I’m currently in the process of somewhat neglecting my dental needs… I brush every day, but I’m pretty sure I’ve had a cavity or two for a while, and haven’t been to the dentist in almost 2 years, despite having dental insurance… I just REALLY hate the dentist.
I know I am going to regret it someday soon. Maybe I can use this as a kick in the pants to finally at least try and make an appointment lol
Cavities can grow pretty fast. The toothbrush doesn’t get into the cavity itself so it creates the perfect moist, nutritious home for bacteria to multiply, making the cavity much worse. The logical choice for a person who hates dentists is to go sooner rather than later, because over the same amount of time the person who chooses later will get way more, way more invasive, and way more painful dentistry. Plus tooth pain in the meantime
I had a good streak of going every 6 months for almost a decade. One day I had an appointment in the afternoon, and was on my way to the office when a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through, it was super windy, crazy thunder, and pounding rain.
The thought of sitting in the chair with tools in my mouth if the power went out was enough to send me into a panic attack. I had to pull over. I calmed myself down, turned around and went home and no-showed the appointment and ignored all their calls… That break in the routine made it REALLY hard to get back into the routine. I’m in the process of making a lot of other positive changes in my life right now, so I just need to be strong and include the thing I don’t want to do but I know I NEED to.
It’s been 2 years, I have no idea. I definitely know that I didn’t consciously choose to start hyperventilating and losing the edges of my vision… It’s not like it’s anything I worry about now, it was a highly situational kind of anxiety. I know I just need to suck it up and make an appointment.
If one breaks and you can’t get to a dentist, clove oil is your friend, it numbs and kills bacteria (it was used for dentistry for a long time). You can make it if you really need to, but it’s pretty cheap at almost any drug store (it can kill the nerves though so be careful with it).
I did the same and now after three months of weekly visits my teeth are somewhat ok. Just go for a visit, apparently implants are shit and fixing 6 teeth isn’t great either.
Yeah, implant itself costs close to us$800 and installing it costs at least as much, and crown + installation will cost me at least 500. And dentistry considered extremely cheap here compared to other places.
I was quoted $8,000 for a single implant. The dentist told me my option was to just have the tooth extracted, because I still have my wisdom teeth and the other teeth could move over to fill in the gap.
I also checked out going to Costa Rica to have it done, where a US-trained dentist can do it for under $1,000.
I considered it, but it sounded like having the tooth extracted wouldn’t cause any issues, and my insurance paid for it. If things go bad, I can look into Costa Rica later.
I’m currently in the process of somewhat neglecting my dental needs… I brush every day, but I’m pretty sure I’ve had a cavity or two for a while, and haven’t been to the dentist in almost 2 years, despite having dental insurance… I just REALLY hate the dentist.
I know I am going to regret it someday soon. Maybe I can use this as a kick in the pants to finally at least try and make an appointment lol
Cavities can grow pretty fast. The toothbrush doesn’t get into the cavity itself so it creates the perfect moist, nutritious home for bacteria to multiply, making the cavity much worse. The logical choice for a person who hates dentists is to go sooner rather than later, because over the same amount of time the person who chooses later will get way more, way more invasive, and way more painful dentistry. Plus tooth pain in the meantime
I had a good streak of going every 6 months for almost a decade. One day I had an appointment in the afternoon, and was on my way to the office when a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through, it was super windy, crazy thunder, and pounding rain.
The thought of sitting in the chair with tools in my mouth if the power went out was enough to send me into a panic attack. I had to pull over. I calmed myself down, turned around and went home and no-showed the appointment and ignored all their calls… That break in the routine made it REALLY hard to get back into the routine. I’m in the process of making a lot of other positive changes in my life right now, so I just need to be strong and include the thing I don’t want to do but I know I NEED to.
Why is the power cutting out bad? Wouldn’t they just stop working and have you come back later?
Reasonable, logical thoughts would lead one to think that way… But unfortunately, anxiety works in mysterious ways.
But what are you anxious about? Like what do you think will happen if the power goes out?
It’s been 2 years, I have no idea. I definitely know that I didn’t consciously choose to start hyperventilating and losing the edges of my vision… It’s not like it’s anything I worry about now, it was a highly situational kind of anxiety. I know I just need to suck it up and make an appointment.
You should get a electric toothbrush. Its so much better at clearing and preventing plaque, I started flossing regularly too
If one breaks and you can’t get to a dentist, clove oil is your friend, it numbs and kills bacteria (it was used for dentistry for a long time). You can make it if you really need to, but it’s pretty cheap at almost any drug store (it can kill the nerves though so be careful with it).
I did the same and now after three months of weekly visits my teeth are somewhat ok. Just go for a visit, apparently implants are shit and fixing 6 teeth isn’t great either.
Also super expensive for implants
Yeah, implant itself costs close to us$800 and installing it costs at least as much, and crown + installation will cost me at least 500. And dentistry considered extremely cheap here compared to other places.
that seems very low. my bros implant was 6000 for the whole treatment, for one tooth.
I’m from a poor country with somewhat decent healthcare, 2500 usd is a lot around here.
I was quoted $8,000 for a single implant. The dentist told me my option was to just have the tooth extracted, because I still have my wisdom teeth and the other teeth could move over to fill in the gap.
I also checked out going to Costa Rica to have it done, where a US-trained dentist can do it for under $1,000.
I ended up just having the extraction.
you dint consider Costa rica? maybe too shoddy. i knew someone who went to thailand for dental work.
I considered it, but it sounded like having the tooth extracted wouldn’t cause any issues, and my insurance paid for it. If things go bad, I can look into Costa Rica later.
just be weary of them using any new tech, like robotic to do your implants. my parent did this and it was somewhat shoddy work,