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Heisman Winner [86563]
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Dentist decided it is time to drill out all my old metal fillings
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:13 PM
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and replace them with the compound resin and today sucked. My back molar had a big filling I got 10 years ago that sucked ####, but it wound up cracking my tooth with its thermal expansion/compression, so got to enjoy that one being drilled out again.
Does anyone have a positive experience with dentists, I need to feel better?
Go back in two weeks to replace a few more metal to resin.
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TigerNet Eternal Icon [181007]
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Well I had to get a crown a few weeks ago
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:16 PM
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and my dentist (was my client for about 30 years before I retired, but he is a Coot), took out a very old filling beside that tooth and replaced it for free. Yeah!
Crown was $1,300, but he has one of those machines so he makes his own - in and out in about 2 hours and you get to watch your crown being made. LOL.
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Oof.
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:17 PM
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She was worried if part of the molar broke off when doing the drilling she'd have to put in a crown but I dodged that bullet.
My parents have a few crowns, #### genetics sometimes, I have good oral hygiene but only so much I can do to fight the genetics.
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TigerNet Eternal Icon [181007]
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I got more crowns than Prince Harry.
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:24 PM
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LOL.
Got my first ones when I was about 25
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Strausbaugh
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:25 PM
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his office is down from our old office on S Pleasantburg
His son just started working with him.
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Clemson Sports Icon [54987]
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Think I know where you are talking about
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:26 PM
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My guy was in the same area. May be retired now though.
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Ultimate Clemson Legend [104661]
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Any Columbia folks remember Dooooctuuuurrr Sassssssnnnnneeeeettttt
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Jan 23, 2025, 1:03 PM
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Man took a fine southern drawl, and then drawled that drawl out to be even more drawlier.
My dentist, who is the son of my dad's dentist, and a third generation dentist, had Dr. Sasnett as his dentist as a kid. We go back and forth trying to see who can imitate his drawl the best.
Anyway, most of my fillings came from Dr. Sasnett before college. Only two after college. I think I have fillings now in almost all the teeth that can be filled.
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Rival Killer [2780]
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In my experience, the only way to feel better about dental work...
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:16 PM
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...is to hear about someone else's terrifying dental stories that are worse than yours. That "well, hell, at least I didn't go through THAT" feeling is about the best you can get.
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Very true, Papa G made me feel a little better.
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:18 PM
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The only good news I can have from this one is she made the bite smoother on the resin so now it will not feel like I have food stuck in it anymore like the old had with a little nub.
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Well, if it makes you feel any better...
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:22 PM
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I was once lasciviously carnal with a girl who was in dental school.
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Re: Well, if it makes you feel any better...
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:27 PM
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I met her in the afternoon.
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:32 PM
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Around tooth hurty, if I recall correctly.
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Rival Killer [2780]
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It was cool when you would talk about how she filled the Cavity in your heart.
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Jan 23, 2025, 1:14 PM
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It was weird when you got a Plaque to commemorate it.
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Yes, one. I think I posted about it last fall or whenever it was.
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:25 PM
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Tiny cavity on a molar that needed a filling. Walked into office at exactly noon for my 12:00 appt, in the chair at 12:02 with numbing swab. Dentist comes in and asks if I want the novocaine. I'm like "never done a filling without it, is that possible?" Sure is, if a cavity is shallow and easy.
Drilled, filled, cured, sanded, and sent me on my way at 12:22, no numb face.
So basically, just make sure all your cavities are shallow and easy. You're welcome.
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TigerNet Eternal Icon [181007]
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Mine knows I like pain as much as I like Gamecock fans.
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:27 PM
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lol.
new shots take effect a lot quicker than they used to and seem to go away faster.
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It took me a while to realize that dentists need a revenue cycle.
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:37 PM
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When you hear the words "treatment plan", be very concerned. Those are code words that they are not just thinking of what dental work you need today...but what work they will try to get you to do in 6 months, or a year, or and 3 years from now.
Kind of like going to a chiropractor, there is never an end date to this "treatment plan".
If you grind your teeth at night or you are a hard chewer, you are going to crack your teeth. Period. And when you need a filling, you'll eventually need a crown. And probably a root canal. And then another crown. And eventually, an implant. The implant is essentially the end of the road for revenue for a dentist, so they will never go immediately from needing a filling to getting an implant but they can tell early on if that's where it will end up. They'll want to go through all the painful steps to get there..because its more money for them.
I hate that it's that way because I used to hold dentists in the same regard that I hold Drs (and I hope they haven't turned into that, but I'm not sure about that anymore, either), because I have had some good "old school" dentists who would only do what was necessary. But then I got tied up with a few others who only see patients as walking ATM's.
I've got another "old school" dentist now I feel like I can trust, and I hope he never retires.
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TigerNet Eternal Icon [181007]
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They go to seminars about this stuff
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:50 PM
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luckily I have one who does great just being a good dentist and has all the work he wants.
The best revenue generation thing he did was that crown making machine - it does make him some good cash, but it also means patients don't have to get a temporary crown and come back to get a final crown in.
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Have 3 crowns
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Jan 23, 2025, 1:45 PM
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First two were from the guy I saw when I moved back to Aiken. He was old school, put on temporary, come back in two weeks, get permanent. They are perfect.
Third is from guy that bought his practice when he retired. Brought in the machine that makes them in the office. It is absolutely terrible, wrong size, feels awkward, bleeds occasionally around the gum line. Hate it.
I now have a new dentist.
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Mine said "You can get a crown now or a root canal later".
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:43 PM
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Pretty easy choice.
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Yeah, because after the root canal you prob still need a crown
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:52 PM
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had three root canals done.
My teeth are a wreck, but they are mine.
Meanwhile my kids both have great teeth, thanks to fluoride. We stop putting flouride in our water, we need to take sugar out of our diet.
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I had a root canal done through a crown.
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Jan 23, 2025, 1:13 PM
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They filled the crown, then it cracked in half about 2 months later. Then I had to get another crown. Then it broke about a year later, and I needed an implant. That took about 9 months, and 2 surgeries.
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Implants can take a while
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Jan 23, 2025, 1:29 PM
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my nephew still dealing with his for over a year.
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Dunno, but my metal fillings are all fine, and I have not heard the
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:52 PM
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dentist say anything about removing/replacing them.
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If they didn't put on the hazmat suit drilling out your mercury fillings
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Jan 23, 2025, 12:53 PM
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then you should def file a lawsuit just for fun!!
There's a quack in Greenville who does this. Dr Palmer.
**he may be a nice guy...no idea**
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Drill babe drill***
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When I go to the dentist its like a family reunion
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Jan 23, 2025, 1:15 PM
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He’s been my dentist since high school
I went to school with his sister in law (who is now my eye doctor)
my mom worked with his mother in law.
I was on several committees etc with his father in law
My hygienist is a cousin of a good friend
One of the other hygienist husband worked with my mom
I taught the son of the receptionist
Every time I go, I’m afraid I’m going to get introduced to someone who has bought out his practice so he can retire
He hasn’t invested in any new equipment in 20+ years so I’m guessing he might just close shop one day and be done.
But it always takes 20 minutes longer because of getting caught up on what everyone is doing these days
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Me loves his new teeth....
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First thing to ask a prospective Dentist ...
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Jan 23, 2025, 2:35 PM
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So ... how's the lake house coming along ?
The answer will tell you to run or stay.
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Two-part epoxies are all the rage these days
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Jan 23, 2025, 2:36 PM
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much like ball bearings in the past
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i think the only positive things about going to the dentist
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Jan 23, 2025, 2:43 PM
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are the drugs
and the leaving.
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You misspelled Hygienist***
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