I went to the dentist today. I suggested that they make a CD, of dental office sounds. High speed drills, gurgling sounds, etc. It would make money at Christmas. As gifts. For people who run their fingernails on chalkboards.
They loaded me with opiate/cain products. 6 vials.?ÿ
They were in my mouth for 2 hrs. Extracted a tooth. Said it was onion shaped. They had to change to longer drills twice.
I squirmed and cried. That tooth had a deep root. With a big hook on it.
My brain is mud.?ÿ
And, I'm getting low on molars.
I just thought some of you might want to take a solemn moment.?ÿ
I thought of it later, I shoulda asked that dentist what was going on in China. You could see to China through the hole in my jaw. Or to Ukraine. I forget things, in the presence of dental drills.
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Owwwwww!
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My sympathies Nate.?ÿ My two least favorite things in life:?ÿ prostate exams and root canals.?ÿ I'd rather stick a needle in my eye.
I'm just not used to opioids in my system. combined with all the pain.
What did folks do 200 yrs ago??
I think some of them drank whisky.
N
I have all of my "regular" dental work done with no numbing or gas. Novocaine gives me horrible headaches, so I would rather be uncomfortable for a bit to get a filling, have an old one replaced, or have deep root scaling done by the hygienist. The exception has been two root canals, but I believe an extraction would fall into that category also.
@nate-the-surveyor?ÿ That is correct - a large amount of alcohol. Ever read Samuel Pepe's diary? He had a major bladder problem and the surgeon chose to go in from his crotch. Pepe of course wrote all this down. The procedure included several lengths of rope and two strong men. I can't imagine how bad that must have been.?ÿ
A dentist in Memphis extracted a bottom molar on my right side, but left one of the roots in the jaw until it festered and I had to go to the ER.?ÿ Needless to say, but that dentist never looked in my mouth again.
I feel your pain...take your pain pills and sleep through what you can.
Good luck!
Natester, with all the stuff you have you should be able to make nitrous oxide easily, stop bitchin' and start makin'. ?????ÿ
I'm going to tell this story one more time; it's my favorite dentist story.
A man went to the dentist and asked to have a tooth extracted.?ÿ The dentist said he would like to but he was out of pain killers.?ÿ The man said "I've withstood pain twice in my life worse than anything you could administer, so go ahead and do it without any painkillers." The dentist proceeded and the man never whimpered.?ÿ Afterward the dentist asked about his previous pain experience.?ÿ The man said he had a nature call, and when he squatted down he tripped a bear trap on himself.?ÿ "Ooow," said the dentist, "that must have been very painful. But you said twice, when was the other time?"
?ÿ"When I reached the end of the chain."
I fell sound asleep during my last root canal.When I woke up the Dentist said "You had a pretty good nap."
Ain't Narcolepsy great!
Ever read Samuel Pepe's diary?
No. I'm not suicidal!?ÿ
That sounds like alot of pain.
But, I am blowing some blood from my nasal cavity. It was the 2nd tooth behind my eyetooth. And, the eye tooth is scheduled for extraction.?ÿ
Now I assume I know why the "eye teeth" are called that. Pull one, and it may re-focus an eyeball!?ÿ
My dentist certainly earned his money this week. 2 hrs of grinding, and that tooth came out in pieces. As he got the last root out he even said "praise the Lord!".
When your dentist says that, you know you expanded his repitiour!
N
Sister and Brother-in-law are dentists. I had to get 4 wisdom teeth yanked (2 impacted) about the time they were experimenting with hypnosis in their practice so we thought we'd give it a try. Had all four pulled, no gas or Novocaine, nothing at all, and had a full meal that night. No swelling. Worked great. I don't know why, but they don't do it anymore. Well, now they're retired.
I've took today off. My jaw hurts. The narcotics I can taste. And I don't feel right.
Better go next week.?ÿ
N
I've had more than my share of dental work over the years.?ÿ I attribute it partly to genetics, and partly to substandard dental hygiene as a child.?ÿ In any case, my mouth is a mobile museum of restorative dentistry, featuring at least one example of just about every restorative process in current use, and probably a few that have been relegated to dental history.
While I've not suffered the way Nate is currently, and have undergone all procedures under local anesthetic, I remember one pre-implant extraction that seemed to be taking an inordinately long time.?ÿ The oral surgeon was grunting and sweating, and finally said quietly to his assistant, "Hand me the hammer and chisel."?ÿ With the assistant holding my head as still as she could, he wailed on that chisel until the tooth finally came free.?ÿ It wasn't a big tooth (one of the canines), but it had a well-developed hook on the end.?ÿ We were all happy to see it lying on the tray.
The surgeon gave me a prescription for Norco, but I never filled it.?ÿ 600 mg of ibuprofen when I got home was all I needed.?ÿ I did have a pretty good headache for the rest of the day, but after that it was smooth sailing.
I've only had one root canal.?ÿ The periodontist charged a flat fee by the tooth, and I don't think he made any money on me:?ÿ I was in the chair for a total of 7 hours over 2 days as he tried to find the limits of those roots.?ÿ I lost count of the number of xrays he took during that process -- I'm a little concerned about the long-term effects of that -- but he finally got everything rodded out and backfilled.?ÿ Again, local anesthetic worked fine, and I did fall asleep a couple of times during the process.
It??s mainly our diet. Stone Age people have been found with pretty good teeth.
