User Panel
User Panel
User Panel
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 4:34:52 PM EDT
4hrs! Today for an emergency root canal. The bill? $1052
 On a brighter note I just opened a new gift bottle of Jim Beam...Strictly for medicinal purposes. |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 4:51:31 PM EDT
[#1]
my record was 11 1/2 hours for 3 root canals at one sitting.
mike |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 5:20:58 PM EDT
[#2]
Quoted: 4hrs! Today for an emergency root canal. The bill? $1052 [rolleyes] On a brighter note I just opened a new gift bottle of Jim Beam...Strictly for medicinal purposes. 4hrs? Did the roots terminate in your boots? A typical first appt. for a root canal shouldn't take more then 45-60 minutes. Are you sure he/she was a dentist or an endodontist? |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 5:21:36 PM EDT
[#3]
Quoted: my record was 11 1/2 hours for 3 root canals at one sitting. mike For the love of god man, are you serious??!! |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 5:29:11 PM EDT
[#4]
The dentist and I were the only guys in the office...Well other than the IT guy working on the system(office is closed for the holidays). He spent pretty much the entire time with me. He did refill another tooth. He is an acquaintance and a cousin of a friend of mine.
I guess this is what I get for 15 years between dentist visits. |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 7:59:45 PM EDT
[#5]
I had all of them bashed and chrushed out,and just before the surgery I reached under his smock and grabbed him by the balls!
I said now we aren't gonna hurt each other are we Doc? Bob [:D] |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 8:03:18 PM EDT
[#6]
/boudt 3 hrs. When i was a Kid I needed 2 wisdom +2 additional teeth pulled for yes-Braces.
They gave me multiple novacain injections. No pain-Just the horrible grinding sound when the dentist extracted my chompers. The sound was the worst, followed by a refreshing gush of 0 positive[puke] |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 8:10:59 PM EDT
[#7]
I tried to resist the novacain.
He finally told me "Hey tough guy you can't flinch like that, you are getting another shot" We ended up with [b]8[/b] shots and he upgraded to a different type. The last ones were directly into the nerve and soft tissue in the middle of the root. That was painful |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 8:28:56 PM EDT
[#8]
You guys have got me beat. 2 hours for cleaning and I fell asleep during the process.
Fred |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 8:36:37 PM EDT
[#9]
A recent root canal cost me about $600. Initial appointment he just drilled out the center of the tooth killed the nerve and put in a temporary filling. went back too weeks later and the root canal procedure was performed. Went back a week after that to have 2 fillings replaced. Went back a week again after that for another filling replacement. And I still need a crown done for the tooth that had a root canal.
Oh yeah and both my medical/dental insurance policies were cancelled without my knowledge. No longer covered under my stepdad's policy since he divorced my mother and technically I am no longer his step-son. No longer covered under my mother's policy because I am no longer a student. So I had to pay all the dental bills out of pocket...still paying them down. I had the same problem 1GunRunner had....they had to keep shooting me up with novacaine like crazy. 5 or 6 shots each visit before I'd stop feeling the pain of the drilling. That really sucked. At least the dentist I have now doesn't treat me like I did something wrong. That's the attitude a lot of dentists have that I hate. The one I currently see is suprisingly honest..."oh yeah fillings usually only last 5-10 years so its something to keep an eye on" |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 8:37:35 PM EDT
[#10]
Root canals are child's play. Try a triple apicoectomy. [chainsawkill] |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/22/2003 10:50:56 PM EDT
[#11]
Well he said that the root canal I needed a year ago would have been "child's play"...
Today it was something different... |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 2:05:24 AM EDT
[#12]
I had 8 back teeth pulled in a couple of hours..these wern't even my wisdom teeth...It was for braces...had 13 cavities when I was 7
|
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 2:13:10 AM EDT
[#13]
Im not sure, a few hours at least. I usually sleep through most of it and wake up when the novicane wears off. It sucks having to get all your molars crowned.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 4:12:55 AM EDT
[#14]
4 wisdom teef at once while awake and watching him with the scalpel and pliers (all bloody) about 4 hrs me thinks.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 4:13:16 AM EDT
[#15]
Quoted: my record was 11 1/2 hours for 3 root canals at one sitting. mike Good God, man thats insane!! |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 4:19:27 AM EDT
[#16]
When I had my wisdom teeth pulled, the oral surgeon put me out. I knew nothing about it. My wife said it only took about 20 minutes to get all 4 of them.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 4:56:57 AM EDT
[#17]
I spent a very enjoyable 3 hours in a dental chair.
I was having sex with a girl friend. And she wasn't the only one either. My dad is a dentist and I had a key to the office. Don't think for one minute I didn't take advantage of that growing up. Sex and laughing gas is a unique experience.[8D] |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 5:38:04 AM EDT
[#18]
A few hours getting all 4 wisdom teeth pulled. No nitro...just novacaine.
I looked like a chipmunk after that....cheeks were swollen, and mouth was packed with gauze. |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 5:47:37 AM EDT
[#19]
I stay as long as I can. My dentist has an assistant that's HOT. I'm glad they have that lead thing on my lap when she leans over to do the x-rays.
I've been known to eat a whole bag of Oreo cookies out in the waiting room when I'm going to get my teeth cleaned. Sometime they have to cancel the rest of their appointments that day! |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 5:50:46 AM EDT
[#20]
dead serious. it was last year. the dentist told me she was going on vaction the next day and all three needed to be done as soon as possible. . She ran into some problems with the first one. the other 2 went quick and easy.
I think my jaw hurt worse the next day than the root canals did. I got to the point i couldn't open my mouth for 2 days. The muscles were completely exhausted from being stretched for so long. mike |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 6:11:47 AM EDT
[#21]
i haven't been to a dentist in 16 years
|
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 6:20:04 AM EDT
[#22]
Geez, some of you guys need to look for new dentists. I had a root canal in September, just a week before I was to go overseas for several weeks. I was in the Endodontist's office for a [b]total[/b] of 45 minutes, most of which was filling out the stoooopid forms, looking at [i]current[/i] magazines, and waiting for the prescription to be written. I was in the chair for less than 10 minutes, and probably more like 7-8, most of which was waiting for the local to take effect. The actual procedure took only a couple of minutes. Seriously. I was shocked at how quickly the guy worked. No chit-chat, no bullshit with this guy. I went back about 4 days later for him to remove the packing and put the filling in, and it was the same deal. The damage was about $475, I think.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 6:30:03 AM EDT
[#23]
I've had 8-10 root canals done.
All under 1 hour. Only time I had pain was the one in the lower left side. He gave me 8 shots of novacain. Never hit the nerve. I ended up breaking the arm off the chair. Found out at the next office that I have a displaced nerve on that side. Now they hit it on the first shot every time. |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 8:10:32 AM EDT
[#24]
ANY time spent in a dentist's chair is too damn long. I've spent so many painful moments in dentist's chairs that I have developed a full-blown neurosis.
When I was in school, broke, I had a bad habit of developing toothaches at finals time. I once made the mistake of going to a dental college in desperation. I was (treated?) by a 400lb. german woman with lots of facial hair. Evidently they thought a "deep-scale" cleaning was just what the doctor ordered. So this NAZI does her thing, lecturing me the whole time about flossing. "In the vuture, you vill floss! This is what happens when you don't" I later begged some green from my folks and went to a real dentist. He immediately recognized that I needed a root canal. If junkies get as much from the needle as I did from that one shot of novocain... it was wonderful. Anyway, this is Christmas, and we usually get to go home a little early. I needed to re-check my zero on my AR, and I was planning a trip down to the farm for said purpose. Since I read this post, I think I'll find a pic of that little ol lady from "throw Momma from the train", draw in a crosshair, and get even with all the Dentist/Nazis. "Throw down your floss and be free!You have nothing to lose but your teeth." |
|
|
|
Posted: 12/23/2003 8:27:47 AM EDT
[#25]
For however long they will leave the gas turned on. Thank God I have never had any major dental stuff done. They scare me worse than clowns.
|
|
|
Win a FREE Membership!
Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!
You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.
AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types.
From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm.
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more.
Copyright © 1996-2024 AR15.COM LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.
AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own.
