Dental bridges are so old school- even the Egyptians had those!- just no novacaine to deaden the pain
Dental Problems are interesting
by Terry 38 Replies latest jw friends
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rip van winkle
Yeah, but Moshe, look at the fine worKmanship!!!
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FlyingHighNow
This looks like do it yourself dentistry.
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MrFreeze
Shirley, it isn't so much the glue that makes it weak. Just the fact that it is a dead tooth after they do the root canal.
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Quentin
Thanks for the link Blonde...
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LV101
Mr Freeze --- you referred to Shirley mentioning the glue but I'd said my dentist told me the glue whether it's a rt. canal'd tooth w/crown or a capped tooth for cosmetic reasons or chipped tooth, whatever, the glues cause problems. Apparently, the glues are better today --- whatever better means. You are right about the rt. canals being dead teeth and that in itself can't be anything but brittle/dry. I know they don't like you to go long between having a rt. canal done and having the crown placed --- dentist told me yrs. ago don't mess around more than a couple of wks. because that rt. canal is so brittle --- like an egg shell and will bust w/out the crown on.
Quentin brings up a good point how the high costs of dental care seem to escape the attention of health care debates. I don't understand why this isn't more important and addressed.
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Broken Promises
LV101,
Do you have a problem with the word "root"?
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LV101
Broken Promises,
No problem here w/the word at all --- maybe I don't understand your question. I'd much rather have a root canal over an extraction to save a real tooth in my skull. I love going to the endodontist for root canals compared to the oral surgeon for an extraction. OMG!
I have reservation about implants, unfortunately. Don't relish the idea of a bolt being drilled into my jaw bone and I do have a problem w/having a bridge w/adjacent, healthy, teeth sawed down to hold a fake tooth in place for one. I don't like the options.
I've not researched the implants much --- funny, my dentist told me, "don't do that" --- always confidence building.
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