My shiny new gold tooth
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
Josh Gray wrote:
and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined.
I don't care how not as unpleasant it might be to your imagination, to mine, ow, ooh, ahh, cringe, eeeeee.
Josh Gray wrote:
The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing.
Yeah, so is a hammer, chisel, and bottle of whiskey. Marc
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
its good that its gone so well Josh - my first one I gave up on - the post and false tooth slipped out 3 times - the underlying tooth (what there was left of it) had cracked and wouldnt hold the post .. so they removed the rest of the tooth and *were* going to screw a titanium implant directly into my jaw - Ive left that one as a non-essential/over my dead body The second one they worked on I had left at about your stage 2 although they arnt using a post this time (nor are they offering a titanium implant) - I just had the impression taken and the pre-work finished this am, a week and a half from now it will be just a memory I hope .. funniest thing though - the dentist and staff were tring to make me laugh (even with 4 instruments in my gob) - the receptionist walks into the treatment room and asks for her vibrator back - I just about lost it ('cepting for 4 fingers and instruments in my gob I would have) .. she smiled and explained it was the vibrator for shaking the filling mix, we we all knew she had calculated her words to match my deviant sense of humour ... anyway, glad its gone ok for you - hope your dentist is like mine - any uncomfort at all, its 'raise a hand' - he'll stop straight away and use more aneasthetic etc 'g'
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its good that its gone so well Josh - my first one I gave up on - the post and false tooth slipped out 3 times - the underlying tooth (what there was left of it) had cracked and wouldnt hold the post .. so they removed the rest of the tooth and *were* going to screw a titanium implant directly into my jaw - Ive left that one as a non-essential/over my dead body The second one they worked on I had left at about your stage 2 although they arnt using a post this time (nor are they offering a titanium implant) - I just had the impression taken and the pre-work finished this am, a week and a half from now it will be just a memory I hope .. funniest thing though - the dentist and staff were tring to make me laugh (even with 4 instruments in my gob) - the receptionist walks into the treatment room and asks for her vibrator back - I just about lost it ('cepting for 4 fingers and instruments in my gob I would have) .. she smiled and explained it was the vibrator for shaking the filling mix, we we all knew she had calculated her words to match my deviant sense of humour ... anyway, glad its gone ok for you - hope your dentist is like mine - any uncomfort at all, its 'raise a hand' - he'll stop straight away and use more aneasthetic etc 'g'
Ouch, dont like the sound of titanium plates. Its funny how a bit of hurour can help. During the second stage the dentist was getting the shits with the assistant as she was not paying enough attention. She is an Asian girl with a strong accent and he goes "Jackie! more suckie suckie girl", ie more suction. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
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Ouch, dont like the sound of titanium plates. Its funny how a bit of hurour can help. During the second stage the dentist was getting the shits with the assistant as she was not paying enough attention. She is an Asian girl with a strong accent and he goes "Jackie! more suckie suckie girl", ie more suction. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
Josh Gray wrote:
not paying enough attention
must be a funny thing about dental assistants - they are either really good or really bad One they had years back I would have married, had there not been a queue a mile long - she rang me the day after I had 4 wisdom teeth extracted in the chair rather than in hospital, because she was worried about me .. 'g'
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
O dear! Now I really dont wanna go thru with it, and I need to... :sigh: xacc.ide-0.1.1.4 - now with LSharp integration and scripting :)
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O dear! Now I really dont wanna go thru with it, and I need to... :sigh: xacc.ide-0.1.1.4 - now with LSharp integration and scripting :)
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
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Josh Gray wrote:
and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined.
I don't care how not as unpleasant it might be to your imagination, to mine, ow, ooh, ahh, cringe, eeeeee.
Josh Gray wrote:
The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing.
Yeah, so is a hammer, chisel, and bottle of whiskey. Marc
linderk wrote:
Yeah, so is a hammer, chisel, and bottle of whiskey.
That's what I was thinking...:)
ZeePain! wrote:
This seems like one of those programs that started small, grew incrementally, building internal pressure, and finally barfed all over its source code sneakers. Or something.
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
I'm going to cancel my appointment with the dentist immediately !! ... she said you are the perfect stranger she said baby let's keep it like this... Dire Straits
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
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Its really not that bad. Just grit your teeth and do it. You'll feel good knowing thats its over with and you'll have a good story to tell your mates. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
Josh Gray wrote:
Just grit your teeth
:rolleyes:
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
Why gold? Are there no other colors to choose from? I'd think one that the color of your teeth would be preferable, no? Jeremy Falcon
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
I used to work as a dental assistant for an endodontist (one who specializes in root canals) back in the late eighties/early nineties. We had a huge practice...5 offices with 7 dentists between offices. We did around 50-60 patients per day from all locations. At $1000 a pop back then for a single tooth root canal, these dentists were scoring big time. The equipment back then wasn't as high tech as it is now. They were able to find the end of the tooth with the file *by hand*. X-ray's were barely ever used. They even showed me how to dry the tooth canals out with little cotton points and put a temporary filling on. They had the assitants doing so much that they actually didn't work as many hours as you would think, yet their practice took in $50,000-60,000 per day. :omg: Regards, Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
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Why gold? Are there no other colors to choose from? I'd think one that the color of your teeth would be preferable, no? Jeremy Falcon
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Why gold? Are there no other colors to choose from? I'd think one that the color of your teeth would be preferable, no? Jeremy Falcon
Its right at the back so it cant be seen even when I smile. The other option is gold with a porcelin covering but that is not as hard wearing. Gold is also a similar density to tooth so it wont cause the opposing tooth to ware any more than usual. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
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Its right at the back so it cant be seen even when I smile. The other option is gold with a porcelin covering but that is not as hard wearing. Gold is also a similar density to tooth so it wont cause the opposing tooth to ware any more than usual. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
Cool, I didn't know that. Jeremy Falcon
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I went to the dentist last weekend for the final stage of my root canal and crown treatment. The whole experience has taken four visits over a month or so and was not as unpleasant as I had imagined. The first visit involved drilling out a large portion of the tooth above the gum line to expose the nerve and roots. Only about a millimetre of tooth was left on each side. The nerve is removed and files are used to clean out and shape the root canals. The dentist then inserts the file into each canal and uses an x-ray to determine if the file has reached the end of the canal. Then its a matter of repeatedly filing and x-raying each canal until its filed all the way to the bone. He also used an electric probe to detect the jaw bond at the bottom of each canal. Once this was done he put antibiotics in the canals and filled the whole tooth with a temporary filling. Second visit involved drilling out all the temporary filling and further shaping of the root canals with files. Once this is done the root canals are filled with lots of long pieces of a rubber compound which are then melted off within the tooth with a device similar to a soldering iron. The big cavity in the tooth is then filled again and the rubber given a week to harden. On the third visit the filling is again drilled out and a stainless steel post inserted into the tooth which is held in place with a harder permanent filling. Once this has dried the entire tooth above the gum line and is ground away leaving the metal post encased in the hard filling. At this point he made a mould of my upper and lower teeth that was used to create the gold crown. A plastic crown was fitted while the gold one was made. I week later it's back again to have the plastic crown removed and the gold one fitted. This took a while as he had to adjust the top surface of the gold crown to fit my bite. Once this was done the gold crown was cemented in place and its all done. Only two of the visits resulted in any pain afterwards and both times it was due to devices used to retract the gum back from the tooth so that he could grind away some of the tooth from below the gum line. The dentists' skill and the equipment and tools he used are absolutely amazing. At $1500 Aussie it was a bargain. I have taken a vow of poverty. If you want to really piss me off, send me money.
$1500 Aussie it was a bargain. ?? In my country u get 32 teeth of gold at less cost Vikas Amin Embin Technology Bombay