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Dentists Chairs & 'Man Tooth'
Mendonca In Asdas
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Just wondered if anyone had beheld the awful syndrome of man tooth recently, similar to man flu in its roots but far , far worse, i was 'stricken' with it this week when brushing my tooth ,and my 10 year old filling came out , i didn't realise a man could bear such pain , and that was when the dentist told me how much it would cost to sort out! has anyone else had similar tales of woe from the dentists chair?
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Cracked one of my molars whilst eating something when i was in Munich for a weekend, was wrecked all weekend so couldn't feel the true pain. Decided not to eat with that side of my mouth when i got back. 5 months later I cracked (coff coff) and went to the dentist. Turned out i had cracked 2 other teeth (which got repaired no bother) and the molar had to be taken out...took 2 hours as the root had hooked onto my jaw or something, had to be cut out from the gum and yanked out by 2 dentists whilst my head was held by a nurse. Bleeding didn't stop for a day or so....still, a nice reminder though of a brilliant trip.0
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I must confess I'm a big wimp in a dentists chair, it's an irrational fear that won't go away, I try to close my eyes and think of MENDONCA scoring his hat trick at Wembley to take my mind off it, the visit I've got coming up this week to the dentists is going to be 90 minutes long, and seeing as I'm going to have a visit to the hospital in the morning where they are going to put drops in my eyes which means I won't be able to drive home, Weds promises to be a fun day, I know things could be a lot lot worse, but I do hate getting old.0
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M.I.A Why bother brushing your only tooth??0
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M.I.A Why bother brushing your only tooth??
Hahaha very good , because its my PRECIOUS!1 -
Had sudden terrible pain whilst working in Brunei jungle. Turns out all four molars were growing sideways crushing neighbouring teeth.
Helicoptered out, four all wrenched out, next morning stitches split blood congealed in my throat choking me - was spotted just in time.
Didnt go back to dentist again for 12 years - with the result I had another four teeth removed.
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M.I.A it sounds like a whirlwind week.
I was reminded about my 6 month check up from the dentist on Friday and Sunday just gone i ended up in hospital for the day and night after taking a whack in the face from someone attempting a bicycle kick in Sunday league. Although i did break my nose the main thing is i still won the header. My point is dentists are a curse!0 -
Crickey lads, there's some right horror stories on here! Reading them I'm feeling better already! :-00
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I've got the same thing - molars impacted at 90 degrees. It's a fecker when you have to have them yanked out - they have to slice the tooth in half, then wrench the roots out - it's horrible hearing your jaw basically being broken. Last time I had one done the dentist was practically standing on my jaw trying to lever it out for 30 minutes. It was so bad, he couldn't hold the pen afterwards to write the prescription as his hand had gone to sleep.
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Or not , as the case may be.
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Apologies could not resist posting this - is it safe?0 -
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Had to have 4 wisdom teeth pulled, each one had to be done on seperate visits. Took half an hour to get one of them out, was covered in blood after. Dentish was impressed with me for taking the pain like a man. Oh yes.0
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Just had a wisdom tooth out today, There was a malformed extra tooth that had grown under the gum line. Took 45 mins to pull out and the dentist said that he had never seen that much blood pulling one before.
I can safely say, It was one of the most uncomfortable experiences I have ever had. Luckily the ultra strong painkillers are doing their job right now. Have the tooth with me, might even upload a photo of this beast.0 -
Have a morbid fear of dentists and haven't been for so much as a check up since I was seventeen. I'm three weeks off forty!
Stems from the bastard devil dentist I had as a kid. At seven I had to have five teeth out and nearly choked on my own blood. Then at eight when needing a filling he did the procedure without anaesthetic and to top it all he cuffed me round the head when I squealed cos he hit the nerve. Left me scarred I tell you. He eventually had a breakdown and last I heard he was an alcoholic wreck. No excuse for the hell he put me through though.1 -
I'm not scared of much but since my last trip to the dentist that has left me with a total fear of going. In my time I've broken my jaw and had two fillings one of which got pulled out and I've had something done to the teeth on my left from opening a beer bottle with them. Every time I sense something unusual tooth wise I have to get drunk until the aggro goes0
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After 30 years of smoking, my teeth pop out like tic-tacs................0
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Ha ha Kimbo & MIA, that was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title.0
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This seemed the most appropriate place to post my dilemma….
top left tooth, right at the back, (not wisdom tooth as they were removed years ago - a few days before the full members cup at Wembley).Anyway, about 35 years ago I bit on a lump of stone that was in my food and a small bit came off. Fast forward 10years and another bit came off. I had a huge ‘temporary filling put in and was referred for surgery at the dental hospital. I’m unable to have sedation and decided I couldn’t face surgery. Fast forward another 10 years and the temporary filling fell out. Then over the next couple of years more bits came off. I am now down to a stump. Over the years it’s hurt on and off here and there on occasions but not enough to have to take painkillers.My current dentist, who I went to see when the final bit came off said he could ‘have a go’ at taking it out, but it was near a sinus so couldn’t be sure he’d manage. I chose to go to the hospital and waited 18 months for an appointment which was fine by me. They said I could leave it in or have it taken out. They advised taking it out because of the possibility of infection and said they had seen people in A and E with the side of their face swollen up to the eye if this happened. I agreed to have it done.The appointment has just arrived and I don’t think I want it done. Maybe leave well alone. I guess I’d risk ending up in A and E with my face like a balloon.Any thoughts?0 -
Hi Arsenatatters,
Now, what is stopping you having it done, is it just downright fear, because if it is, surely the thought of sitting in A&E with a balloon sized face, facing the inevitable procedure anyway outdoes any of that fear surely
Speaking personally, I would have it done now while the synopsis sounds reasonably good, and the earlier the better with what you have been told, of course it's easier said than done I know, but that's my advice for what its worth..you'll be fine i'm sure🤷♂️4 -
I'd leave it. I'd rather have my head chopped off than go to the dentist.1
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Big girls blouse...😉LargeAddick said:I'd leave it. I'd rather have my head chopped off than go to the dentist.0 -
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Get it sorted…it’s going to be uncomfortable but after plenty of novacaine it all noise. I hate going to the dentist but I realise it’s a necessity otherwise other problems set in. Over the past few years I’ve been in the dentist chair for hours and hours. The way I go about it is to switch off my head, think of other things you’ve got to do and count the minutes until it’s done. It’s an ordeal but just get it over and done with. It’s a bit like watching Charlton 🤓😘Arsenetatters said:This seemed the most appropriate place to post my dilemma….
top left tooth, right at the back, (not wisdom tooth as they were removed years ago - a few days before the full members cup at Wembley).Anyway, about 35 years ago I bit on a lump of stone that was in my food and a small bit came off. Fast forward 10years and another bit came off. I had a huge ‘temporary filling put in and was referred for surgery at the dental hospital. I’m unable to have sedation and decided I couldn’t face surgery. Fast forward another 10 years and the temporary filling fell out. Then over the next couple of years more bits came off. I am now down to a stump. Over the years it’s hurt on and off here and there on occasions but not enough to have to take painkillers.My current dentist, who I went to see when the final bit came off said he could ‘have a go’ at taking it out, but it was near a sinus so couldn’t be sure he’d manage. I chose to go to the hospital and waited 18 months for an appointment which was fine by me. They said I could leave it in or have it taken out. They advised taking it out because of the possibility of infection and said they had seen people in A and E with the side of their face swollen up to the eye if this happened. I agreed to have it done.The appointment has just arrived and I don’t think I want it done. Maybe leave well alone. I guess I’d risk ending up in A and E with my face like a balloon.Any thoughts?2 -
Get it done. It can only go one way if you leave it and it won't be a good way.3
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Yeah get it done, it just becomes a more painful and a more expensive something else if you leave it…3
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I’m actually thinking to leave well alone until I need to. If it did get infected I could take antibiotics and deal with it then. Maybe.0
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"Maybe"... doesn't sound like you're convinced, but whatever you go for Arsene, I hope it works out for you, thing is antibiotics ain't all they are cracked up to be, good luck whichever way you go...but best act now seems the consensus...🤷♂️Arsenetatters said:I’m actually thinking to leave well alone until I need to. If it did get infected I could take antibiotics and deal with it then. Maybe.0 -
Ok I am someone who hates the dentist, have had root canal work etc but just got worse every time. I stopped all treatment until I had no other option, face very swollen. I’ve now had it all sorted. More recently I was in hospital for eye surgery, a guy came in with a face that was like a balloon, screaming, turns out he had an infection due to not having some teeth out, he went under and came back minus a tooth and a huge hole in his neck where they had to drain fluid caused by the infection. My advice get it done before it gets bad, but as others say, easy to say it!2
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Get it over and done with it'll be one less thing to worry about.Arsenetatters said:I’m actually thinking to leave well alone until I need to. If it did get infected I could take antibiotics and deal with it then. Maybe.3 -
I would get it done or you could be building up some pain for later on. Treat it like a bad fart, it won't go away unless you do something about it.1
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Remember that any bacteria in your mouth caused by tooth decay can adversely impact your gut health.Perhaps try and find a dentist that specialises in nervous patients1
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I've been that person in A&E, left side of my face like a balloon, in absolutely agony. Was convinced they'd have to remove my jaw & I'd go deaf! No idea what that was all about..
Pretty sure you won't regret getting it done, but there's a fair chance you may regret not getting it done.
Good luck either way though. You have my sympathy.3
