Re: OT Ann Coulter column Revenge of the Queers


"Stuart Krivis" <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:48:23 -0400, "Cathy F." <clfr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


BTW - having a crown made & put into place is tedious - usually long
sessions in the dentist's chair, but it is not a painful procedure. Even
a
root canal isn't painful - they numb you up to the gills, with Novocain
shot
directly into the canal(s) after the initial shots into the gums (&/or
upper
palate - depending upon which tooth is being done). The local anesthesia
needles are the most painful part of the whole deal. Only the infection

Every endodontist I've been to has said, "My, what long and twisty
roots you have!" It makes for a long session, and my jaw gets really
sore. There's also that last little bit of the nerve that always seems
to cause really intense pain, although it's only for a moment.

Is it because the roots are twisty that Novocain can't be shot down into
their apexes to get rid of that moment of "on the ceiling" pain? I did have
a lot of pain in one root with one molar that was being treated. He'd shoot
Novocain into it, but it still wasn't numb. Finally found that that root
had a side appendage - it "Y"-ed off - so the Novocain had been going down,
only to shoot back up through the other end. Once he figured that out, the
next injection completely numbed it.


The worst one was an upper back molar where they had me hanging head
down in the chair and I kept feeling like I was going to pass out or
throw up.

I was in that position a couple of times for apical surgeries. The first
time, I felt like I was going to slide off the chair, backwards, for about
the first 3 minutes. After that, it was okay. (I've been known to doze off
in the dentist's chair - it takes a LOT to rattle me at the dentist.)

caused by the abscessed tooth, necessitating the dental visits for root
canals & caps/crowns, are painful - sometimes extremely so.

I've never (knock on wood) had that happen.

Count yourself lucky. The pain can be incredible. Ranges from a tooth
quietly dying - with no pain, to an ache that's annoying but tolerable, to
extreme can't-function-at-all-pain.

On the other hand, my youngest brother grew up with fluoridated water
and his teeth haven't needed anywhere near as much work as mine.

I didn't grow up w/fluoridated water, either. And IIRC, fluoridated
toothpaste wasn't on the market until .. early 60's maybe?? Plus I appear
to have inherited my father's teeth (many trips to dentist for infected
teeth), Vs. my mother's (probably doesn't have even one root canal).

My dentist told me that his practice is turning into mainly emergency
treatment (like getting a tooth knocked out playing football) and
cosmetic treatment. People who have had fluoridated water all their
lives just don't need the same amount of restoration work.

Yes, one of my dentists said basically the same thing.

Cathy




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