i have a question that shouldnt get answered

[Randetica]

so i have to go to the dentist a bunch of times in the near future and have to get two teeth pulled which is ok with me but one of those two teeth aint no tooth no more, theres only the roots left anymore so how the fuck is the dentist getting that shit out? i mean theres nothing grabbable left so will he cut it out of the flesh with like a..KNIFE?

he didnt say anything about a surgery so i have no clue

[silence7]

Corkscrew!!

[Randetica]

haha, classy

[camo]

I'm having the same thing done next month, I'm thinking that its going to give me jawache for a while. A proper knee in chest job :(

[Randetica]

I'm having the same thing done next month, I'm thinking that its going to give me jawache for a while. A proper knee in chest job :(

omg next month here too! which day and time? you probably stole my appointment you damn poo poo butt!

but nm, we will go through that shit together and no need to give me pain details in case you go first

[na§tee]

yes, i think they make a small cut in your gum to get to the tooth. the ex's brother had something similar done. so they get to it through the gum tissue and may have to remove what's left of your tooth in chunks with a drill/chisel etc. it depends how far they have to dig to get there i guess - you may need stitches. don't worry, you'll be anaesthetised anyway, so it shouldn't be unbearable.

diana/queen adrock used to work as a dental nurse, i think she'd know more about this.

good luck!

[camo]

omg next month here too! which day and time? you probably stole my appointment you damn poo poo butt!

but nm, we will go through that shit together and no need to give me pain details in case you go first

I can't remember but I think it's the 16th, I know for sure that it's at 2:30 and the receptionist loved it when I reminded her of the age old tooth-hurty joke. Oh how she laug...actually she didn't get it :rolleyes:

[Randetica]

yes, i think they make a small cut in your gum to get to the tooth. the ex's brother had something similar done. so they get to it through the gum tissue and may have to remove what's left of your tooth in chunks with a drill/chisel etc. it depends how far they have to dig to get there i guess - you may need stitches. don't worry, you'll be anaesthetised anyway, so it shouldn't be unbearable.

diana/queen adrock used to work as a dental nurse, i think she'd know more about this.

good luck!

way TMI but thanks anyway!

i wanted to know how it works so i can be prepared but on the other side i dont wanted information cause ill shit my pants for the next few weeks now

will the dentist do it or will they send me to the hospital? TELL ME! NO DONT! WELL DO IT! ..NOT!

[taquitos]

what happened to your tooth? sounds wild

[Randetica]

what happened to your tooth? sounds wild

well i wasnt at the dentist since i was like 7 so caries took over and i lost 1 and a half teeth, piece by piece

all in all i have to go 4 times till everything is fixed, already been once and tomorrow again but it's just a bit of drill and fillings work then

[Yorkshire~Rose]

Is it root canal surgery you are having? If so, it's not that bad. Honest.

When i had to have mine it took the dentist 2 hours and my jaw was clamped open...leaving me with lockjaw for the next few days but that was it. The actual surgery wasn't too bad.

[camo]

HOWS LOCK JAW NOT BAD!?!?! :D

[Yorkshire~Rose]

I'm trying to calm her nerves! :mad:



:D



So what if i could only eat soup for the rest of the week....

[Loppfessor]

This thread spoiled my breakfast...someone owes me one packet of Quaker instant Oatmeal with apples & cinnamon!

[AceFace]

so weird how we're all going through tooth things. i just BROKE a god damn tooth last week. luckily i got in with the dentist asap.

i think maybe they're going to do a root canal on you, Randetica.

whoops, didn't realize yorkie said that too. :D

[Randetica]

Is it root canal surgery you are having? If so, it's not that bad. Honest.

i have no clue, thats the problem! the dentist didnt tell me shit maybe cause he knew tmi would scare me away, i only know that he's gonna pull all leaves out somehow

and 2 hours? fuck dat!

[NoFenders]

Most likely since your tooth is broken, the dentist will cut your gum down by the broken tooth. Then he/she will have enough of an opening to grab some part of the left over tooth. Usually they clamp some tool to the tooth and crank it out. No pain at all. At least there wasn't for me when I had it done. If there is broken bits (like in a impacted wisdom tooth) usually a surgeon takes care of that, and it's not a big deal either. There might be a little soreness by the gum, but a little Tylenol takes care of that.

:cool:

[Randetica]

kewl eye cunt weight

[abcdefz]

Don't believe any of them, Randetica! This is one of the most problematic, painful procedures you can have. Even though you're probably going
to be anesthetized, there's a good chance that nerves will be exposed and struck -- searing right-behind-the-eyes sort of pain. And there's
an excellent chance that your gums will get infected, which is painful, and even if you don't get lockjaw from it, affects all chewing and speaking.
EVERYTHING becomes painful; it's really awful. It also fucks with your gas mileage, and your ceiling is more likely to fall on your head, which
hurts a lot, too. Most of your pets will go blind and your refrigerator will probably develop this weird, annoying hum (65% chance). It's awful.

[NoFenders]

and your refrigerator will probably develop this weird, annoying hum

Mine just did this weekend. It goes waaaa waaa waaa for like 5 minutes and then stops. wtf?? I was at the dentist like months ago. I should call him.

:cool:

[abcdefz]

SCIENTIFIC PROOF

[Randetica]

hold me close tony dancer

[TOY]

I had a bad cavity that I purposefully chewed away over the years with bubblegum. That's kinda disgusting, but whatever.

When I went to the dentist recently, they scared me into thinking it'd be this horrible procedure. There were little bits left of the tooth. But my gum sort of looked like a crater where the WHOLE tooth once was? It honestly did NOT hurt. Granted, they shot me up beforehand. But all I could really feel was this pulling sensation 'case you're scared.

[alien autopsy]

jesus fucking christ this thread is giving me the hibbyjeebees

[alien autopsy]

im having flashbacks of those dreams where my teeth all fall out

[Randetica]

I had a bad cavity that I purposefully chewed away over the years with bubblegum. That's kinda disgusting, but whatever.

When I went to the dentist recently, they scared me into thinking it'd be this horrible procedure. There were little bits left of the tooth. But my gum sort of looked like a crater where the WHOLE tooth once was? It honestly did NOT hurt. Granted, they shot me up beforehand. But all I could really feel was this pulling sensation 'case you're scared.

mine looks like a crater too *high five*

i just wonder if it gets pulled or cut out but ill survive it either way

well just got back from the dentist but just got caries scratched off and fillings but thats takeable, wouldnt mind some sympathy though!

[Randetica]

im having flashbacks of those dreams where my teeth all fall out

most people get them i think it means that youre insecure or something like that

[Lyman Zerga]

im getting nervous, tomorrow im getting my first tooth pulled

im gonna wear my ugliest clothes in case they get soaked in blood

[Dorothy Wood]

I got a broken tooth pulled last year. It didn't hurt, it was just uncomfortable. They yanked and yanked at it and there was blood everywhere, but everything was numb.

I kept expecting there to be a lot of pain, but there really wasn't too much at all. It was just really awkward to drink and eat things for about a week. then a big bloody clot popped out and I thought I was dying, but apparently that's normal.

I was supposed to go back and get a tooth implant, but I decided to wait.

[Lyman Zerga]

blood everywhere? keep bleeding keep keep bleeding? im so not gonna sleep tonight!

im more scared of the anaesthetic needle than the pulling though

[mate_spawn_die]

hold me close tony dancer

that song plays on the muzak station at my job EVERY FUCKING DAY. i've been there for 3 years :mad:

when i sing it out loud i change the lyrics to "hold me closer tony danza!"

[Lyman Zerga]

no way thats a song, you must be shitting me!

[Dorothy Wood]

blood everywhere? keep bleeding keep keep bleeding? im so not gonna sleep tonight!

im more scared of the anaesthetic needle than the pulling though


the needle was scary, especially since they kept having to inject me because I kept saying I could feel my face. they shot me like 5 times. it didn't hurt though, just felt weird.

they put a cape thing on me, so blood didn't get on me really. but two people worked on me and my mouth was cranked open and their hands were all bloody and when I finally sit up and saw all the blood, it was sick. They put a folded up piece of wet gauze in the hole and I had to keep it in there for awhile. It bled a lot, but I got used to it. it's not like it was gushing.

oh yeah, and it also smells really bad until the clot pops out. like rotting flesh. (y)

[Lyman Zerga]

great!

could you even walk afterwards? because of the blood loss i mean


it's gonna be a shitty time cause im still some ill, i might get my period soon and in already two weeks the next tooth gets pulled

take care of your teeth, kids!

[Dorothy Wood]

yeah, I could walk, I was just a little out of it. I was pretty much just happy to have it taken care of. the pain was way less than the toothache I had when the tooth was in there anyway.

[Lyman Zerga]

thanks, you been a help :P

[QueenAdrock]

It's not a root canal since they perform those in order to save the tooth. The root of the tooth is still good, just the top is rotten, so they'll remove the nerve in the tooth (making it "dead") and put a crown on top - the still-healthy roots will hold the crown in place as a fake tooth. If he's removing the tooth altogether (which you've said he's planning on doing), he's going to have to expose the roots a little bit, probably by cutting a little. Not deep, just enough to expose them, grab them, and pull them out. I'm assuming he's going to give you a ton of shots because if he was to put you under he should have told you previously since you're not supposed to eat/drink within 12 hours of the surgery.

I can't say I'm speaking from experience, but the patients I've had say that they don't feel pain during the surgery, they just feel a bit of discomfort. If you feel pain, tell him right away so he can give you more shots. It'll probably ache once the shots wear off afterwards though, so ask him for happy pills like Valium. (y)

Oh and Nastee, not a dental nurse, just a secretary for 4 years. I was just nosy and asked a lot of questions. :o

[TAL]

It's happening now!

*thinks*

[Lyman Zerga]

thanks!

it got done like a few hours ago but im still bleeding/feeling dizzy but the numbness mostly fucked off now

well he gave me 4 shots and he tried for about 15 minutes to pull the tooth
most of the time i had my eyes closed and hoped that he would somehow manage to get it pulled out cause it still seemed way better than getting a surgery but it felt like not even schwarzenegger could pull it out
then some later i open my eyes and see his bloody hands and how he gives me THE stitches! which was kinda cool to watch
he totally had to split the whole tooth!

the (angry) pulling was definitely more feelable than the knifing and stiching and now i have to take penicillin twice a day and eat painkillers like candy
and i already ate some liquid "food"

all in all it's nothing i want to get everyday but it's take-able ASlong as you dont run out of painkillers!