Board of Dentistry just shut down our Dental offices.
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Does anyone else have a problem with Dental X-Rays?
Comments (53)I always hated getting that one back x-ray with the film. It always hurt. But I got through it. Now, they have digital x-rays. There is no film. It's a big plastic thing that has no give to it and hurts like heck. This thing made me cry. It was so painful. I could not even do it. And they kept trying and trying and it was cutting the bottom of my mouth. They made me feel really stupid and were very threatening because they said, well your insurance isn't going to cover it unless you take this x-ray. So here I am in the car crying and trying to find out if anybody else has this problem. Of course I should know by now that if I have a problem a lot of people have a problem. It's never just me. Has anyone experienced this digital x-ray bs? How do I get through this? I asked for a smaller one. they said they didn't have one. They only had one size. I said how can that be when everyone has different sized mouths?...See MoreIt just keeps coming down
Comments (34)lol KD I'd have bought that trailor :) You know, I have to admit...I saw that there were doors in the seats of the motorhome bench seating table...and thought of Kelly immediately. They're impossible to use (tiny doors yet a huge open space) and thought...hummmm morgue drawers :OP He was just passing through this trip Kelly...picked up a car in st paul and headed to south dakota for the killing fields (ok I don't hunt birds so I'm obnoxious about the sport). Says it's so wet they can barely slog through the fields and the crops aren't in yet so the birds are winning in the hunt....See MoreHas craftsmanship just completely gone down in the past few decades?
Comments (29)In general it appears craftsmanship has gone down over the past few decades as illustrated in most of the above comments. However, there are plenty of fantastic craftsman around. I researched and read reviews and interviewed many specialized craftsman over the past 2 years to renovate just about all of my home. I had a craftsman who only does stairs, who did a superb job on my new oak staircase and bannister installation. He spent a lot of time matching the wood stain to my porcelain wood look floor tiles. I found an experienced tiler who did a beautiful job on my porcelain wood look tile floor installation. I had a great electrician ( a family friend) who installed all new lights and smoke detectors. I had an artistic kitchen designer as well as an experienced carpenter who installed my new kitchen, with great attention to detail. My cabinets were made by" Plain & Fancy", a Pennsylvania based company, who fabricated beautiful custom cabinetry. I had another excellent dedicated carpenter who installed my new front door. I recently had new wall to carpet installed by a local carpet store who called both days of my carpet installation to make sure I was a happy customer, and boy was I happy. The carpet store uses only experienced select carpet installers. My husband and I fixed all wall and ceiling nail pops and cosmetic cracks, I then washed and rinsed all walls and ceilings, sanded all molding and doors prior to painting the entire inside of our home. My husband is retired and I am semi retired, so we had the luxury to paint the home ourselves; we are pretty good painters, slow but sure. I chose these wonderful craftsman who all took pride in their work; and I would recommend them in a heartbeat. People who have seen my home comment on the great craftsmanship too. Yes, there are some good talented and dedicated craftsmen out there who take pride in their work; you just have to do your research, take your time, and find them....See MoreDental Q: Broken off small lower incisor — GLUING restoratative?
Comments (38)Hi, I am back after a short rest — getting my balance. Trying to between snow and sleet, med appointments, dental whallop, dropped iphone failing (grrrr), exhaustion and out of sorts. I want to thank all of you for your kind and thoughtful responses. I am trying to order seed for a money tree. So, I gave you two (2) expensive dental restoration issues. And, yes, FOAS, I goofed and forgot the lousy sketch of the broken off front lower incisor. I can barely draw an oval, but I will offer an approximation. I drew the incisors way too narrow, but it will still convey approximately where the tooth broke. (I told you that I s**k at drawing. I drew the teeth way too narrow. OOPS. Double the width. or at least half again. Person went to dentist and said way BOW COOP expensive. Dentist sset up a meeting in 6 weeks or so. Will discuss oter options. The owner of this mouth with missing tooth is, IMHO, too retiring. I asked if he asked dentist how long might new $$$ restoration (glue job) last. Said dentist told him could last 2 years or 3 or 4 or until the universe dries up and blows away. I replied, ”you’re saying that for ~$4,000 the resoration might last only 2 or 3 years? Then what? What ifit fails in a month? Do you get a refund?” The dentist is a ”Prosthodontist.” I always mis-spell that word, so say ”cosmetic dentist” which, as Elmer rightly pointed out is or tends to be a fluff term. I have same dentist. I’m sure board certified in several areas. Gone to him ever since he with broken incisor asked his picky periodontal surgeon who that guy would send his (stereotype not disclosed here ethnic group Mother to. That how he got the name of Dr. prosthodontist. The dentist is way pricy, but very good. Teaches at a big city dental school. Is artistic (I think that is a good indicator. I’ve had crowns and onlays that have lasted > (knock on wood) 30 years. He is fastidious. But as FOAS commented, maybe too good. LOL I don’t thinks I’ve got 30 more years on me. Maybe only 3 to 6, maybe 8 or 10. Yeah, got to love materials science. broken off teeth can be glued together, but as some have noted, maybe not for long. This prosthodontist has realistic aeshetics. He accepts natural looking teeth. His teeth are white but are far from perfect with imprefect alighnments and a few irregularities, maybe a chip or two. He doesn’t do chiclet teeth. I suppose the person could just leave himself gap tooth. When he annoys me, I find myself thinkig that it fits with his personality. I have some 2 part expoxy resin for reairing boats. Toxic as hell, but I could probably fashion a gap filler. PS, I have no idea why yourw supposed to put freshly broken tooth in water. I BELIEVE is is so that is does not disintegrate into powder....See More
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4 years agoI received an e-mail from our dentist's office this morning. This is a screen shot of the body of the message. I'm sure many more folks will be getting a similar message, if they haven't already. BUT, I do think that if anyone has a dental emergency, they should contact their dental office and they will be taken care of, as it says in the screenshot.
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