tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post8384060861255011594..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: GnashersStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-11401541150558528302007-09-04T08:05:00.000+02:002007-09-04T08:05:00.000+02:00I must admit, the thought of spending 8 hours a da...I must admit, the thought of spending 8 hours a day staring down into someone's throat and smelling their breakfast doesn't appeal to me either. I definitely couldn't do it!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-82812641816449870072007-09-04T07:36:00.000+02:002007-09-04T07:36:00.000+02:00About 10 years ago one of my wisdom teeth cracked ...About 10 years ago one of my wisdom teeth cracked and became infected, it took approximately 2 weeks to sort it out. I remember very little of those 2 weeks due to pain and the medication.I'm now a bit of an annoying Zealot when it comes to cleaning my teeth, as annoying as a born-again non-smoker.<BR/>I think Dentists are brilliant, it is definitely one job I couldn't do.As a nurse you get to do some pretty grotty things but caring for peoples teeth and mouths was definitely my nemesis.MOTHER OF MANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555514242369474271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-12045535281373612982007-09-04T00:54:00.000+02:002007-09-04T00:54:00.000+02:00Blimey! Shows what can happen when you just open w...Blimey! Shows what can happen when you just open wide, relax and leave it all up to the professionals.The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-56202618854638814802007-09-03T18:08:00.000+02:002007-09-03T18:08:00.000+02:00Hmm... or torture me with Mentadent P toothpaste w...Hmm... or torture me with Mentadent P toothpaste while I'm tied down in the reclining chair...? Hey, this idea could really go places...!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-63220623932967244592007-09-03T17:11:00.000+02:002007-09-03T17:11:00.000+02:00Well sounds like you got the pain alright!Perhaps ...Well sounds like you got the pain alright!<BR/><BR/>Perhaps she'll boss you about/chase you round with the special brushes and dental tape next time (if you ask nicely!)The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-20152798098583365822007-09-03T15:15:00.000+02:002007-09-03T15:15:00.000+02:00Hey some people would gladly pay £60 just to be bo...Hey some people would gladly pay £60 just to be bossed about... the dentistry bit would be an optional extra if you fancied "a bit of pain"... or so I've been told. Ahem.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-70438112961173304712007-09-03T14:59:00.000+02:002007-09-03T14:59:00.000+02:00Persevere Steve - I've now got the teeth and gums ...Persevere Steve - I've now got the teeth and gums of a 21 year old! (tho'I think she's chasing me to get them back!)<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, anything that isn't going to wrinkle as one gets older must surely be worth investing in treatment for. Demand some anaesthetic if the pain gets too bad - that's what I had for the first couple of rounds of my treatment.<BR/><BR/>But every day I thank my lucky stars that I found the tooth angel of Oxford before the tooth fairy found ME! A superb hygienist in Summertown to be precise - totally bossy and £60 a visit - but amazing.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-28038961368479454632007-09-03T14:15:00.000+02:002007-09-03T14:15:00.000+02:00The stainless steel carvery was bad enough, Amanda...The stainless steel carvery was bad enough, Amanda, but what I hated most of all was the "spit vac" that the dental assistant kept slipping into my mouth to stop me "from drowning" (the dentist's words)...!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-50877047627909555862007-09-03T11:16:00.000+02:002007-09-03T11:16:00.000+02:00Jeez, don't start with themetal implements please!...Jeez, don't start with themetal implements please!!!!The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-20522418665052899562007-09-03T11:09:00.000+02:002007-09-03T11:09:00.000+02:00Hi Laura, I must admit my teeth are a bit of a mes...Hi Laura, I must admit my teeth are a bit of a mess and are the one feature about myself that I hate... bad NHS dentist as a kid did for them basically. Still they're better than they were and despite the pain I am very confident in Dr Hassan's abilities. She only took over the dental business this year but she's been a huge improvement - thoroughly modernized the whole practise and I feel reassured by her proactive approach. I just hate having metal implements shoved in my mouth... no matter how much good they're doing me!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-68431154053641249162007-09-03T10:32:00.000+02:002007-09-03T10:32:00.000+02:00I never used to see the point of dental hygienists...I never used to see the point of dental hygienists and thought I had nice white teeth.<BR/><BR/>That was before I was diagnosed with rampant (previously undiagnosed) gum disease at the age of 30 and told my teeth would start falling out by the age of 40 without radical treatment.<BR/><BR/>Much 'root planing' later, I totally sympathise Steve. But it is *so* worth it, despite my now 20 min routine before going to bed of various bottle brushes, dental tape (far better than floss!)and a top of the range Sonicare elec toothbrush.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-11490257001717381472007-09-03T08:04:00.000+02:002007-09-03T08:04:00.000+02:00Hi Amanda, although mine was a true and honest acc...Hi Amanda, although mine was a true and honest account (hand on heart) I do wonder if maybe a lot of the pain I experienced was down to the fact that my teeth and gums are quite sensitive. Karen had a scrape and polish a while ago and hardly felt a thing... I suspect I'm just a coward with a low pain threshold... but then again I did walk around on a broken foot for 3 months last Christmas before the doctors bothered to send to for an X-ray to find out what was causing the pain so maybe my theshold isn't that low!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-2950064899045337612007-09-02T23:54:00.000+02:002007-09-02T23:54:00.000+02:00Wow, and I got such a friendly reminder in the pos...Wow, and I got such a friendly reminder in the post from ymown dentist....now I don't know what to do!! That wee Garfield looks harmless enough, am sure it won't hurt. But then again, thetre is your own reliable account. And george is a great dentist, so polite even when he's trying to coax me down from the ceiling, or with one foot on my chest as encouragment to keep still...The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.com