )
i am in the wrong job

[007XX]

Have been told by a naturopath that I am very acidic surprise surprise! But seriously though I also know that I've been drinking FAR too much V too and I just know that can't have helped either

heheheh...yes, that stuff is bad for you...although strangely addictive I am told

Any soft drinks drunk in too high a consumption will do damage at some point or another. Why do you think they use CocaCola to clean engines and rust stains (not kidding)...it will also dissolve a tooth's enamel if left soaking it it.

I mean, I'm no expert but I thought it might be useful to look into that.

[Number One]

YUP Fireball - I definitely feel your pain.

$200 for 15mins is what my dentist just got from me....hope she still has a student loan - is all I can say about that!

007 - V is addictive! It is shocking stuff and apparently the caramel extract in it is baned in several countries due to it's being a well known carcinogen (sp).

I thought I'd kicked the habit when I got back from Outward Bound...stayed off it for a couple months but have well and truely fallen off the wagon!

Damn it's tasty badness

[RantyDave]

Codiene is still my fav though

Go the Codeine! Remember to take some at least half an hour before opening your Visa statement.

Dave

[terbang]

Must be something in the water or the moon phase or sumfing. I recently had a tooth, way down the back there thank god, disintegrate. Dentist reckoned it hadn't been filled properly and was hideously ulcerated, bla bla bla and its got to come out. Didn't seem to be hurting, was just coming apart. Anyway, after a condescending lecture on regular visits and flossing, he ripped the remainder of it out and charged me $375.00 for the privilege of being his patient. A bloody rort if you ask me as the lecture was the longest part.

[Forest]

just come and see my mother!
she broke one of hers on a bit of toast a few months back. no money, plus having granddaughter for the day meant no dentist. she asked my assistance, i flat refused and hid on here.
she comes in not long after holding a pair of pliers wrapped in tissue and one bloody half tooth. got rid of the pain for free.

Sounds like she has more balls than you do

[Forest]

My ex got quoted $28,000 NZD to get her teeth sorted.

So we both went to Hungary for a holiday and visited one of the top dentists in Budapest. The entire trip (including the dentist's bill, accommodation, and return airfares) was about $8,000 NZD.