Thread: Getting a tooth pulled

No anasthetic ! ,,,,,,,,,,, makes a note ,, dont mess with this ard bastad

Well all you hard bastards can go to the dentist and get your teeth pulled out with no anesthetic or what-not. Fuck that, jam it up your arse.

Ive just come back from my dental surgeon and in 3 weeks time he will remove my two upper wisdom teeth.

Its of to hospital, knocked out, job done, night in Hospital banged up on Oxy -contin surrounded by horn raising nurses in my own private room.

I've got top private health and they will spring for the majority off it after a pain free experience and zero stress.

That's my lot done. Easy innit.

Call me what you want, I don't give a fuk.

The dentist herself told me after checking that it would be very straight forward, and she knows what she's talking about given the number of wisdom teeth she's seen and of course my x-rays. There was no pain at all

You had a wisdom tooth extracted without local anaesthetic????

I find that hard to believe.

Are you claiming that there were no injections given?

There was the one prick

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

There was no pain at all

Bullshit Pat, crack on.

There wasn't pain, the tooth just came out with two pulls of the pliers. Maybe the dentist knew that which is why she said I wouldn't need the jab, after all, she knows best.

Why the heck would I try that macho hard man shit? I was glad actually, I hate the feeling of being numb.

A man walks into a bar, notices a very large jar on the counter, and sees that it's filled to the brim with $10 bills. He guesses there must be at least ten thousand dollars in it. He approaches the bartender and asks, "What's with the money in the jar?"

"Well.., you pay $10, and if you pass three tests, you get all the money in the jar "

The man certainly isn't going to pass this up, so he asks, "What are the three tests?"

"You gotta pay first," says the bartender, "those are the rules."

So, after thinking it over a while, the man gives the bartender $10 which he stuffs into the jar.

"Okay," says the bartender, "here's what you need to do:

First - You have to drink a whole quart of tequila, in 60 seconds or less, and you can't make a face while doing it."

"Second - There's a pit bull chained in the back with a bad tooth. You have to remove that tooth with your bare hands."

"Third - There's a 90-year old lady upstairs who's never had sex. You have to take care of that problem."

The man is stunned! "I know I paid my $10 -- but I'm not an idiot! I won't do it! You'd have to be nuts to drink a quart of tequila and then do all those other things!"

"Your call," says the bartender, "but, your money stays where it is."

As time goes on, the man has a few more drinks and finally says, "Where's the damn Tequila?!"

He grabs the bottle with both hands and drinks it as fast as he can. Tears stream down both cheeks -- but he doesn’t make a face -- and he drinks it in 58 seconds!

Next, he staggers out the back door where he sees the pit bull chained to a pole. Soon, the people inside the bar hear loud growling, screaming, and sounds of a terrible fight -- then nothing but silence!

Just when they think that the man surely must be dead, he staggers back into the bar.
His clothes are ripped to shreds and he's bleeding from bites and gashes all over his body. He drunkenly says, "Now..., where's that old woman with the bad tooth?"

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

There wasn't pain, the tooth just came out with two pulls of the pliers. Maybe the dentist knew that which is why she said I wouldn't need the jab, after all, she knows best.

Why the heck would I try that macho hard man shit? I was glad actually, I hate the feeling of being numb.

Why was the tooth extracted?

^It had a large cavity that any sort of breeze (like breathing) activated a horrible sharp pain into it, ie. breathing.

^

Was it an upper tooth or lower tooth.

^ Tax, do you know anything about Dental Caries and how to remedy it ?

It means tooth decay, destruction of the enamel and underlying dentine. Weakening the tooth and causing pain if it is allowed to progress far enough.

If theres enough tooth left, you remove the decay and rebuild the tooth to its original morphology, with a filling, crown, inlay, onlay, whatever is most suitable.

Why do you ask, Dillinger ?

My 90 year old Mom had an eye tooth break and fall out last week. Trip to the dentist yesterday to remove the root. Two hours. Cost:$5,000!!!!! I told her if she'd had it done here, for that price they would have thrown in open heart surgery, a kidney transplant and a night on the town. US medical/dental care prices are INSANE!

that is ridiculous, Davis

no justification for that price

Originally Posted by DrAndy

that is ridiculous, Davis

no justification for that price

I just sent an e-mail back to my brother, asking if some/most of that cost was towards an eventual crown, or something..........,

Eye teeth, upper canines, have extremely long roots, reaching up to close to the base of the eye socket, and in close proximity to major nerves and blood vessels.

those roots can be very difficult to remove, and the procedure must be done with extreme care, to avoid collateral damage, as you americans call it, especially in the elderly, where the elasticity of the surrounding bone has diminished and the root can in fact be fused to the bone. That and the risks of working on a ninety year old who may have other health problems may account for the high price, although 5K sounds exhorbitant.

^Thanks for that - interesting.

Originally Posted by taxexile

Eye teeth, upper canines, have extremely long roots, reaching up to close to the base of the eye socket, and in close proximity to major nerves and blood vessels.

those roots can be very difficult to remove, and the procedure must be done with extreme care, to avoid collateral damage, as you americans call it, especially in the elderly, where the elasticity of the surrounding bone has diminished and the root can in fact be fused to the bone. That and the risks of working on a ninety year old who may have other health problems may account for the high price, although 5K sounds exhorbitant.

I'm getting educated on this thread!

I thought the roots of teeth just grew into the jaw bone!

That is some long roots going both ways,might explain why I hard a sore throat before I had a lower tooth removed.

Turn it in son pulling teeth is a unskilled job,its the reducing of any pain that requires any expertise.

Lots of dental experts on here all of a sudden

Originally Posted by taxexile

It means tooth decay, destruction of the enamel and underlying dentine. Weakening the tooth and causing pain if it is allowed to progress far enough.

If theres enough tooth left, you remove the decay and rebuild the tooth to its original morphology, with a filling, crown, inlay, onlay, whatever is most suitable.

Originally Posted by Latindancer

Why do you ask, Dillinger ?

Because my 2 year old daughter has it, I think.

I noticed a couple of months ago that one of her front teeth was chipped. I presumed she must have fell over and done it. Now a couple more of them have literally broken in half. Her mom translated it yesterday as Caries, She will be going the dentist on Monday for advice.

Her Mom seems to think it is common place in Thailand. I've never experienced this before with any of my non Thai kids.

She doesn't eat any sweets or chocolate, so i was thinking this is some calcium deficiency, but she is still on baby formula, she drinks a lot of that Carnation and often falls asleep with it in bed.

Any thoughts ?

Great points there LD. And yes it is just the top teeth. I believe she doesn't sterilise those bottles too., but just rinse with tap water.
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Hopefully all will be revealed on Monday st the dentist. Cheers anyway for taking the trouble to look into it