Dentist Advice

[Hammy8241]

When I first started going to the Dentist they still used the foot pedal to make the drill spin. I remember that as he talked to my parents he would lose concentration and slow down which did not help the pain!

Took many years before i could face returning, toothaches managed it, but it was still not enjoyable. I eventually did, as a few years ago when a fellow runner stared up a practice locally and I was impressed with how advanced it was. Now go regularly with no fear no matter what the procedure. Well that's a lie - I'm still scared what the final bill will be!!


All the best Dee and remember that the dentist wants you to have ALL the treatments as it means they can have a better holiday - Nothing to do with all those jelly Babies then?
Fingers crossed on the pred reduction.

[DEE]

Thanks Sangye and Hammy
Have not had any jelly babies for awhile , I have had this problem before hence the reason I have to wear the plates . but dont think nearly four years of preds plus three of chemo has done me any favours.
Fingers crossed next preds drop starts today

[Sangye]

Four years of pred and three of chemo? Bah. It was the jelly babies and everyone knows it.

[DEE]

No, Im trying to be good have not had muffins or jellybabies for awhile and even down to one cup of coffee a day hubby keeps passing me fruit !!!

[Sangye]

LOL I believe you, Dee. Just couldn't resist the joke.

[DEE]

LOL I believe you, Dee. Just couldn't resist the joke.

I know that Sangye I have to keep reminding myself now and then

[pberggren1]

Had a couple fillings today and my dentist talked about biphosphonates. He is actually not in favor of them....WOW. He said if he has to pull a tooth and someone has been on them long term then dental necrosis usually sets in and the tooth area and bone never heal properly.

[drz]

Had a couple fillings today and my dentist talked about biphosphonates. He is actually not in favor of them....WOW. He said if he has to pull a tooth and someone has been on them long term then dental necrosis usually sets in and the tooth area and bone never heal properly.

I had a tooth pulled recently and I think or hope the area is healing OK. Dentist said it was loose from my bone loss and that it would just get infected again if I didn't pull it. It is first tooth I have lost since wisdom teeth were removed decades ago. I have been on Fosomax since diagnosis.

[pberggren1]

That's why you are not so wise drz......lol....jk

[mishb]

That's why you are not so wise drz......lol....jk

Aww, not nice Phil

I went to the dentist a couple of weeks ago to enquire about some teeth that have broken and also one that the enamel seems to be peeling off from.
He told me that he couldn't/wouldn't even look at my teeth unless I had a letter from my specialist telling him that it was okay to do so.
He even said because I can't breathe through my nose, that the only way they will even be able to look is if I make a two hour appointment, so that they could keep stopping and starting, allowing my to take breaths in between - or I would have to be anesthetized and then have whatever needs to be done, done.

I haven't been back yet but I do find it amazing that dentists seem to know a bit more about these types of things/conditions, than our doctors do.