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I slipped in the shower and the only thing that arrested my fall was a metal bar catching my top front teeth. One tooth shattered, one tooth broke in half above the gum line and another (lateral incisor) merely broke just before the nerve ending. It required $8000 of dental surgery (about half-way through the process atm) of which insurance covered exactly $980 us dollars.  Anyway, at least I got some oxy out of the deal 
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Seven grand for three teeth? Man. I haven't been to the dentist in a while but gently caress that. RIP to your dead chompers, matey.
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Nov 12, 2025 13:42
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phasmid posted:I haven't been to the dentist in a while but gently caress that. this is a wise financial decision tbh
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Ooof. Did they put you fully under? Also is there a Dentistry thread tag? I feel like there used to be a Dentistry tag
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Anderson Koopa posted:Ooof. Did they put you fully under? general anesthesia was an extra $1200 so no, I opted for just good ol novocaine.
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Nov 12, 2025 13:59
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Buce posted:general anesthesia was an extra $1200 so no, I opted for just good ol novocaine. Ooof. Hope you feel better
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Nov 12, 2025 14:03
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Also I found the dentistry tag lol. It's in the goon doctor
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Nov 12, 2025 14:07
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ooooof  my dad had to get dentures and they cost like 20k or something like that
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Nov 12, 2025 14:11
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might as well start up a nice lil meth habit now that your teeth are ruined anyway, there’s no downside, it’s all upside
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Nov 12, 2025 14:17
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Big hug That suuuuuucks
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Nov 12, 2025 14:26
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did you get 3 separate implants with the little post drilled into your jaw bone and then the fake tooth cap on top? or were they 3 adjacent teeth and you got a bridge? i dunno where you are in the process but I had something similar happen and the fake teeth they were going to put in on the posts when they posts were ready looked terrible. they took an impression and scans of the color or whatever so it was supposed to be good but I guess there is still a bit of an art to making them match and I had them remake it 3x times to get it right. didn't cost me anything more, I just refused to accept it until they got it right. keep that in mind for yourself and don't be afraid to strongly advocate on your behalf. remember you are going to see these things on your face every day like they were obviously terrible, the size was too small or too transparent and looked blue but the dipshits at the dentist were totally going to permanently affix them to the posts unless I stopped them. Captain Beans fucked around with this message at 14:36 on Nov 12, 2025 |
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Nov 12, 2025 14:28
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That sucks
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Nov 12, 2025 14:29
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that's why i never shower
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Nov 12, 2025 14:30
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This is why I chew on forks, it builds up resistance to metal objects
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Nov 12, 2025 14:32
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I am sorry about the pain and fear Buce, hope both are shortlived <3
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Nov 12, 2025 14:33
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What do you want for Christmas?
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I see you've discovered why dental tourism is a thing.
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Nov 12, 2025 14:40
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drat that's some lovely insurance. Condolences.
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The faucets in my shower used to have sharp 4-pointed metal handles. I replaced them with rounded ceramic handles specifically because of accidents like op described.
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Nov 12, 2025 14:50
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drat that bites
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Shoulda flown to Cuba and had it done there
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Nov 12, 2025 14:56
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dental insurance has gotta be one of the greatest scams out there, i need to get in on it
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Captain Beans posted:did you get 3 separate implants with the little post drilled into your jaw bone and then the fake tooth cap on top? bridge, doc recommended it over individual implants because the adjacent teeth/roots were in good health. Also implants would have added like 5+ months of recovery time for non-significant benefit
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Surely there's images of this annihilation.
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Grey Cat posted:I see you've discovered why dental tourism is a thing. oh i know -- unfortunately, time was not on my side in this case PureEvil6_13 posted:Surely there's images of this annihilation. i wish i had the wherewithal to get some sick photos, but I think I was kind of in shock -- also I suffered a staggering amount of blood loss, so I was pretty loopy. sorry
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In second grade I was loving around with a chair and snapped both of my new adult front teeth in half with the metal legs. Had bonds for over 30 years now. Only needed to replace them twice so far. But it's loving crazy looking in the mirror and seeing the gnarly damage. Condolences my dude
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Quote posted:In second grade I was loving around with a chair and snapped both of my new adult front teeth in half with the metal legs. i'm guessing the break didn't impact the nerve? i'm told that's the ... "ideal" tooth chip/break situation
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I just went to the dentist for the first time in about 20 years. Had to have a couple pulled and a bunch of fillings, but I expected far worse. Insurance capped out at $1k so it cost me like $5k. Getting a bridge done next year so the insurance will cover $1k of that too. It’s not the front teeth so it can wait. Also I discovered I have a reaction to lidocaine. I almost passed out. That was fun.
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Sorry OP, teeth stuff sucks, hope you get it sorted as soon as possible. I lost two molars this year from grinding my teeth at night so hard that they were digging into my jaw bone and causing horrible pain. Had em yanked under local plus a bone graft so they have something to set the implants in next year. I’m a $1000 in so far with insurance and I just got a bill for another $727 that I need to investigate because that would negate everything the insurance supposedly already paid for.
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drat Buce, that blows, on so many different fronts. I've gone through 2 implants over the last 1.5 years and a couple of root canals and other things, and it's been tough, but absolutely nothing compared to what you're going through. How many painful trips to the chair have you been through already? Is the worst of the work done? What did they have to do? Take everything out?
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Nov 12, 2025 15:51
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I'd want gold for that money. Real classy like.
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teeth loving suck. if i can ever get an NHS dentist it'll still cost me thousands of £'s for the work i need done at this point. if i go private it'll be more like tens of thousands of £'s i can afford neither anyway it's bs how sharks can regrow them or whatever
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I goddamn gently caress poo poo piss hate this country for you and all of us
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This is another reason why we put those grip tape stickers down on the bottom of our bathrub
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I'm sure they promised tooth regrowing treatments were just a few years away 30 years ago.
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Sorry, Buce. I’ve had crummy teeth my whole life (genetics + well water throughout childhood), and despite mostly having insurance and care, it’s a nightmare. Doesn’t help that the industry is full of predatory scammers enabled by our crappy healthcare system. Don’t get hooked on the oxy!
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goatface posted:I'm sure they promised tooth regrowing treatments were just a few years away 30 years ago. all held back by Big Tooth
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redshirt posted:drat Buce, that blows, on so many different fronts. I've gone through 2 implants over the last 1.5 years and a couple of root canals and other things, and it's been tough, but absolutely nothing compared to what you're going through. the dentist was able to do most of the work in a single 2hr block (it helps that i'm good friends with his sister, so i'm almost certainly getting preferential treatment). had to have 2 extractions, 2 bone grafts, and lots of drilly-grindy poo poo. honestly not that bad. despite being an anxiety-sufferer (paxil, bro) i have literally zero dental anxiety for some reason. so i just said let's do it all at once, buddy  Ars Arcanum posted:Sorry, Buce. I’ve had crummy teeth my whole life (genetics + well water throughout childhood), and despite mostly having insurance and care, it’s a nightmare. Doesn’t help that the industry is full of predatory scammers enabled by our crappy healthcare system. yeah, i've also dealt with my fair share of absolute poo poo scum dentists in the past. i only requested 5 oxys because i don't want to go down that path. ibuprofen can do the heavy lifting. Buce fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Nov 12, 2025 |
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Roundup Ready posted:I goddamn gently caress poo poo piss hate this country for you and all of us
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tom cruise only has one front tooth and it didn’t hold him back, so i think you should read dianetics and maybe visit your local scientology compound, they will help
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