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    #21
    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

    I've had two root canals. One on a front tooth done on the NHS in Sussex and that went fine (the nerve was dead so I actually had it done without any anaesthetic!). The second was with all the special equipment and needed some numbing but was far gentler than any filling I've ever had. The crown work was also really good.
    I didn't get fancy tech but it was actually one of the less painful fillings, the problem was simply the fear. Getting an idea just how deep in he was going, and worrying that at any moment they might hit a nerve. The worst thing was the nasty hydroxide (IIRC)!
    Originally posted by MaryPoppins
    I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
    Originally posted by vetran
    Urine is quite nourishing

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      #22
      Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
      I've had a lot of work due to some busted teeth
      Hands up who is surprised someone knocked NL's teeth out?



      Originally posted by MaryPoppins
      I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
      Originally posted by vetran
      Urine is quite nourishing

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        #23
        Originally posted by d000hg View Post
        Hands up who is surprised someone knocked NL's teeth out?


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          #24
          I still have an NHS dentist and the differences at my practice are:

          1. Treatment is in a box room rather than a spacious office.
          2. You don't get to watch videos of reef fish.
          3. The dentists appear to be young/newly qualified and therefore less experienced.

          If you want fancy things like white fillings you're still paying private costs for it along with various other 'non-essential' work.
          Last edited by Smartie; 21 January 2022, 16:52.

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            #25
            Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

            Too much of an open goal, love you really NLUK
            Originally posted by MaryPoppins
            I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
            Originally posted by vetran
            Urine is quite nourishing

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              #26
              Originally posted by Smartie View Post
              I still have an NHS dentist and the differences at my practice are:

              1. Treatment is in a box room rather than a spacious office.
              2. You don't get to watch videos of reef fish.
              3. The dentists appear to be young/newly qualified and therefore less experienced.

              If you want fancy things like white fillings you're still paying private costs for it along with various other 'non-essential' work.
              The quality of the normal amalgam fillings used for the NHS is the lowest possible and only lasts a year or two. NHS will give the absolute minimum of treatment and because they use outdated x-ray equipment they often overlook hard to find cavities.
              "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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                #27
                Been with the same NHS dental practice for 20 odd years. Always been excellent. My teeth are crap due to neglect in my younger days and I've had a couple of extractions, crowns and root canals done as a result. The first root canal I had done privately before I came to this one. It got horribly infected and had to be re-done twice. It flared up again a few years later and the NHS guys I'm with now spotted that the private guy had left part of the drill lodged in the nerve canal which meant they didn't flush out the infection properly and it had slowly been rotting from the inside. I ended up having to have the whole tooth removed as there was no way to remove the broken drill bit without it getting very very expensive (1000's) with a specialist oral surgeon and still no guarantee it would save the tooth or stop the infection coming back.

                Everything else I've had done there has been excellent, another root canal, 2 crowns and another extraction as well as regular checkups and the odd filling (mostly replacing old ones as they start to crumble.) and they are on the ball about using different techniques and procedures to do the best job.
                They do private cosmetic stuff as well, whitening , straightening etc. but are not pushy and happy to advise on cost/benefit etc.
                "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                  It flared up again a few years later and the NHS guys I'm with now spotted that the private guy had left part of the drill lodged in the nerve canal which meant they didn't flush out the infection properly and it had slowly been rotting from the inside. I ended up having to have the whole tooth removed as there was no way to remove the broken drill bit without it getting very very expensive (1000's) with a specialist oral surgeon and still no guarantee it would save the tooth or stop the infection coming back.
                  That happened to my wife, who is very VERY scared of the dentist. After taking a long time to get the courage to have it done she started getting problems and an x-ray showed the same. I didn't realise just how truly tiny the files/drills were.

                  She opted (without much choice) to have it extracted during lockdown and has been traumatised about the dentist since - normally you can visit somewhere for sedation but this wasn't possible, and I couldn't even go in with her.

                  Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                  I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
                  Originally posted by vetran
                  Urine is quite nourishing

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by Paddy View Post

                    The quality of the normal amalgam fillings used for the NHS is the lowest possible and only lasts a year or two. NHS will give the absolute minimum of treatment and because they use outdated x-ray equipment they often overlook hard to find cavities.
                    Depends on your dentist.

                    The two amalgam fillings that are in my mouth have been there for years.

                    Mine does NHS and private work.

                    The practice tries to push people to private but my individual dentist tells you whether you should bother or not.

                    In my case it is not bother.

                    Last edited by SueEllen; 21 January 2022, 18:36.
                    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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