[quote]SexMachine wrote:
I have been brought up to NEVER accept pain killers. It’s character building. [/quote]
Putting 75lbs on your back and climbing a mountain without painkillers is character building. Having dental surgery without painkillers for no good reason than to endure pain for the sake of enduring pain is just plain pointless, unless you’re a masochist. (IMO of course)
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
Also, ask your dentist not to use a local anaesthetic. S/he will argue that they need to use it so they can work without you wincing/moving. Demand to have it without. They will give in because they want your money.[/quote]
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I would directly refer a patient out who demanded something like that. That is equal to torture in my view and seriously doubt you had a surgical procedure done like that and didn’t have any anesthetic used at all.
What is your reasoning for not wanting the area numbed at all?
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I have been brought up to NEVER accept pain killers. It’s character building. My mother refused nitrous oxide and other pain killers when she fractured her pelvis. My father was a walking skeleton from cancer cachexia for 5 years and never took a pain killer.
If you’ve never seen a patient have an extraction without a local I think you’d be surprised at how low the pain level is. The figure eight wiggling of the tooth is a little painful. The yank is pretty painful for about 2-3 seconds. The rest is mild. I’m not trying to be a tough guy otherwise I’d be bragging on the ‘How Hardcore Are You?’ thread. I’m just talking about my experiences.
I’ve never taken so much as a paracetamol or aspirin in my life although I’ve had a local when they set a compound fracture of my finger. I told them I wouldn’t have it but they threatened to have me assessed by a psychologist and declared non compos mentis so I gave in.
EDIT: If you doubt it check out YouTube video entitled ‘My Wisdom Teeth Extraction Using Self-Hypnosis(No Local Anaesthetic)’. I just had it without the self-hypnosis bullshit.[/quote]
Have you ever drank yourself into a stupor after a breakup or some other personal problem? Of course you have.
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
Also, ask your dentist not to use a local anaesthetic. S/he will argue that they need to use it so they can work without you wincing/moving. Demand to have it without. They will give in because they want your money.[/quote]
?
I would directly refer a patient out who demanded something like that. That is equal to torture in my view and seriously doubt you had a surgical procedure done like that and didn’t have any anesthetic used at all.
What is your reasoning for not wanting the area numbed at all?
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I have been brought up to NEVER accept pain killers. It’s character building. My mother refused nitrous oxide and other pain killers when she fractured her pelvis. My father was a walking skeleton from cancer cachexia for 5 years and never took a pain killer.
If you’ve never seen a patient have an extraction without a local I think you’d be surprised at how low the pain level is. The figure eight wiggling of the tooth is a little painful. The yank is pretty painful for about 2-3 seconds. The rest is mild. I’m not trying to be a tough guy otherwise I’d be bragging on the ‘How Hardcore Are You?’ thread. I’m just talking about my experiences.
I’ve never taken so much as a paracetamol or aspirin in my life although I’ve had a local when they set a compound fracture of my finger. I told them I wouldn’t have it but they threatened to have me assessed by a psychologist and declared non compos mentis so I gave in.
EDIT: If you doubt it check out YouTube video entitled ‘My Wisdom Teeth Extraction Using Self-Hypnosis(No Local Anaesthetic)’. I just had it without the self-hypnosis bullshit.[/quote]
^ That’s not character building; it’s masochism.
[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
What is a veneer? Does it go over your tooth?
I myself would like to know about tooth implants. [/quote]
I just had one implant done and 2 more to go. I’m having the post done next month for the second one. That needed a bone graft, painful for a few days but not bad at all with vicodins. The tooth was out in January and the graft was done at that time. Had it looked at last week and they took xrays and said it was good to go next month. Once the post is in, it takes another 2-3 months to do the actual crown.
The simpler one didn’t need a bone graft and the whole process ran 4 months.
BG
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How much did one cost you? I have two empty spaces in my lower jaw where there never were any adult teeth there. I figure i’ll have to get a bone graft too since no tooth has been there for like 17 years. I’m just poor and it’s not covered by my insurance.
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
Also, ask your dentist not to use a local anaesthetic. S/he will argue that they need to use it so they can work without you wincing/moving. Demand to have it without. They will give in because they want your money.[/quote]
?
I would directly refer a patient out who demanded something like that. That is equal to torture in my view and seriously doubt you had a surgical procedure done like that and didn’t have any anesthetic used at all.
What is your reasoning for not wanting the area numbed at all?
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I have been brought up to NEVER accept pain killers. It’s character building. My mother refused nitrous oxide and other pain killers when she fractured her pelvis. My father was a walking skeleton from cancer cachexia for 5 years and never took a pain killer.
If you’ve never seen a patient have an extraction without a local I think you’d be surprised at how low the pain level is. The figure eight wiggling of the tooth is a little painful. The yank is pretty painful for about 2-3 seconds. The rest is mild. I’m not trying to be a tough guy otherwise I’d be bragging on the ‘How Hardcore Are You?’ thread. I’m just talking about my experiences.
I’ve never taken so much as a paracetamol or aspirin in my life although I’ve had a local when they set a compound fracture of my finger. I told them I wouldn’t have it but they threatened to have me assessed by a psychologist and declared non compos mentis so I gave in.
EDIT: If you doubt it check out YouTube video entitled ‘My Wisdom Teeth Extraction Using Self-Hypnosis(No Local Anaesthetic)’. I just had it without the self-hypnosis bullshit.[/quote]
Have you ever drank yourself into a stupor after a breakup or some other personal problem? Of course you have. [/quote]
I have drunk myself into a stupor numerous times but never as a way to deal with personal problems. Mostly out of idiocy and friends yelling ‘chug! chug! chug!’. Alcohol does have pain killing properties however. Point taken.
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
I have been brought up to NEVER accept pain killers. It’s character building. [/quote]
Putting 75lbs on your back and climbing a mountain without painkillers is character building. Having dental surgery without painkillers for no good reason than to endure pain for the sake of enduring pain is just plain pointless, unless you’re a masochist. (IMO of course)
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Forced marches without taking painkillers eh? That’s a new one. You’ve inspired me to do my cardio today without the usual intravenous morphine injections.
BTW - Masochism refers to receiving pleasure or sexual gratification from pain. I can assure you that whilst the pain wasn’t severe I was not in pleasure nor sexually aroused.
Back to the subject of the thread: For crowns on molars in particular I would strongly recommend gold. Why gold is vastly superior to porcelain:
I’ve been getting some dental work done recently and the dental assistant always touches her boobs to my head.
[quote]belligerent wrote:
I’ve been getting some dental work done recently and the dental assistant always touches her boobs to my head.[/quote]
OMG yes, thats so awsome. I put up with a shithouse dentist mainly because of the hot assistant he had.