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This is a short blog because it's just a concern I have.
As you may know, my relationship with my dentist is relatively poor.
I don't like them and the amount of time it takes to clean my teeth or perform the surgeries. I'm not going to say why I have such poor teeth or their condition (actually I will probably in the end), but let's just say it's been a year or two since I last saw my dentist and now I'm paying the piper.
It's usually a dark pit with the dentist and my teeth. Each time I go, the work they need to do to my teeth is more and more severe. This isn't due to lack of brushing, but rather because I consume so many acidic stuff (I've stopped eating candy for two years now) and the effects wear my teeth down or accelerate its durability/erode my teeth.
I've had several cavities before and at first glance you wouldn't know and I'm not going to boast the numbers.
But right now, my teeth have hit a new low and wanted to know from people who've experienced this, what the dentist will do to my teeth.
I'm going for a cleaning in September, but they will see two major issues with my teeth (molar and the one before it/the cutting food tooth).
1. One of my teeth has a blatant hole in it. You can see that it's starting to rot from the inside or something. The hole hasn't gotten bigger since its inception nor do I feel any pain or sensitivity about it as I usually would with my smaller potential cavities (or holes that near nerves).
2. The bigger issue is my molar that has completely deteriorated. Half of it still stands, the other half has worn down to nothing or so and there's blackness at the bottom. Dead nerves perhaps and I should have saw a dentist before-hand.
Don't ask me why I didn't see them before, etc. etc. I'm not looking to be guilt-tripped and there are various reasons, poor and valid ones, that have delayed the whole thing.
I'm just looking to know what will they do to my teeth? Is it a lengthy process? Are they going to pull it out? Crown it (that makes it gold and stuff, right?, ugh).
Let me know please. So far, they've numb my mouth before and added a gel and reshaped some of my teeth. I think that's what they did.
I'll take some pictures if needed.
Thanks a lot, I'm just looking for my calms to be silenced or to prepare myself for the worst.
  
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Take some pictures. It's hard to tell what work needs to be done if we can't see what the problem is. It sounds like they're going to have to remove your molar from the sounds of it. Doesn't sound very healthy at all 
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You get to watch TV while they drill your teeth, so hope that a good show is on.
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On August 04 2011 09:39 Chairman Ray wrote:
You get to watch TV while they drill your teeth, so hope that a good show is on.
I had a 4-hour work done to my teeth, I got to listen to Day 9/Music.
No television.
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On August 04 2011 09:37 KonohaFlash wrote:Take some pictures. It's hard to tell what work needs to be done if we can't see what the problem is. It sounds like they're going to have to remove your molar from the sounds of it. Doesn't sound very healthy at all
Okay, I exaggerated. I took another gander of my mother and its sever, but it's not half of my tooth.
Let me get some fuzzy bad pictures.
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Usually they will give you a shot (it's inevitable) after rubbing some numbing gel on your gums. Then, they will drill away the stuff that is rotted, this gets rid of any possible bacteria/infection/grit/ whatever so they have a nice place to do a filling. Once the filling is in place they will use UV light to cure it really fast and you are as good as new.
As for your other tooth, depending on how bad it is, you will likely get a crown in place. I had filling in baby teeth but no idea what a crown feels like.
Also, if you don't already, use mouthwash. The stuff is amazing and will really help prevent cavities, my dentist noticed an incredible difference before and after I used it.
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OH YO PHANT!
Hit me up on steam man!
What does crowning consist of? What color will it be? Does it hurt? Expensive?
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Here are some fuzzy pictures. It's really hard, so this is the best I can do.
This is pictures of my second tooth.
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They're pretty terrible, but that black spot is essentially the tooth's bad spot.
The other four "orangey" spots you see are potential cavities forming or the deterioration of the tooth.
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Good luck with that, don't know what to tell you other than go to the dentist.
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I'm going, I just want to know what procedures would occur.
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1. See a dentist
2. Stop eating sugar
3. Stop drinking sugar (sodas, juices, etc.)
4. Drink some alcohol and swish around in your mouth.... alcohol is natural anti-septic.
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i havent seen a dentist in like 5 years. sucks being poor
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On August 04 2011 10:18 SpoR wrote:
i havent seen a dentist in like 5 years. sucks being poor
QFT
That's pretty much my life. Actually it's just a bullshit excuse I'm lying. I'm too fucking cheap so I brush my teeth and pray they don't fall out.
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On August 04 2011 10:16 eshlow wrote:
1. See a dentist
2. Stop eating sugar
3. Stop drinking sugar (sodas, juices, etc.)
4. Drink some alcohol and swish around in your mouth.... alcohol is natural anti-septic.
None of these are what I am talking about. It's very difficult giving advice or help when you don't read the entire topic.
It's very disrespectful.
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To be fair you do know how to write a very long OP ^.^
j/k <3
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I'm just looking to know what will they do to my teeth? Is it a lengthy process? Are they going to pull it out? Crown it (that makes it gold and stuff, right?, ugh).
I don't know. With only partial reading (I have cavities and the above quote), you can see what I am asking for or what kind of advice I need.
If you read further, you can see everything he says is a complete disregard to what I wrote .__.
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On August 04 2011 10:18 Probe1 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 10:18 SpoR wrote:
i havent seen a dentist in like 5 years. sucks being poor QFT That's pretty much my life. Actually it's just a bullshit excuse I'm lying. I'm too fucking cheap so I brush my teeth and pray they don't fall out.
Usually that's good enough. I always forget to brush my tongue, I have to work on that @_@
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On August 04 2011 10:19 Torte de Lini wrote:Show nested quote +On August 04 2011 10:16 eshlow wrote:
1. See a dentist
2. Stop eating sugar
3. Stop drinking sugar (sodas, juices, etc.)
4. Drink some alcohol and swish around in your mouth.... alcohol is natural anti-septic. None of these are what I am talking about. It's very difficult giving advice or help when you don't read the entire topic. It's very disrespectful.
Gonna drill it, if not root canal it.
Likely won't be painful if you're not feeling pain, but has the potential to be.
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1. One of my teeth has a blatant hole in it. You can see that it's starting to rot from the inside or something. The hole hasn't gotten bigger since its inception nor do I feel any pain or sensitivity about it as I usually would with my smaller potential cavities (or holes that near nerves).
2. The bigger issue is my molar that has completely deteriorated. Half of it still stands, the other half has worn down to nothing or so and there's blackness at the bottom. Dead nerves perhaps and I should have saw a dentist before-hand.
dentist will take x-rays to get an idea of depth of tooth decay
1. you should just need a filling. if you don't feel any pain or sensitivity, the decay probably is still in the enamel and hasn't reached the dentin. silver amalgam fillings are cheaper and last longer but the dentist will remove more healthy tooth material to put in a silver amalgam filling.
composite fillings (white) are more expensive and don't last as long as silver amalgam fillings but doesn't need as much healthy tooth material removed to be put in.
2. if your molar is in as bad a state as you say, then you might need a crown. it's completely up to what the dentist sees in the x-ray and visually of the tooth.
ideally, you should want a filling done because if crown work is done on a tooth with a healthy root pulp, there is potential that the trauma from the crown work can be too much for the root pulp to take and kill it and then the dentist would have to perform a root canal and put in a new crown.
if you're not feeling any type of tooth ache from the molar, you should not need a root canal. the dentist may still give you a warning that a root canal might need to be performed if the decay appears near the root chamber though.
I went about 10 years without seeing the dentist and got absolutely owned for it. I had to have 1 tooth removed and developed an abscess with that tooth. I've had 6 old fillings replaced because they've all developed some sort of decay under them (fillings break down over time) and will have my 7th and final old filling replaced this upcoming Friday. I've also had 2-3 new fillings done. all this work has taken place over the past 3-4 months.
I've learned my lesson. always go see the dentist every 6 months. just because your teeth don't hurt doesn't mean they are not fucked up.
my diet has changed too. I basically just drink water or milk now and avoid drinking anything sugary. I can't eat anything that is too chewy or requires a decent amount of bite force because I have deep and large fillings.
if I eat anything that is too chewy, then I risk putting too much pressure on my root and producing a tooth ache from an irritated pulp.
if I eat anything that requires a decent amount of bite force, then I risk a root pulp toothache and cracking my teeth because there isn't enough tooth structure to support the force of the bite.
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I hate brushing my tongue. All I can taste during breakfast is toothpaste and waking up pisses me off enough that I don't need another reason. I just stick to mouth wash for that.
Hell, half the time I don't wake up at home I just stick with mouth wash. My teeth definitely aren't in any way attractive but they aren't falling out. Oh wells can't have everything.
I don't know much about orthodontics but I imagine you can expect some kind of procedure to remove the plaque or whatever has grown on your molar. I doubt it's a cluster of dead nerves.. as the picture wasn't taken with a microscope.
But yeah, it'll suck but you'll probably get opiates. And that's a awesome silver lining.
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