Total dental extraction

I'm having a tooth capped on Friday. I hate dentists. I've had three teeth removed in my lifetime and it took me a while to get over each one - almost like a shock reaction. I know what you mean about the gas. I had gas as a kid a few times, which has been shown to be mega dangerous but I wish they still did it!

Mark (formerly Spikey) said:

I'm having a tooth capped on Friday.

I had a load of these done as I have a number of big fillings that were starting to crumble after a few decades. It is always the root canal work that is the most uncomfortable part for me - ages spent with the mouth open gives jaw ache and dry lips get chapped if they forget to put some vasoline type product on them.

I've never had pain with this sort of work though - I always take the local anaesthetic and if I get any twinges as they drill then ask for a top up - OK I may be a drooling monster for a while after but it beats getting pain while so vulnerable.

For a big extraction job like firemonkey is having, I would be asking for something like morphine on top of local anaesthetic to help be in a better mental state for the traumatic process since being put under isn't an option.

This will depend on your reaction and addictive tendencies mind you - best to discuss with the doctor beforehand.

The osteoperosis also means there is a greater chance of breaking the jaw during the extractions so I would hope they would be weakening the teeth to take them out in pieces rather than pulling them out in one go. Another conversation to have with the doctor to put your mind at rest.

Good luck and I hope you find the right combo of drugs to zone out while they do the deed.

I don't mind having my teeth out, it's having them filled that I really don't like, I'd be quite happy to have all my teeth taken out and have dentures, providing the impressions were taken properly and a lot of them aren't.

Hygenists are a nightmare too, they remind me of make-up counter ladies, not quite human and far to keen on inflicting pain! I've refused to see one ever since I came out of a session with one looking like I'd been punched in the face, the first time she insisted that it would heal up and be fine, but it wasn't, I had three treatments with her and ended up with sore and bleeding gums and loose teeth. I was persauded to see another one and he was ex RAF and seemed to forget that he couldn't give orders to civilians and got quite aggressive and hostile. Luckily my dentist asked me for feedback on him and I told him I wasn't happy and the guy didn't make it past his trial period.

I don't mind having my teeth out, it's having them filled that I really don't like, I'd be quite happy to have all my teeth taken out and have dentures, providing the impressions were taken properly and a lot of them aren't.

Hygenists are a nightmare too, they remind me of make-up counter ladies, not quite human and far to keen on inflicting pain! I've refused to see one ever since I came out of a session with one looking like I'd been punched in the face, the first time she insisted that it would heal up and be fine, but it wasn't, I had three treatments with her and ended up with sore and bleeding gums and loose teeth. I was persauded to see another one and he was ex RAF and seemed to forget that he couldn't give orders to civilians and got quite aggressive and hostile. Luckily my dentist asked me for feedback on him and I told him I wasn't happy and the guy didn't make it past his trial period.