tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post7232080362548057788..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Tooth Fairy!Ally Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-37777991608551848312014-04-09T05:02:28.617+10:002014-04-09T05:02:28.617+10:00Tartar titan. I love it. Now only if dentists are ...Tartar titan. I love it. Now only if dentists are as loved as the hygienists, everyone will have better teeth! So sorry about your bad experiences with dentists. The extractions must have been scary and most probably unwarranted. However, dental care is better nowadays, which means there shouldn't be as daunting as before.<br /><a href="http://metrodentalassociates.blogspot.com/2014/03/wyoming-mi-uses-cerec-3d-machine-for.html" rel="nofollow">Jason Dew @ GRMetroDental.com</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041269059281510142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-37312567899554370612014-03-15T04:25:34.376+11:002014-03-15T04:25:34.376+11:00Going to the dentist can be really scary. However,...Going to the dentist can be really scary. However, we have no choice but go because we need them to take care of our oral health, especially with regards to extracting your fully-blown wisdom teeth. Awww, the surgery can be horrifying, but you can do it.<br /><br /><a href="http://philly-dentist.blogspot.com/2013/12/three-ways-to-perfect-smile.html" rel="nofollow"> Gerald Regni</a><br />Dr. Gerald Regnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16856012292963198412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-76918095115249926362014-03-14T01:36:55.399+11:002014-03-14T01:36:55.399+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dr. James DeFinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715925488857286703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-27814894416517571482014-03-08T09:26:19.947+11:002014-03-08T09:26:19.947+11:00Hey Stephen, you're right about flossing and b...Hey Stephen, you're right about flossing and brushing being worth it. I was pretty pleased with what the hygienist said on my latest visit.<br /><br />It's been great to read everyone's comments and see that their dental experiences so much better nowadays. I think that the advances in dental techniques etc have made things much more pleasant for patients - and probably for the dentists, too!<br /><br />Thanks for popping in to comment.Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-78506660370337014112014-03-08T02:23:48.600+11:002014-03-08T02:23:48.600+11:00It's normal if you find it hard to trust denti...It's normal if you find it hard to trust dentist, knowing you’ve had lots of terrible experiences when you were just a kid. With proper research and background checking, it’ll be easier to analyze if a dentist offers legit services or not. I can only imagine how tiring it must have been to spend the whole morning flossing and brushing, but it’s all worth it. Congratulations for having a healthy teeth, Sharon! :)<br /><br /><a href="http://dentistkelowna.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/cosmetic-dentistry-in-kelowna-and-toothbrushing-mistakes-to-avoid/" rel="nofollow">Stephen Malfair</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370009827110852727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-78876513113732462982014-03-07T17:48:47.887+11:002014-03-07T17:48:47.887+11:00Louisa, I can imagine you reading this blog with y...Louisa, I can imagine you reading this blog with your fingers in your ears as you go "la la la"! LOL<br /><br />EEEEEK on the dentist putting his foot on your shoulder to get better leverage on a tooth! THAT belongs in a cartoon about a dentist NOT in a real life situation!<br /><br />And YAY for you finding a good current-day dentist! I think we're breathing a big sigh of relief, aren't we!Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-2822306067452059852014-03-07T17:45:44.849+11:002014-03-07T17:45:44.849+11:00ARGH! Rachel! Good grief, who wants to hear the ...ARGH! Rachel! Good grief, who wants to hear the "wrong technique" has been used when you're halfway through a procedure! Outrageous!<br /><br />Yay, for your current good dentist! I'm so glad you found her!Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-84553512463475616232014-03-07T17:42:34.015+11:002014-03-07T17:42:34.015+11:00ARGH! Those scary trainee dental people! Oh, Yvo...ARGH! Those scary trainee dental people! Oh, Yvonne, you poor thing! Seriously, who could think that a little gum swab butterfly would make up for that sort of trauma!<br /><br />Actually, my bad experience with a needle was with a trainee dentist in Fiji - my mum tells me he'd stuck the needle right through until the liquid was squrting out the side of my jaw! ARGH!Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-24395650820942643152014-03-07T13:07:13.420+11:002014-03-07T13:07:13.420+11:00Not going to look and can't bear to even think...Not going to look and can't bear to even think about the dentist. I go every 6 months and almost need tranquilizers every time. I hate them. Too much barbaric work done in my youth that makes me anxious now.Worst thing? The dentist taking 45 minutes to take a tooth out, at one point he had his foot on my shoulder so he could yank harder….<br />I think the anesthetic is the worse pain so now I don't have one for a filling. It's easier without it, no needles, no numbness or dribbling.<br />My current dentist is lovely, very empathetic and calming- but I'm always glad to leave :-).Louisa Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516084905261935607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-56035564933769859152014-03-07T12:09:46.803+11:002014-03-07T12:09:46.803+11:00Sharon, I have some horror stories - a bit like Cl...Sharon, I have some horror stories - a bit like Claire and Michelle's. <br /><br />There was the molar being taken out by sawing down through the middle and halfway through the procedure, there was no pain relief. Dentist said there was infection so the anesthetic only worked in the first bit and couldn't work where the infection was, but it was too late to stop. Also, he'd realised the 'sawing through the middle' technique wasn't the one he should have used, but again, too late...<br /><br />My current dentist is good - I trust her and she accepts that I'm probably overly nervous. :)Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-18227685394851471172014-03-07T12:04:42.400+11:002014-03-07T12:04:42.400+11:00Hi Sharon, you have my deepest empathy over dental...Hi Sharon, you have my deepest empathy over dental visits. My primary school was a feeder for the dental nurse training school in town. They used to load us up by the bus load and truck us in for trainee dental nurses to practice on us. Needless to say the sound of a dental drill still has the power to reduce me to a quivering wreck. I still remember them having to drag me off the bus one day and I was so hysterical I had to stay in the waiting room by myself while everyone else had treatment. Ugh! No little gum swab butterfly for me that day (or pretty much any other day, from memory!) Yvonne Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239798631137178485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-46971596640523990512014-03-06T12:13:55.063+11:002014-03-06T12:13:55.063+11:00Oh, Claire, that is a line soooo NOT designed to i...Oh, Claire, that is a line soooo NOT designed to inspire you with confidence in the person performing the extraction! And the rotten thing is, there you are, completely at the mercy of this person, stuck in the chair with goodness only knows what instruments crammed in your mouth. Sheesh! I want to be able to reach back in time for you and give that dentist a piece of my mind!Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-34720436561840250572014-03-06T12:10:39.244+11:002014-03-06T12:10:39.244+11:00The memories run deep into the dentine, don't ...The memories run deep into the dentine, don't they, Bron! Actually, I think our "old" dentists must definitely have been related! perfect line - many visits, many nightmares!<br /><br />Glad you've got a lovely dentist now too - still had to shake the quivers though.<br />:)Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-18806826583558797532014-03-06T10:50:36.237+11:002014-03-06T10:50:36.237+11:00I do have some horror stories, including one simil...I do have some horror stories, including one similar to Michelle's - wisdom teeth extraction during which the dentist said that it should have been done in hospital and he wished he'd never started. <br /><br />Today's dentists are must gentler, though, in my experience, and much more understanding.Claire Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530298085910918421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-89424735016924566972014-03-06T08:13:31.709+11:002014-03-06T08:13:31.709+11:00Sharon, it sounds as though your dentist and my de...Sharon, it sounds as though your dentist and my dentist may be related. Or perhaps that is just the "new" dentist -- the one who is loved by children! -- unlike the sadists of our youth. On that note, I don't have a particular horror story but I do have a deep-seated terror of the dentist chair which was forged in those childhood visits. I have unbalanced teeth due to random extractions to make room because of overcrowding. I have many fillings. Many visits, many nightmares.<br /><br />My lovely (female) dentist does her best to calm and feed me confidence. We often talk books and my writing -- the day she found out I was an author, she brought in all her staff to meet me! -- but I'm sure she sees the terror in my eyes. Bronwyn Jamesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720477786460767921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-5112747546859984802014-03-05T20:53:36.269+11:002014-03-05T20:53:36.269+11:00Oh, Helen, same here with the not going as often a...Oh, Helen, same here with the not going as often as I should to attend to things dental! In fact, the poor receptionist has been chasing me for ages about making an appointment with the hygienist! I've had so many "good" excuses to avoid or change appointments.<br /><br />Good luck with getting up the courage to make your appointment!Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-49180357807963261822014-03-05T20:23:13.296+11:002014-03-05T20:23:13.296+11:00Jen, I'm so impressed that your kids love the ...Jen, I'm so impressed that your kids love the dentist! Perplexed... but impressed! LOL It's fab that you've got a great dentist!<br /><br />Ah, injections! Now there's a phobia for another day! ;)Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-7042754926568821622014-03-05T19:28:53.158+11:002014-03-05T19:28:53.158+11:00Sharon
I feel you pain I had many bad experiences...Sharon<br /><br />I feel you pain I had many bad experiences with dentist when I was a child and going to one takes a lot of effort from me I don't go nearly as much as I should but a couple of years ago I did and had a lot of work done caps etc and I do clean them but I still haven't been back for the check up I should have gone to plicking up the courage to make an appointment.<br /><br />Have Fun<br />HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-64356964041748436122014-03-05T18:05:00.361+11:002014-03-05T18:05:00.361+11:00Well done on surviving the dentist, Sharon. We ar...Well done on surviving the dentist, Sharon. We are very boring dentist people. My kids love the dentist. I don't mind it too much. And we have a great dentist. But, make me go and have an injection and it would be a very different story! Let's just say hysterical doesn't really come close to describing my reaction!Jennifer St Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115014191040562984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-16898975809490591962014-03-05T17:40:51.627+11:002014-03-05T17:40:51.627+11:00Eek on your scary dentist stories, Michelle! Espe...Eek on your scary dentist stories, Michelle! Especially those wisdom teeth! You have to wonder why nature gave them to us - they seem to cause nothing but trouble. Commiserations on your dentist's insensitive, "Just one to go" - easy for him to say!Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-11312756880436144862014-03-05T17:04:04.504+11:002014-03-05T17:04:04.504+11:00Ugh, the dentist. Can relate to your fear, Sharon,...Ugh, the dentist. Can relate to your fear, Sharon, but it sounds as if you've found a fab dentist. <br /><br />As for scary dentist stories… When I was 7 I had a filling without an anaesthetic. It's not an experience I'd ever like to repeat. I also had a couple of my wisdom teeth removed in the chair and one of them was growing sideways. It had to be sectioned and it took an hour. When the dentist brightly said, "Just one to go," I tried to get out of the chair. Thankfully, that one took next to no time at all. But I'll never forget that they made me wear safety glasses. Shudder.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-30666679311411769422014-03-05T14:04:41.928+11:002014-03-05T14:04:41.928+11:00Ugh, Sue! My sympathies right back to YOU! Nine ...Ugh, Sue! My sympathies right back to YOU! Nine hours on the one tooth would have to be some sort of record, wouldn't it - and not in a good way! <br /><br />I think that would be a very good reason to move on to a new dentist. I'll add root canals to my list of undesirable procedures!Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-88090347698499120782014-03-05T12:48:53.082+11:002014-03-05T12:48:53.082+11:00Oh, Sharon, my sympathies. With so many of us not ...Oh, Sharon, my sympathies. With so many of us not liking going to the dentist, why would anyone train to be one?<br />My worst experience was having a root canal done by a brand new, just off the block, dentist. She took four hours on Saturday and five more on Sunday to drill it all out - apparently I had two roots. I don't ever remember spending four hours let alone nine in the chair before and I'm sure it's not something I'd forget. Needless to say, I was so not impressed and never went back to her again.Sue MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475372981173809219noreply@blogger.com