Invest in a Sonicare or similar, check out the Showerfloss, use xylitol with abandon. Mr. Jaq and I have gone from having those scary bloody gum pockets to none whatsoever due to diligent application of same. Xylitol's the newest thing I've been researching - pretty amazing, can actually reverse mild instances of caries, disrupt bacterial plaque and remineralize your teeth.
― Jaq (Jaq), Sunday, 7 May 2006 12:03 (eighteen years ago) link
then again, i went to the dentist 'round Easter, for the first time in 3 years: STILL NO CAVITIES, BITCHES.
― gbx (skowly), Sunday, 7 May 2006 12:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Sunday, 7 May 2006 12:51 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm going to go have some coffee now.
― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Sunday, 7 May 2006 12:52 (eighteen years ago) link
Dear lord.
― Laurel (Laurel), Sunday, 7 May 2006 15:29 (eighteen years ago) link
but my cavity-free mouth required oral surgery a decade back for some weird gum thing and it was nofun in the extreme. I've been a stickler for regular cleanings and dental exams ever since.
― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 7 May 2006 15:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 7 May 2006 15:40 (eighteen years ago) link
The dentist is talking about sealing my molars, because the valleys are deep on them. Insurance won't cover it for an adult - has anyone else had this done? I wonder if the cost is really worth it.
― Jaq (Jaq), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ally C (Ally C), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 7 May 2006 16:59 (eighteen years ago) link
Still my parents suck. I've had to put so much money into my mouth it's stupid (well above 10 grand). Damn their genes and lack of hygiene.
― Jeff. (Jeff), Sunday, 7 May 2006 17:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jeff. (Jeff), Sunday, 7 May 2006 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Sunday, 7 May 2006 20:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Sunday, 7 May 2006 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Sunday, 7 May 2006 22:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Sunday, 7 May 2006 22:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Sunday, 7 May 2006 22:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Sunday, 7 May 2006 23:03 (eighteen years ago) link
I dont understand this deep cleaning, bloody gum pockets (!!), wtf is wrong with you peoples mouths!? :/ I cant help feeling flossing is mostly bad for ones gums - it can cut the gums, and that isnt good. I only ever floss when I have actual food stuck in my teeth.
I am also strongly suspicous that some more shifty dentists will tell people they need cavities for no reason, to make more money. I mean obviously if you have a painful tooth, you know you need one. But what if you go for a checkup and suddenly you need a mouthful? I say - go see another dentist!
― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 7 May 2006 23:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 7 May 2006 23:20 (eighteen years ago) link
I floss every day. Probably 364 out of 365 for the last 10 years.
They were like "oMG you never ever floss we can tell from your gingivitis"
I was like "bitch when i was a kid i had real gingivitis and knoe what it feels like. I floss every night and if you are not listening to me you are a quack."
They told me I needed $1300 in dental work (no insurance) i was like fuck that i'm going elsewhere for a 2nd opinion. That was a fucking scary dentist visit.
― -rainbow bum- (-rainbow bum-), Monday, 8 May 2006 02:03 (eighteen years ago) link
Rainbow bum - good luck with a second opinion, sometimes I think they are just trying to pay off their in-chair tv systems and such.
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 8 May 2006 02:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 8 May 2006 02:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 8 May 2006 11:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 8 May 2006 11:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 5 August 2006 02:16 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AJ7Cy_19S8
― timmy tannin (pompous), Saturday, 5 August 2006 02:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ste, Thursday, 15 March 2007 11:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― stevie, Thursday, 15 March 2007 13:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― Roz, Thursday, 15 March 2007 13:16 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 15 March 2007 13:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ms Misery, Thursday, 15 March 2007 13:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 15 March 2007 13:43 (seventeen years ago) link
― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 15 March 2007 13:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ste, Thursday, 15 March 2007 13:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ms Misery, Thursday, 15 March 2007 13:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― Roz, Thursday, 15 March 2007 13:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― Rock Hardy, Thursday, 15 March 2007 14:27 (seventeen years ago) link
2 extractions & a filling = I look like I've been in a bar brawl but it was painless and I got it on the NHS so it's all good mostly. Would like mouth to thaw so I can have a kebab tho.
― Noodle Vague, Monday, 26 November 2007 17:33 (sixteen years ago) link
i am going to the dentist tomorrow, for the first time in 10+ years
― n/a, Monday, 26 November 2007 17:44 (sixteen years ago) link
http://scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror/images/2007/05/29/cmi695.jpg
― Mr. Que, Monday, 26 November 2007 17:45 (sixteen years ago) link
i am afraid to even read this thread because i have not been to dentist in like 3-4 years
― deej, Monday, 26 November 2007 17:57 (sixteen years ago) link
well i hadn't been in almost 10 yrs and now i need a bunnnnch of stuff done. but it's the way of the world. it'll get doine. my benefits are oK.
you know, we don't realize that these scary dentist ppl, they see a LOT of really bad teeth
― Surmounter, Monday, 26 November 2007 17:57 (sixteen years ago) link
i have a $600 dentist bill -- anyone have any hints for negotiating it down
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:02 (sixteen years ago) link
can anyone recommend a dr in ny in the cigna network? i gotta go through my hmo...
― bell_labs, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:04 (sixteen years ago) link
i dunno i'm about to be on Empire in NY... meeting with the Benefits woman today.
Dr. Michael Herman is really great, 128 Central Park South I think. not sure if he's on cigna but maybe worth cheking
― Surmounter, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:05 (sixteen years ago) link
whoa Guardian is like really good, my new dental plan
― Surmounter, Monday, 26 November 2007 20:40 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't nkow why i said Empire before, what the hell is that
― Surmounter, Monday, 26 November 2007 20:42 (sixteen years ago) link
bell labs, ask these people:
http://www.docnet.org/physicians/phys_bios.asp?phys_id=1635
they are pretty pricey as far as dentists go, but they are GREAT. I TRUST them. I broke a tooth after not going to the dentist for 5 years. Went to some mcdentist who said I'd need a root canal when the dr was in next week and untill then there was nothing they could do and that I should just avoid eating with that tooth. BREATHING hurt. I went to the linked dentist the next day, nice little office in brooklyn heights. She said I might not need a root canal, I didn't get one, got a crown instead, and she put some temp ceramics on it to cover up the exposed parts prior to the crown.
And as i've said many many times. The tooth breaking SUCKED. It hurst and cost LOTS of money. Get cleanings and check-ups every 6 months people and don't let that happen.
And that dentists other device was to get a Phillips Sonicaire Toothbrush. I did and it was great. I stopped using it after a while and hadn't been there for 3 years. Went back and recently, had major cleaning and now am using the Philips again. It's expensive, but it's worth it. It's like getting your teeth cleaned every day. It's not one of those 20 buck ones that just spin around.
― dan selzer, Monday, 26 November 2007 20:54 (sixteen years ago) link