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F/U Dentist. . . --Long--
So I went today to have my fillings looked at. I'm now even more convinced that finding a new dentist is the absolute best option for us.
When I first went to the guy a year ago, its because I thought my wisdom teeth were causing tenderness. I was told at that point that I only had one wisdom tooth and that it wouldn't cause issues because he claimed that as soon as it barely touches another tooth, it stops moving. Also, the reason he said I had no other wisdom teeth is because they took xray's on my first visit and according to those xrays, it only showed the one that has already come in.
Fast forward to now. . .in which he was snide, along with the receptionist and then he had someone shadowing him, who was never introduced, but whatever.
They took a picture of my fillings and low and behold, there's another wisdom tooth that's horizontally impacted right behind where I've got the fillings.
So after he poked around and everything and put REALLY cold air on my teeth, he said that my fillings are fine and nothing is wrong with them, that I haven't chipped or broken a tooth or filling (thank God, but now Im really curious to know what the white thing was that I crunched the other day), and that there are only two options for me.
Option 1 : Go through surgery to remove the wisdom tooth because it *could* be putting pressure on my teeth with fillings (even though according to his previous statement. . that doesnt happen?).
Option 2 : Get a mouth guard because he thinks I may be grinding my teeth at night. (I've never done this before and DH has never noticed it before. Granted, it's very possible, but wouldn't all of my teeth be sore and how does that explain the extreme sensitive and headaches .. etc. ?)
So he's like "Which option do you want, because there's nothing else I can do".
Ummm I'll take the mouth guard thanks. So tomorrow I pick that up and we'll see what happens. Regardless though, after tomorrow, I'm not going back. We've found a dentist that is closer, is in network and has absolutely amazing reviews (100's of them).
Soooo just in case you were curious, even though you probably weren't, theres the update
Thank you for all the advice in the previous thread. I almost didn't go today, but figured I should for one last chance and to see if I can get rid of the pain before vacation. Without your encouragement to go, I probably would have chickened out.
When I first went to the guy a year ago, its because I thought my wisdom teeth were causing tenderness. I was told at that point that I only had one wisdom tooth and that it wouldn't cause issues because he claimed that as soon as it barely touches another tooth, it stops moving. Also, the reason he said I had no other wisdom teeth is because they took xray's on my first visit and according to those xrays, it only showed the one that has already come in.
Fast forward to now. . .in which he was snide, along with the receptionist and then he had someone shadowing him, who was never introduced, but whatever.
They took a picture of my fillings and low and behold, there's another wisdom tooth that's horizontally impacted right behind where I've got the fillings.
So after he poked around and everything and put REALLY cold air on my teeth, he said that my fillings are fine and nothing is wrong with them, that I haven't chipped or broken a tooth or filling (thank God, but now Im really curious to know what the white thing was that I crunched the other day), and that there are only two options for me.
Option 1 : Go through surgery to remove the wisdom tooth because it *could* be putting pressure on my teeth with fillings (even though according to his previous statement. . that doesnt happen?).
Option 2 : Get a mouth guard because he thinks I may be grinding my teeth at night. (I've never done this before and DH has never noticed it before. Granted, it's very possible, but wouldn't all of my teeth be sore and how does that explain the extreme sensitive and headaches .. etc. ?)
So he's like "Which option do you want, because there's nothing else I can do".
Ummm I'll take the mouth guard thanks. So tomorrow I pick that up and we'll see what happens. Regardless though, after tomorrow, I'm not going back. We've found a dentist that is closer, is in network and has absolutely amazing reviews (100's of them).
Soooo just in case you were curious, even though you probably weren't, theres the update
Thank you for all the advice in the previous thread. I almost didn't go today, but figured I should for one last chance and to see if I can get rid of the pain before vacation. Without your encouragement to go, I probably would have chickened out.
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Re: F/U Dentist. . . --Long--
[QUOTE]Your second sentence says you're "not" even more sure. Did you mean "now"? I hope your next dentist is more accommodating.
Posted by edielaura[/QUOTE]
Yup, I fixed it :)
Me too. I tried not to be a b*tch about it, but dag nabit, it's my teeth!
Thanks for 'listening' to my vent :)
Getting the wisdom teeth out is a topic of discussion with DH right now, but yeah, we're going to wait and go to the new dentist first. There's NO way I'm going to this guy for the removal. The sucky part is the 'surprise' tooth hasn't broken the gum and probably wont, so it'd have to be surgical (from my understanding so far), which apparently our dental doesnt cover a whole lot of that.
This surprise tooth is making me wonder if I have lower wisdom teeth as well now. Im starting to think either they randomly appear, or the dentist / tech took crappy pictures last time. . . Oh well.
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I grind my teeth at night. Most of the pressure falls on one tooth alone and it gets so sore I can't even eat soggy cereal without flinching.
GL with the new dentist! I definitely wouldn't go back to this asshat.
2. An oral surgeon will take them out, not a dentist.
3. Grinding your teeth actually can cause headaches, pain, and sensitivity. But you should still get your wisdoms out, regardless.
Everything the light touches is my kingdom.
The wisdom teeth will be coming out. The one that I have that's already come in isn't in deperate need to come out because it come down the correct way and has plenty of room ( at least right now ). The new one, that I wasn't aware I had, will def have to come out since it's under the gum and going the wrong way.
The mouthguard was the option I picked since I didn't want to deal with this guy anymore and I'm hoping it gives some relief, at least through vacation.
I really appreciate ya'll 'listening' to my vent / ramble and thank you for the information
I'll be calling the new dentist either today or tomorrow to see if they can get me in in the next couple of weeks. My 6month cleaning is in March, so it works out nicely, timing wise.
. . .heres to hoping the guard works!
If the mold hadn't already been made, I probably would just go to a sports store to see if something there would work.
[QUOTE]Unless the mouth guard is free don't get it. Just go to a sports store and get a mouth guard there.<strong> They do the same thing</strong>. Work wonders and are only a dollar.
Posted by AshnRobo[/QUOTE]
Eh, sort of...
I've been grinding my teeth for years but only recently did it cause me a lot of pain. When I went to the dentist, he discovered that by grinding my teeth for so long that the pressure had caused some shifting and pointy area of one tooth was now connecting with the middle of the tooth above it. For that, they took a mold and made a thick, virtually indestructable guard that would help realign my bite a bit so those teeth would no longer connect. It worked wonders for me, and a sports mouthguard will not do that.
I hadd a filling that kept falling out, a new dentist moved to town. Mom took me to him - he had a fit over the mess my mouth was in. I visited him twice a week for months to get everything straightened out. The old dentist hadn't been doing things at all, what he did wasn't right. I had teeth that had to be pulled because of the first dentist's neglect.
You want your teeth to last your whole life, get a secon opinion. This guy sounds nuts.
and this is from someone who had impacted eye teeth (laying on their sides above my other teeth. They had to pull the tooth that was there, stick a wire up and lasso the impacted tooth (remember laying on it's SIDE) and pull it down in to place. That wasn't my original dentist's fault but he knew it and never told my mom.
With me, they ended up pulling 3 of my 4 wisdom teeth. They left the 4th. I had to get braces, they moved my last bottom molar on the right up 1 space to replace the pulled tooth. When my wisdom tooth came in, it came in in the last position on the right.
I hate going to the dentist more than you can imagine 'cause I've spent WAY to much time there thanks to a incompetant practioner.