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- The hills of Accrington
I had one and a half hours of drilling and filling yesterday. Not being too keen on having 11 anesthetic injections, I opted for the 'deaden the gums gel' before those needles went in.
It helped to stop about 90% of the injection pain I'd say, but the drilling made my head feel like it was vibrating. I asked the dentist if he could cap my front bottom teeth that for some reason seem to have been ground down by me grinding my teeth he said. I have no recollection of me being a teeth grinder, but he said he couldn't see any other reason, so it must be me. Anyway, he said having them capped doesn't come under the NHS as they don't give me pain so it'd be classed as cosmetic treatment meaning me having to pay. I can accept that, so I'm thinking of 'going private'. Before I left, the dentist arranged for someone to phone me and low and behold they phoned in 5 minutes, which was a bit difficult as I was next to a main road and my mouth was still dead from the anesthetic. They phoned back later and asked if I was interested in their treatment, saying that if I was it'll be £75 for a consultation and they'd prefer it if I paid over the phone there and then. Being careful with my pennies I told them I didn't have my bank card with me and would pay on the day of the consultation, giving me time to think about it and to ask advice, hence my thread! My main concern is that I have https://oralcancerfoundation.org/complications/osteoradionecrosis/, which makes me wonder if they'll just take my money then tell me I can't have those gold teeth or fillings I've always fancied! 🤔
Mods, If you think this is more a health concern rather than a Cafe type question, please move it to the Personal Matters part of CC, not the Health & Fitness part, as I've posted dental questions, comments on there before and received very few answers/replies.
It helped to stop about 90% of the injection pain I'd say, but the drilling made my head feel like it was vibrating. I asked the dentist if he could cap my front bottom teeth that for some reason seem to have been ground down by me grinding my teeth he said. I have no recollection of me being a teeth grinder, but he said he couldn't see any other reason, so it must be me. Anyway, he said having them capped doesn't come under the NHS as they don't give me pain so it'd be classed as cosmetic treatment meaning me having to pay. I can accept that, so I'm thinking of 'going private'. Before I left, the dentist arranged for someone to phone me and low and behold they phoned in 5 minutes, which was a bit difficult as I was next to a main road and my mouth was still dead from the anesthetic. They phoned back later and asked if I was interested in their treatment, saying that if I was it'll be £75 for a consultation and they'd prefer it if I paid over the phone there and then. Being careful with my pennies I told them I didn't have my bank card with me and would pay on the day of the consultation, giving me time to think about it and to ask advice, hence my thread! My main concern is that I have https://oralcancerfoundation.org/complications/osteoradionecrosis/, which makes me wonder if they'll just take my money then tell me I can't have those gold teeth or fillings I've always fancied! 🤔Mods, If you think this is more a health concern rather than a Cafe type question, please move it to the Personal Matters part of CC, not the Health & Fitness part, as I've posted dental questions, comments on there before and received very few answers/replies.
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they're completely private though and will ultimately do as I wish to pay for
