I order my sodas without ice.
IT can take 10 months for cold sensitivity and all
sensitivity to die down.
Sensodyne toothpaste helps a lot.

-Sue


JMBWE123@... wrote:

> Hi Deb--
> I didn't feel a thing.  He dug out the filling
> and used little things to
> clean out the pulp and i DIDN'T FEEL A THING!!!
> YIPPIE!!!
> Dentist is doing it in two visits though.  Put
> me on antibiotics and all.  I
> go back on the 29th for last step.  Problem is
> my tooth HURTS LIKE HELL STILL
> with cold things.  Did it not do any good???
> 625.00 down the drain??????
> Why does it still hurt??  Someone told me i
> could have a dry socket?  now my
> tooth across from it hurts way worse with cold
> items than this one even.
> Geeze.  Does it ever end???
> Let me know how you do......First step took all
> of 10 minutes or 15.....no
> worse than a filling.
>
> Di
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My doc takes 1/2 for a RC.
He gives gas an novacaine
And pain pills. And antibiotics (in case).
No big deal.
Shop for doc that gives nerve stuff.
(gas-valium).

It is SO worth it.
For YOU AND THE DR.!

-Sue (God, doctors are stupid)

DebGspz@... wrote:

> Di,
>
> What shot in the back did he give you? Do you
> mean the novacane shot or
> something to relax you? Mine wouldnt give gas
> either. He dont use it. I would
> love to find a dentist that gives Valumn or
> something like that. On one of my
> lists the girls mentioned that their dentists
> give them a shot in the arm to
> relax them but I dont know where to find one. I
> live in NY and you would
> THINK there would be someone near me who does.
> Too bad I cant find any. : (
>
> I will be making my appointment Sunday. Thats
> just making the appointment, I
> dont know when it will be for. Then the anxioty
> of waiting and not chickening
> out.
>
> My friends wife once mentioned dry pockets. She
> told me that its when they
> leave an air pocket in the tooth after its
> filled. And this can cause
> infection but she also told me that the root
> canal would take 1 1/2 hrs so
> who knows if she even knows what shes talking
> about. She works for a dentist
> and she is in charge of handing him the tools
> and she does the suction thing.
> Usually the suction tube works on its own so its
> beyond me what she does with
> it.
>
> Oh, if this helps anyone... My friend got his
> wisdom tooth pulled recently.
> He said it took 15 minutes to do and he didnt
> feel anything. All he did was
> hear the tooth being pulled. (ugh!!). He said it
> sounded like a creeking door.
>
> How do people do this?
>
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Have you guys ever had GAS?
IT is REALLY good for your nerves/
My dentist likes valium, but it doesn't work for
me.

I think there are dentists who specialize in
phobics like us.
Has anyone here ever been to one?

I have survived MANY root canals.

They are not that bad. ON GAS.

But if you fell pain later or the next dya, think
of doxicycline,
as much as pain pills. I reemmber getting a
scondary staph infection once.
The stupid doctor gave me pain pills.
But the pain didnt stop till I took my son's
expired  Doxicycline.
Augmentin (which usually works on me) didn't touch
it.

-Sue

-Sue



DebGspz@... wrote:

> Di,
>
> When you go back you have to ask him about that.
> If there is no nerve left in
> that tooth, how could it hurt. But I know that
> nerves are funny things. Their
> can be a problem someplace and you can feel it
> in another place. But you
> probably got the worst over with. See what he
> says.
>
> Was it a back tooth he worked on? I have such a
> terrible fear of the dentist
> I cant even begin to tell you. I dont know why.
> My last visit was about a
> year ago, but now I have a major toothache. I
> know I need a root canal
> because last time I was there he put a temporary
> filling in the tooth and I
> was supposed to go back and I put it off. Now
> the temporary filling is
> starting to fade away : ( I joined this list
> because I just spoke to my
> friend whos wife works for a dentist and she
> told me that a root canal on a
> back tooth takes about 1 1/2 hrs. When I heard
> that I panicked and here I am.
>
> What a miserable problem this is. Does it really
> take 1 1/2 hrs to do a root
> canal on a back tooth? And she also said it
> takes more then 1 trip to do it.
> Boy am I glad I found you guys. Does anyone use
> a dentist that gives a
> patient something to relax them other then Gas?
>
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Di,

What shot in the back did he give you? Do you mean the novacane shot or
something to relax you? Mine wouldnt give gas either. He dont use it. I would
love to find a dentist that gives Valumn or something like that. On one of my
lists the girls mentioned that their dentists give them a shot in the arm to
relax them but I dont know where to find one. I live in NY and you would
THINK there would be someone near me who does. Too bad I cant find any. : (

I will be making my appointment Sunday. Thats just making the appointment, I
dont know when it will be for. Then the anxioty of waiting and not chickening
out.

My friends wife once mentioned dry pockets. She told me that its when they
leave an air pocket in the tooth after its filled. And this can cause
infection but she also told me that the root canal would take 1 1/2 hrs so
who knows if she even knows what shes talking about. She works for a dentist
and she is in charge of handing him the tools and she does the suction thing.
Usually the suction tube works on its own so its beyond me what she does with
it.

Oh, if this helps anyone... My friend got his wisdom tooth pulled recently.
He said it took 15 minutes to do and he didnt feel anything. All he did was
hear the tooth being pulled. (ugh!!). He said it sounded like a creeking door.

How do people do this?

Debbie

Di,

It seems like we are going through the same thing. Im looking up things too.
So it dont take 1 1/2 hrs to do a root canal on a back tooth?

Sometimes my friends wife annoyes me. Why did she tell me that???? If I know
it will take like 15 minutes its way better then 1 1/2 hrs. Ugh I hate this.

Deb

In a message dated 11/23/01 8:34:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, DebGspz@...
writes:

<<  Does anyone use a dentist that gives a
  patient something to relax them other then Gas?
   >>
I asked the same question.  They wouldn't even give me gas!!!  Just the shot
in the back.  That is the part I hate.  Yes, back tooth...i better research
dry sockets now hehe.
you'll do fine.
Di

Di,

When you go back you have to ask him about that. If there is no nerve left in
that tooth, how could it hurt. But I know that nerves are funny things. Their
can be a problem someplace and you can feel it in another place. But you
probably got the worst over with. See what he says.

Was it a back tooth he worked on? I have such a terrible fear of the dentist
I cant even begin to tell you. I dont know why. My last visit was about a
year ago, but now I have a major toothache. I know I need a root canal
because last time I was there he put a temporary filling in the tooth and I
was supposed to go back and I put it off. Now the temporary filling is
starting to fade away : ( I joined this list because I just spoke to my
friend whos wife works for a dentist and she told me that a root canal on a
back tooth takes about 1 1/2 hrs. When I heard that I panicked and here I am.

What a miserable problem this is. Does it really take 1 1/2 hrs to do a root
canal on a back tooth? And she also said it takes more then 1 trip to do it.
Boy am I glad I found you guys. Does anyone use a dentist that gives a
patient something to relax them other then Gas?

Deb

Hi Deb--
I didn't feel a thing.  He dug out the filling and used little things to
clean out the pulp and i DIDN'T FEEL A THING!!!  YIPPIE!!!
Dentist is doing it in two visits though.  Put me on antibiotics and all.  I
go back on the 29th for last step.  Problem is my tooth HURTS LIKE HELL STILL
with cold things.  Did it not do any good???  625.00 down the drain??????
Why does it still hurt??  Someone told me i could have a dry socket?  now my
tooth across from it hurts way worse with cold items than this one even.
Geeze.  Does it ever end???
Let me know how you do......First step took all of 10 minutes or 15.....no
worse than a filling.

Di

Can someone send me the url to that page please?

Thanks!
Debbie

Im new to the list and I have a terrible fear of the dentist and the
first post I saw was on your root canal. I have to have one done on a
back tooth. Can you tell me what they did and especialy how long it
took?

I need to know how long Im going to sit there in fear lol. He will be
working on a back tooth so I guess that tooth has alot of nerves.

Thanks!
Debbie

just had step one of a dental canal done and my tooth is still
as sensitive to cold as it ever was....I go back on the 29th'
of Nov. for the second part.  I swear my dentist told me it
wouldn't be sensitive anymore after the first visit.  Is this
normally true??
Did the Doc not do it right?  Why would it still be so
sensitive to cold??
Thanks,
Dianne

Oh. I am near a  I.S. military base, and F16's are just now, ripping up the
skuy.
Fnally! I live near the Top Gun School in Calif. ((Miramar Naval Air Station)
I guess a lot of things are off topic and offf  kilter.
-Sue

http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/reaction/4.html

those a-holes AIMED FOR CIVILIANS!

AHOLES!

- - -
-sue d.

http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/11/chronology.attack/index.html

Footprints In The Sand
                    One night a man had a dream.
                    He dreamed he was walking along the
                        beach with the Lord.
                    Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
.oooO              For each scene, he noticed two sets of
(   )                  footprints in the sand; one belonging to
  \ (    Oooo.          him, and the other to the Lord.
   \_)   (   )      When the last scene of his life flashed
          ) /           before him, he looked back at the
         (_/            footprints in the sand.
                    He noticed that many times along the
  .oooO                 path of his life there was only one set
  (   )                 of footprints.
   \ (    Oooo.     He also noticed that it happend at the
    \_)   (   )         very lowest and saddest times in his life.
           ) /          This really bothered him and he questioned
          (_/           the Lord about it.
                    "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow
.oooO                  you, you'd walk with me all the way.
(   )              But I have noticed that during the most
  \ (   Oooo.          troublesome times in my life there is only
   \_)  (   )          one set of footprints.
         ) /        I don't understand why when I needed
        (_/            you most you would leave me."
                    The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child,
                        I love you and I would never leave you.
                    During your times of trial and suffering, when
                        you see only one set of footprints in the sand
                        it was then that I carried you."

I'm due to have surgery to have high points of bone (I think they
were called burrs) in my gums filed down in order to make wearing
dentures more comfortable.  Has anyone had this done before?  Can you
offer any advice?  I'm surprised that they're going to put me
completely under (in the oral surgeon's office).  Is this standard
practice?

Thanks in advance for any replies.  I'm on digest so I'd appreciate
replies directly to my mailbox...

paulandpup@...

Can't they give you some temporary dentures so you can chew
some soft bread?
It seems they can fashion it with temp compound. The stuff
that hardens in a few minutes...
And isn't glued or anything. It would pop on on and off, and
just give you something that "meets".
Also, keep some "Ensure" around. Vanilla or Chocolate!

My sutures took about 3 weeks. The dentist wanted me back in
10 days, but --
(well, I had "some chewing power on one side.. not much
power, but vvvvery soft stuff is my diet for the whole
year!!!!!)

--well I took 3 months to come back. It such major surgery
for me...
they couldn't pull out some roots, so he "screwed" a
corkscrew thingy into the roots, then took root lifters into
my jaw, practically put his knee on my chest, almost lifted
my ass out ot the chair!!!!!... Oh yeh,  SURE I'M GOING TO
GO BACK THERE IN 10 DAYS!

(Glad I only had work done on one side!)

You can cut the things short, dude...... but ask first, just
in case.
Tell him you will rinse with "whatever" he recommends...
antiseptic stuff...?

How many days post-op are you?
Keep an eye out for infection!!!! KEep a thermometer handy..

Sounds like you will be chewing bones soon with your doggy.
I love your page! And how could anyone not love your doggy!
I have a Chihuahua and 8 cats!

-Sincerely, Sue



paulandpup@... wrote:

> Hey, folks
>
> I just had 15 teeth removed so I can get full upper and
> lower
> dentures which will hopefully improve my speech with a
> cleft palate.
> So far, no pain (praise GOD) though there is still quite a
> bit of
> bruising around the lower jaw and swelling.  (I thought my
> upper and
> lower gums would meet with no teeth in between but they
> still don't
> come close to each other so I'm basically on a liquid
> diet.)
>
> My biggest discomfort is from a mouthful of absorbable
> sutures
> (dissolvable stitches).  I feel like I have a mouth full
> of guitar
> strings!!  The doctor said they'd dissolve in a week, but
> it will be
> a week tomorrow and they show no sign of changing.  How
> much longer
> will they be in there?  And when they do "dissolve", will
> they snap
> off and choke me in my sleep?  Toothless grin.
>
> Thanks in advance for any responses, public or private.
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Hey, folks

I just had 15 teeth removed so I can get full upper and lower
dentures which will hopefully improve my speech with a cleft palate.
So far, no pain (praise GOD) though there is still quite a bit of
bruising around the lower jaw and swelling.  (I thought my upper and
lower gums would meet with no teeth in between but they still don't
come close to each other so I'm basically on a liquid diet.)

My biggest discomfort is from a mouthful of absorbable sutures
(dissolvable stitches).  I feel like I have a mouth full of guitar
strings!!  The doctor said they'd dissolve in a week, but it will be
a week tomorrow and they show no sign of changing.  How much longer
will they be in there?  And when they do "dissolve", will they snap
off and choke me in my sleep?  Toothless grin.

Thanks in advance for any responses, public or private.

paulandpup@...

ok!
last chance, stanley (was that his name?) -Sue D.

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> if they
> goof up once.  But, if they do it again, delete them.
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Delete him if he does it again..I think everyone deserves a free pass if they
goof up once.  But, if they do it again, delete them.

Sean

Sorry about that, group!
Stanley, Ummmm is this a TYPO?
Or are you spamming us?
Does anybody want me to delete this guy?
-Sue

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Is this a spam?

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http://www.dol.net

Sue,
   Try the "Beyond Fear Dental" site.  There are some dentists that post
there. They are VERY helpful.     However they don't post every day.     Also
the sci.med.dentistry newsgroup is helpful....sometimes.   You are most
likely to get the help you seek on Beyond Fear Site.  The other site I
mentioned...sometimes the dentists are not always as serious as we would like
them to be.   BTW, NO dentist can tell you exactly what you want to know re
an anticipated procedure, etc. without seeing your mouth...which cannot be
done unless you can post clinical photos on the net.

    I like Beyond Fear, because the dentists there(when they are there) are
really helpful!

                    Good Luck to you and let me know if I can help in any way!

                                   - beca                     beca4177@...

Well sorry I have feelings. I didn't think any dentists here could
"understand" this stuff.
I'll just deal with this on another group.
How about does nitrous cost alot?
Can any dentists answer this?
I'll join or start a nitrous list.
I'll let you all know if I find on or start one.
60 mgs. of valium instead of 1 hour minutes of nitrous?
Note that he was really nice before I paid him. I paid him 7K up front.
Ummmm ..... I'm the idiot.
I can buy nitrous if I wan tit. I want it for dentistry, though.
Is 7K enough for that?
-SD


SD wrote:

> Hi, welcome,
> Did you know it is probably mostly patients here?
> I do not know the standard of living where you are, or what is legal
> there.
> But I live in Southern California, US.
> The standard of living is supposed to be high, here.
>
> I have many questions for you and any other dentists here.
>
> What are some of the disadvantages to the dentist for using nitrous? I
>
> know the tanks are large, and the room we use is small. Is it also
> expensive? I am super healthy (physically) and "know about and am used
>
> to nitrous". I am not a 5 year old who does not know how to breath
> this
> way and that. I can get oxygen if I feel high. I wrinkle my nose and
> breath air, if the mixture is too strong at any point in the
> procedure.
> I am so calm on it..
>
> My dentist does not know WHY I need the gas so much for our work.
> No, it doesn't just calm me down. I stops lots of tactile and shooting
>
> pains.
> The lidocaine is not enough.
> He doesn't mind giving me 40 mg of valium!
> I don't even like valium. And it NOTHING FOR PAIN!
> duh! (booo hooo... I hurt....)
> I need gas, even for him to take the temps off, and he won't give it
> to
> me.
> right now, and this is only half of it (maybe less) : I have a 5 piece
>
> bridge temp, and two front temps, on the top. The filed down teeth
> have
> live roots. (I wish they didn't) they hurt! The sensitive part is
> exposed. I have been in pain for months. I am afraid every time I go
> there. I just want gas. Gas for everything.
> The deal WAS,  I was to get gas.
> HE NEEDS THE VALIUM!
> my TEETH HURT SO BAD RIGHT NOW, I'm sorry I started work.
> I can't even brush them.
> F-him!
> I am ready to ask for my 7K back and find somebody else.
> -Sue
>
>
>
>
> seshadri sriprasath wrote:
>
> > hi, im a self-employed dentist in chennai,india.
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That is too weird.
Have you consulted another dentist maybe one in another town?
"Readers Digest" once did a study. They  took 1 patient to 5 different
dentists, and got 5 different diagnoses and 5 different treatments plans
as well as 5 different price estimates.

It sounds really shady or really weird to me. Have you asked his
pediatrician?
I'd say "SOMETHING" is wrong!

My kid never went to a dentist till she was 7. And she had no cavities.
This kid lives os Coca Cola, and she never brushes! Almost 16, and she
is still like this! No cavities! She even drank a bottle till she wa
almost 5. And No crooked teeth, either! However, her front teeth have
caramel coloring stains (like a coffee drinker) on them from the Coca
Cola! so I guess they are a little yellowed.
We are Caucasian, it that matters, light skinned. European descent, and
live in Southern California We rent a tiny apt.. We are not rich. We
"sometimes take vitamins" And she never drinks milk, hardly  at all. She
has lactose intolerance. I drank tons of milk, still do, and I have
sh-tty teeth. I went to dentists, though, since I was 5.
Now I hate dentists and vice versa, I guess.

Is your babies immune system weak from lack of sleep? Is he a day-care
baby?
My kid was not a day care baby. Maybe stress or Sleep plays a part?
I think the body heals a lot and grows, during sleep.
-Sue D.

Angela Demuth wrote:

> Hello there I am the mom of a 5 year old child who has had some major
> problems
> with his teeth. He has had 6 teeth extracted since he was 2. I dont
> understand the
> reasons for the decay that is going on in his little mouth. Since you
> are a
> dentist, I thought maybe you could explain. We have made sure that his
> diet
> is good and he gets almost no sweets. We just dont understand. Any
> help would
> be greatly appreciated.
> Angela
>
> seshadri sriprasath wrote:
>
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Hi, welcome,
Did you know it is probably mostly patients here?
I do not know the standard of living where you are, or what is legal
there.
But I live in Southern California, US.
The standard of living is supposed to be high, here.

I have many questions for you and any other dentists here.

What are some of the disadvantages to the dentist for using nitrous? I
know the tanks are large, and the room we use is small. Is it also
expensive? I am super healthy (physically) and "know about and am used
to nitrous". I am not a 5 year old who does not know how to breath this
way and that. I can get oxygen if I feel high. I wrinkle my nose and
breath air, if the mixture is too strong at any point in the procedure.
I am so calm on it..

My dentist does not know WHY I need the gas so much for our work.
No, it doesn't just calm me down. I stops lots of tactile and shooting
pains.
The lidocaine is not enough.
He doesn't mind giving me 40 mg of valium!
I don't even like valium. And it NOTHING FOR PAIN!
duh! (booo hooo... I hurt....)
I need gas, even for him to take the temps off, and he won't give it to
me.
right now, and this is only half of it (maybe less) : I have a 5 piece
bridge temp, and two front temps, on the top. The filed down teeth have
live roots. (I wish they didn't) they hurt! The sensitive part is
exposed. I have been in pain for months. I am afraid every time I go
there. I just want gas. Gas for everything.
The deal WAS,  I was to get gas.
HE NEEDS THE VALIUM!
my TEETH HURT SO BAD RIGHT NOW, I'm sorry I started work.
I can't even brush them.
F-him!
I am ready to ask for my 7K back and find somebody else.
-Sue




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Hello there I am the mom of a 5 year old child who has had some major
problems
with his teeth. He has had 6 teeth extracted since he was 2. I dont
understand the
reasons for the decay that is going on in his little mouth. Since you are a
dentist, I thought maybe you could explain. We have made sure that his diet
is good and he gets almost no sweets. We just dont understand. Any help would
be greatly appreciated.
Angela

seshadri sriprasath wrote:

> hi, im a self-employed dentist in chennai,india.
> i would like to be in touch with the group & would be
> eager to receive any info thro mail.
> sriprasath .s
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hi, im a self-employed dentist in chennai,india.
i would like to be in touch with the group & would be
eager to receive any info thro mail.
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Hi, my name is Sean & I have something to say about the shots at the
dentist's office. If I had a choice of getting a shot in the mouth of
novacane or getting a shot in the butt, arm, foot wherever of a local, a
vaccine, whatever..I'd rather have it in the mouth. The sting isnt really a
sting..its just a pin prick....compared to a shot on the arm..now THAT really
stings.  I heard a shot during a root canal hurt like hell, specially that
one shot when they kill the root..I heard theres no other pain like it, why
does it hurt so much? Why can't the novacane stop the pain so we, the
patients, don't have to jump from the chair to the ceiling whenever we feel
the shot? I never had it, but, I feel like im going to have a few root canals
done on me soon. Long story. O.k., I'll tell it:
I was born with Moebius Syndrome, it affects the muscles & nerves on the
face. So, in short, I've had MANY, MANY fun & exciting times at the
dentist...& I do mean many!  People with my rare disorder have many problems
with their teeth...some even don't have any. So anyway, I met a girl online
in '96, my mother's insurance quit on me because I was past the age of their
insurances. So I had to pay airline tickets to see her..& my health. So what
dumb thing did I do? I ignored the dentist & concentrated on the matters of
my heart. It was around 5 months after I met my, now wife, girlfriend, this
incredible pain started increasing with pain right above my jaw..it hurt like
the dickens. So, what dumb thing did I do? I overdosed on IBProfin. Maybe 14
tablets a day...it did its job anyway. 4 tablets lasted 4-5 hours. I took 3
or 4 set of them a day...about 12-16 tabs a day roughly. So, after 1 or 2
months, the pain went away. It just went away, so after 3-4 months..pain came
back, I overdosed again, same stuff..but this time, without my father
noticing, I took 4 of his big white super IBprofen tablets a day. So, this
pain went on & off until 2000, when it all went away, never came back since.
I got engaged to my girlfriend, moved to Massachusetts, and still didnt have
enough money to go to the dentist, and after cracking teeth while eating
dinner for 2 years, I now have many cracked teeth, rotten teeth, and the only
teeth im sure could use nothing more than a tartar cleanup is my front teeth.
My wife made a dental appoint this Wednesday & I'm so nervous. We live in
Rockland County, New York & she just picked a dentist at random through her
dental insurance listings. I'm so nervous just talking about it now. I know
people are afraid of the dentist, but people with my disorder are PETRIFIED
of them, because we have gone through more hell than any other person. I saw
a thing on Sedation Dentistry that might be helpful for me because I react
bad to the laughing gas dentists use, I gag easily on water, and whenever the
dentist gives me a shot, i still feel the pain....so, i hope this dentist is
very understanding and accepts sedation dentistry method, because it looks
like I just take a pill & I conk out until hes done, then i wake up..that
suits me just fine.
Because every oral surgery I had, had to be done in a hospital...& I know our
insurance won't cover all that.  So I guess I'm stuck huh?