I Have 3 Cavaties....

[scouse_dave]

Originally posted by Lizard Queen
He owes my dentist $1200. I kinda feel bad for making him go.

i was under the impression that canadian healthcare was free/heavily subsidised...

Originally posted by scouse_dave
i was under the impression that canadian healthcare was free/heavily subsidised...

That's right. Health care is. Dentistry is an optional thingy. But he's got good dental insurance with his work so he only owes them about $300-$400.

Fillings, braces, and cleanings should NOT be footed by the government.

Originally posted by scouse_dave
i was under the impression that canadian healthcare was free/heavily subsidised...

Oh, I just remembered. Cleanings for kids under 12 are free. I don't know about cavities cause I've never had one.

[scouse_dave]

Originally posted by Lizard Queen
Fillings, braces, and cleanings should NOT be footed by the government.

...and why not?

Originally posted by scouse_dave
...and why not?

They are not fundamental to health. Certainly not the braces, at least.

If hearing aids aren't covered, braces sure as hell shouldn't be.

[scouse_dave]

Originally posted by Lizard Queen
They are not fundamental to health. Certainly not the braces, at least.

If hearing aids aren't covered, braces sure as hell shouldn't be.

you guys suck.

Originally posted by scouse_dave
you guys suck.

We all know the British have lovely dental hygene after all!

[pink_ribbon_scars]

I've got 4 fillings all in all, and 2 of them happened a few weeks ago. I had the first 2 cavities when I was very young, so I had no idea what kind of pain to expect when getting my new fillings. I rejected the numbing shot at the urges of my hygenist (who happens to be my aunt) and the drilling was the only bit that hurt and it didn't even hurt that bad. I guess there's no other kind of pain that feels like drilling on a tooth, because it felt completely strange to me. Thank God that's over.

You guys need to get one of these flosser things that's like a tooth brush but has a little flossing head on the end. It's a lot easier to get yourself to floss with one of those.

[scouse_dave]

Originally posted by Lizard Queen
We all know the British have lovely dental hygene after all!

i was being sarcastic actually...i thought canada had a pretty socialist healthcare system. i was wrong.

but now that you mention it, what do you honestly know about the general standard of dental hygiene in Britain? i'm guessing precisely nothing.

Originally posted by scouse_dave
i was being sarcastic actually...i thought canada had a pretty socialist healthcare system. i was wrong.

but now that you mention it, what do you honestly know about the general standard of dental hygiene in Britain? i'm guessing precisely nothing.

I watch Bob & Margaret! He's a British dentist.

[scouse_dave]

Originally posted by Lizard Queen
I watch Bob & Margaret! He's a British dentist.

oh, okay, nothing. thanks.

[morphinebitch]

i haven't ever had any.

[oui henri]

Originally posted by wangcomputers

Are they causing you pain? Or did the dentist just tell you that you needed them out?

I've been reading that some dentists will remove them unnecessarily for the sake of profit.

the don't bother me at all, they only did when they were coming through the gum(which was like 2 years ago) but that is understandable. Only 2 out of the 4 have peeked out of the gum. Apparently the dentist doesn't "like" how they look. they're growing in crooked but my boyfriend says his dentist said the same thing to him and 3 out of his 4 straightened.

i couldn't even see my top two on the x-ray.

i agree with the whole "sake of profit" thing as well since my dad said that sometimes the hospitals will do it and my dentist was basically trying to talk him out of going that route.

I mentioned before that i have 3 cavaties and more forming. well, common sense would say to nip the forming ones in the butt before they become full blown.

i think what my dentist is trying to do (since each filling's price is determined by the size of the cavaties and which teeth they're on) is wait until they're big enough that i need a large filling (which is over $100 since the medium one is just that)

[strange_one]

Originally posted by wangcomputers
ouch, I don't think it costs that much here.

it is only a couple hundred bucks to get wisdom teeth removed down here

[pink_ribbon_scars]

supposedly they also take a lot of wisdom teeth out because they can cause crowding of the rest of the teeth.

[murgle]

this thread reminds me to go to the dentist


my wisdom teeth are coming in. At least 2 have broken through the gums... I need to get them removed but I'm fearing it
(and im poor. heh)