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seanery
post Oct 30 2004, 11:37 AM
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Hey doc, what do I do?
Broke the top farthest back tooth while eating a french fry. Missed the morning session at Putnam this morning.
A friend told me I'll need to get it pulled. I don't know if that's true, but the inside face is basically gone, the top is mostly there though. She told me the inside of the tooth isn't protected and will rot and hurt like hell if not pulled.

Izat true?

Thanks in advance.
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post Oct 30 2004, 11:45 AM
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If you ignore your teeth, they will go away, I would get it taken care of as soon as you can. Trust my advice, I speak from experience. Dont take Prilosec and stay away from sodas.
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post Oct 30 2004, 11:55 AM
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QUOTE(seanery @ Oct 30 2004, 12:37 PM)
She told me the inside of the tooth isn't protected and will rot and hurt like hell if not pulled.

Izat true?

That part is true. You need to see a dentist as soon as you can. If you're not in pain, you could probably wait until Monday. Brush well (but gently), avoid sodas and crap until you get it fixed.

Sorry dude, that sucks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Don't we have a dentist on the Forums?

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post Oct 30 2004, 11:56 AM
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DNHunt is a dentist. A little far away from you to help. But maybe some good advice
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post Oct 30 2004, 12:21 PM
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if the doc says it can be crowned, save it. must have been an extra crispy fry.

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post Oct 30 2004, 12:34 PM
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post Oct 30 2004, 12:39 PM
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 Dont take Prilosec and stay away from sodas.  


I know why the sodas but why Prilosec? I've noticed it's unavailable (supposedly) due to demand & packaging probs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

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post Oct 30 2004, 12:40 PM
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Ya know you're spotsa warm up those frozen french fries in the oven right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Sorry, couldn't help it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Hope they can save it!
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post Oct 30 2004, 01:08 PM
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Prilosec absorbs the calcium from your body, I guess not everyone but most it does, they wont say anything about it because of the market share they have.
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post Oct 30 2004, 02:49 PM
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post Oct 30 2004, 04:27 PM
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QUOTE(Bleyseng @ Oct 30 2004, 03:49 PM)
Kinda like Meth..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Meth absorbs calcium? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Damn... I gotta stop doing meth. My dealer didn't tell me ANYTHING about that side effect. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

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post Oct 30 2004, 04:40 PM
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post Oct 30 2004, 04:42 PM
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sorry, you can't see it. I can't see it. It really doesn't look any different than the other side....oh, I did save the piece of tooth. Iwas gonna bitch at Burger King for putting a rock in my fries! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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post Oct 30 2004, 04:45 PM
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Haven't you ever met a Meth addict? After a few years their teeth fall out due to the drug...real nice.


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post Oct 30 2004, 07:34 PM
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Sean,

I think a good drug store has some temporary filling stuff in the tooth supplies.

My wife's crown fell out and she sent me down for some 2-part cement that lasted until she could get to the dentist.

I think I saw temporary filling stuff next to the crown glue.

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post Oct 30 2004, 09:01 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) wut he said,

I sympathize, I took a lump hammer head square in the mouth that broke off the handle. The guy was aligning some steel about 15 feet from me, apparently the handle snapped and said hammer head made a trajectory right into my mouth

lost a bunch of teeth, lots of stitches...Im not one for litigation, but I ended up suing (after months of flip flopping)

This was all 15 years ago... so I figure I got my teeth fixed and walked away with about $25000

Sean, get to a dentist ASAP, dont delay..
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post Oct 30 2004, 09:01 PM
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Don't let anyone pull the tooth. The dentist will need to drill into what remains of the tooth in order to put a crown on it
If you have dental insurance, that will help for the shock you'll get about how much a crown costs. Insurance normally will pay 80%.
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post Oct 30 2004, 09:12 PM
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Sean,
I have lousy teeth too. You want to keep whatever you can for as long as you can. Find a dentist that uses gas (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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post Oct 30 2004, 09:30 PM
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Sean

If it's not hurting see your dentist Monday or Tuesday. Best case, you'll need a new filling. Worst case, you'll lose the tooth. But there's a lot of possiblilties in between. Most likely, you'll need a crown. Be prepared, you're gonna buy a nice set of tires or some other toy for your dentist. In the mean time it's gonna be a nuisance cause you'll keep sticking your tongue up there. All in all it's probably not as bad as the hole you put in your engine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

By the way please don't post any pictures of teeth. This is where I go to hide from them.

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post Oct 30 2004, 09:48 PM
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I had a tooth crack earlier this year. It was a hairline crack that hadn't let go yet but hurt like a sumbitch when chewing and was hot/cold sensitive. Fortunately they saved the tooth w/o even a root canal but a nice $800 crown was required.

Around the same timeframe we also had $2500 in dental work for our son (required general anesthesia so $$$$ extra).

But what can ya do, teeth are kind of a necessity...
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