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think positive
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Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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yeah ive got friends who have been to thailand for root canals, and boob jobs (the guys generally stick with the dentist work!) but its not for me! Hubby had all his top teeth out a few weeks back, his new ones should be here this week (thankgod, can you imagine? he cant talk properly and i cant hear properly!) havet got a bill yet, not game to ask! my dentist is pretty good though, very reasonable with the charges, lovely Indian lady, doesnt bullshit or do stuff you dont need.
if youve got pain David, get to the dentist, leaving it just makes it worse when you eventually get there. _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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David
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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^ I don’t have any pain, thankfully, but I’m not sure it’s a good idea to wait until I do!
To give you some idea of the magnitude of my irresponsibility, the last time I had a dental check-up was probably around the date under my avatar on the left. I would have been going regularly if it wasn’t for the dread of my bank balance being decimated (and yes, I know the longer you leave it the worse it gets...) |
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Mugwump
Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Between London and Melbourne
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David wrote: | ^ I don’t have any pain, thankfully, but I’m not sure it’s a good idea to wait until I do!
To give you some idea of the magnitude of my irresponsibility, the last time I had a dental check-up was probably around the date under my avatar on the left. I would have been going regularly if it wasn’t for the dread of my bank balance being decimated (and yes, I know the longer you leave it the worse it gets...) |
In the age of fluoridated water your teeth may be ok, but it’s the hygienist who might get you. Dentists are extortionate but hygienists are ideological. They have no mercy. It could get very bloody.
I think free basic dentistry is the kind of thing a wise government should provide, rather than the self-aggrandising frippery in which modern government specializes. _________________ Two more flags before I die! |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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I neglected my chompers for a fair while through my 20s and 30's until things started to go wrong in my early 40s. So I made sure the private health insurance covered dental and took the plunge.
Found a (very) good dentist, went in and asked if he could save them or was it time for falsies. He voted to save them and I'm glad I did. Would have spent $15k on them over the past 10 years including 2 root canals, couple of crowns and a veneer over the top ones, insurance has covered probably $9k of that. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Skids
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Location: Joined 3/6/02 . Member #175
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I'm still laughing at the title of this thread! _________________ Don't count the days, make the days count. |
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Mugwump
Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Between London and Melbourne
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^ I know, I can see your teeth from here. _________________ Two more flags before I die! |
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K
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Mugwump wrote: | ...
In the age of fluoridated water your teeth may be ok, but ...
I think free basic dentistry is the kind of thing a wise government should provide, rather than the self-aggrandising frippery in which modern government specializes. |
Age and place. I believe only parts of the UK have (deliberately) fluoridated water. (Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is another question.)
On the title question, dental appearances are one way to tell Brits and Americans apart. (Presumably there are easier ways if you can get them to speak .) Whether the actual health differs behind the US facade of straightening and bleaching is not entirely clear to me. And where Oz lies on the spectrum is another question. |
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think positive
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Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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ill be an ozzie come wednesday night about 7pm, will i suddenly get better teeth?? _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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K
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Too late! |
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think positive
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ah well, they are pretty good anyway!! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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So you understand. Good. Well that's okay. Who, specifically, good are? |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
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think positive wrote: | ill be an ozzie come wednesday night about 7pm, will i suddenly get better teeth?? |
No, but how would you feel if you suddenly got boobs like Sam Fox? _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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think positive
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stui magpie wrote: | think positive wrote: | ill be an ozzie come wednesday night about 7pm, will i suddenly get better teeth?? |
No, but how would you feel if you suddenly got boobs like Sam Fox? |
that happened when i hit menopause, she can have em back! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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K
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I'll resist the temptation to Google "Sam Fox"... (Who is Sam Fox?) |
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think positive
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jeezus fricken christ r u young or...not that theres anything wrong with that! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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