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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 02:48 PM
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I was eating some Irish Soda Bread this morning and broke my tooth.
I thought the crown had fallen off but no, the tooth broke just above the gum line. It will have to come out. Next week. I told my dentist to find an oral surgeon who uses nitrous because I don't want to know what's happening. My dentist won't pull it because there isn't enough tooth left to get hold of and "it has a big bulbous root."

Crap.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 03:25 PM
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1. Fuck!!!
:-(

I am putting you on a Guinness diet.
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 04:12 PM
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3. Sweet!
I think I'd like that. Is there a Guinness salad dressing?
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 03:27 PM
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2. Jesus.
That is the stuff of nightmares. Good luck...
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 04:14 PM
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4. Thank you.
I'm not looking forward to it one bit. At least it doesn't hurt right now -- the tooth has a root canal. I'm still in the WTF mode.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 04:29 PM
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5. Oh no!!! That is just the worst! *hugs*
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 07:29 PM
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15. Poor me!
:cry:

It could be worse. At least I have insurance and I'm grateful for that.
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Twillig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 04:48 PM
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6. Nitrous is when you are awake, innit?
It was for my wisdom teeth. I wouldn't have missed that for the world.

Don't you want an Oral Surgeon that puts you out?

Best of luck. :grouphug:
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 07:20 PM
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11. Sort of awake...
but blissfully unaware. I don't want to be knocked out due to transporation issues. I want nitrous, novacaine, and my mp3 player. I don't want the dentist giving me a play by play. Maybe getting knocked out wouldn't be such a bad idea -- but getting to and from would be very difficult. We have piss-poor public trans around here.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 04:50 PM
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7. Not nitrous.
You want to find a dentist that does general sedation for people with high dental fear.

You are awake and aware the whole time with nitrous. And I actually found it more stressful. I didn't like it at all.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 07:24 PM
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12. Yeah, nitrous just makes you 'happy'.
Edited on Thu Mar-11-10 07:25 PM by trof
Catshrink needs some serious anesthetic.
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 07:29 PM
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16. Now you guys are scaring me.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 08:44 PM
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18. Not meaning to.
I just don't care for the nitrous. It causes me to become irritated. That probably doesn't happen to many people.

Hope all goes well and pain-free for you. :hug:
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 07:24 PM
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13. I've had a lot of work done under nitrous
and did okay. The novacaine will dope it up so it won't hurt and the nitrous makes me goofy enough to get through it. I'd rather spare myself the general if I can -- I have very bad luck with general. I just want it to be over -- I can't get in until next Friday.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 05:47 PM
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8. Sounds like genuine Irish soda bread to me.
Although, I guess it's better than Christmas cake...

Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmj06g718mM
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 07:28 PM
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14. LOL!
Actually, it was more like a scone-bread. I'm guessing it could have happened if I'd been eating yogurt -- the tooth was ready to go. I was thinking of what to put on my mp3 player and thought maybe Creedence - and you send a video about Mrs Fogarty's cake. Amazing.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 07:33 PM
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17. I must be psychotic.
Many people have said so.
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 06:13 PM
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9. I broke a molar once right up the middle and to the root
My dentist thought I had an infection and sent me home with an antibiotic even though I told him I was pretty sure it was broken. A week later I went back and he realized he'd made a mistake. He apologized profusely and said that dentist school has lesson number 1 which says 'listen to what the patient tells you first'.
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 07:16 PM
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10. Ouch! That makes me cringe!
down the middle, eh? Mine is decapitated -- and luckily no pain. I'm not going to eat anything really chewy until this is over, but at least it isn't hurting!
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peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 09:11 PM
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19. Don't worry they will take care of it.
I have had a molar pulled with Novocain only. The doc explained everything and he said that if the top of the tooth pulled off that they had a nifty little tool to drill down into the root and pull it out. Not to worry, the best thing to do is stay cool so that your blood pressure stays under control.

What I do in these situations, I put it out of my mind until the day comes to do the procedure. Stress is not good. And be sure to follow all post op directions to heal as quickly as possible. Peace and best wishes.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 09:14 PM
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20. Been there, done that. Have the chipped tooth. nt
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lucas_g20 Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 09:21 PM
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21. ouch
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