Dentistry post-peak?

DominicJ · Post by **DominicJ** » 12 Jan 2012, 08:34

Private Dentistry is actualy pretty cheap, and fairly low tech, if, inelegant.

Back street dentistry was only such a painful process because the people doing it didnt know what they were doing.
Grip the Tooth
Push IN, dont pull out.
Twist one way, twist the other, then pull.

Problems kick in when you've already had a filling, which can lead to unstoppable decay as you found. Or if you wait too long to have your tooth pulled, at the rotted mess breaks in the process, leaving you with sharp pieces of tooth lodged in soft flesh, a vector for continual and no doubt eventualy fatal infection.

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 12 Jan 2012, 11:14

I haven't had an anaesthetic for a filling since I was a kid, and only once was one (almost) necessary; I managed without by concentrating hard on the rather gorgeous assistant. I wonder what she was thinking?

Root canal and extractions, getting thoroughly drunk would be one answer. But fillings? One day my confidence will be misplaced but, until then, no injections, please.

bealers · Post by **bealers** » 12 Jan 2012, 12:59

emordnilap wrote:I haven't had an anaesthetic for a filling since I was a kid, and only once was one (almost) necessary; I managed without by concentrating hard on the rather gorgeous assistant. I wonder what she was thinking?

Root canal and extractions, getting thoroughly drunk would be one answer. But fillings? One day my confidence will be misplaced but, until then, no injections, please.

My hygienist has had to do some 'deep' cleaning to fix a gum problem I've been having (all fixed now) and she's offered me injections each time. I declined and it wasn't too bad. I'd definitely go for pain relief if on offer for drilling or extraction though.

mobbsey · Post by **mobbsey** » 12 Jan 2012, 19:08

OK, dentistry post crash might be a pain (

) but the modification to our diet might remove a lot of the products which are causing the decay -- e.g. refined sugars and acidic fizzy drinks.

Sarge · Post by **Sarge** » 12 Jan 2012, 20:11

I work in a Dental Hospital and so shall get some expert opinion across the disciplines and see if they've been thinking about this themselves

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 09 Feb 2012, 17:28

I used to have to take antibiotics every time the dentist did anything, including taking scale off my teeth. I was told this was to prevent bacteria sabotaging my heart and turning it into green gunge. I found this rather scary.

Last time I went to the dentists, though, the policy had changed: the risks associated with taking antibiotics now apparently outweigh the risks of having one's heart turn into green goo.

No I can't work it out either. Take my stepgranny's advice: after any dental work, disinfect the whole area with gin. It really works