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Been having some toothache the past couple of days, and after a probe around I've noticed that the gum around my wisdom teeth on one side is black. A similar thing happened to Mrs Chaos last year it was becuase where the wisdom tooth is taking so long to come through, the base of it has gone rotten as it can't be cleaned properly. So I ring up my dentist and because I haven't visited in 2.5 years I've been struck off as a patient. I can register as a private patient, but not NHS. After some ringing around dentist surgeries the earliest appointment to register as an NHS patient was the 28th October. So I'm going to spend the next month eating paracetamol and ibuprofen.
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My local hospital has an emergency dentist two days a week which is quite useful if you don't want to go private. Give your local hospital a bell as they will probably have one too
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if you are in pain then you should be able to get an emergency appointment at any dentist. Try your local hospitalSWIFT AND BOLDComment
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jason dont leave it, find your nearest emergancy dentist and get it sorted. people dont realise how the state of their teeth and really affect their health. if you get the infection tracking into your blood it can cause an infection n the valves in your heart and really f**k you up! i realy nice bloke i work with has bee left paralised from the neck down due to an abcess next to his spinal cord, and its thought that started due to dental abcesses. get it sorted mate your health is too improtant. i have been saying for years the government has f**ked up with dentist letting them go private its causing so much more health problems. the NHS is meant to provide health care that is free at the point of delivery (or a small fee
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you better reply to say you have an appointment with the emergancy dentist of i will keep badgering you. oh and keep your other apointment with the NHS dentist and go regulary esle you could find your self in the same situation again.
you probaly just need some anti-biotics and an xray to see if they need pulling out.
get it done!!!it never rain it pours! glad I got the 4X4Comment
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I was in a similar situation a while back. Didn't believe in going unless I had a problem.
Yes, you guessed it, problem and no dentist! I went to the local Dental Access place to the emergency dentist as I was in unbelievable pain with a back tooth. he pulled it, and it broke up getting it out as the root was rotten.
Now I have an NHS place, go every 6 months and no problems ever since!
I never want to go through pain like that again though.Cutting steps in the roof of the worldComment
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Got an emergancy place booked for 3:30pm, so heading off now. 16 bl00dy quid though
see you all later
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£16 to get a wisdom tooth pulled? Bugga me that's cheap, would have thought nearer £160!Originally posted by captain_chaos View PostGot an emergancy place booked for 3:30pm, so heading off now. 16 bl00dy quid though see you all later'Tis better to sting than to be stung!Comment
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I just paid £193 for a check up, an x ray, 3 teeth out and a clean with the hygenest (spelling). Ouch.Originally posted by Scorpion View Postmonstercreations.org.ukComment
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when i read the title
"my wisdom is rotting away"
i had to be honest jason, i didnt think it was your teeth we were discussing.....
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i only had 1 wisdom tooth... it grew at an angle and broke the one next to it as it went... i left them till it hurt and then went to the dentist...
just over £600 to get the pair taken out.
i've always wondered if i was found dead, who would the police get my dental records from??nee nar nee nar, i'm a fire engine!Comment
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It was £16 for a check up, the dentist found it wasn't the tooth causing the problem. The gum has decided to grow over the top of the tooth at the back, so every time my teeth close together the part of the overgrown gum gets smushed between the teeth. This is what's causing the pain and infection. Going back at lunchtime to get the gum cut back and cleaned up, an extra £28. He was going to do it yesterday, but surgery was going to close and he wants me to stay around incase the bleeding doesn't stop. Does mean I get to keep my what's left of my teeth, had 2 taken out on the top jaw when I was 12 as there was no room for all of them.
The most you pay on NHS for dental work is £198, and that's for bridge work. Fillings and tooth removal is £44. A basic check up, x-ray, and clean is £16. It's still annoying that after paying tax and national insurance I still have to pay extra again.Hold my beer and watch thisComment
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Glad you getting it sorted jason, not worth messing with. i had the same problem with the gum getting squashed and infected, but the emergancy dentist took my top tooth out and that sorted it for a while. till i had the rest (wisdom teeth) taked out under a general cos my dentist did'nt want to do it at the surgery, the pussy!
I did enjoy the oramorph after though felt like i was really ####ed, my face still hurt but i felt great!it never rain it pours! glad I got the 4X4Comment
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Just got back from my NHS check up (£16) but I was supposed to make an appointment for the hygienist which they want £45 for, as their hygienist is private. What a rip off. Told them I'll clean my own teeth
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Just got back from dentist, have to bite down on a piece of cotton wool for the next hour to stop bleeding. The anaesthetic has worn off now, so I'm in pain and making myself grouchy now, but at least it's done.Hold my beer and watch thisComment
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