Rave: modern dentistry

[G. Keenan]

It's pretty damn good really.

[Dillagii]

I disagree.

[Arthur Dent]

How many?

[G. Keenan]

How many?

Only two, amazingly, and they were very small. Apparently what I thought were cavities were areas where I have been brushing too hard and wearing the bone away.

It was completely painless. I am however still waiting for the novacaine to wear off almost four hours later.

[Cronos]

I marvel at it as well, really.

I'm nigh on 25, and 100 years ago I'd be lucky to still have my teeth at this age, much less all of them in great condition.

Have you got the drooling, pouty chin thing going on still from the novacaine?

[G. Keenan]

I marvel at it as well, really.

I'm nigh on 25, and 100 years ago I'd be lucky to still have my teeth at this age, much less all of them in great condition.

Have you got the drooling, pouty chin thing going on still from the novacaine?

It was more like the right half of my mouth had a permanent joker smile. It's wearing off pretty fast now.

[maddash]

I disagree.

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100+ years of modern medicine, and the best dentistry can do is to have us rub a stick with bristles over or teeth... or pull a string between them? Are you kidding me?! 100+ years of research, and we're still advised to PULL STRING BETWEEN OUR TEETH!!

Dentistry is the laziest profession out there.

[Simbagal23]

I disagree.

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100+ years of modern medicine, and the best dentistry can do is to have us rub a stick with bristles over or teeth... or pull a string between them? Are you kidding me?! 100+ years of research, and we're still advised to PULL STRING BETWEEN OUR TEETH!!

Dentistry is the laziest profession out there.

tsk tsk... Mammograms and mammography machines are MUCH worse. But I won't start that rant again.
Going to the dentist is a walk in the park.....the laughing gas (I don't know the real name) is awesome.

[maddash]

I disagree.

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100+ years of modern medicine, and the best dentistry can do is to have us rub a stick with bristles over or teeth... or pull a string between them? Are you kidding me?! 100+ years of research, and we're still advised to PULL STRING BETWEEN OUR TEETH!!

Dentistry is the laziest profession out there.

tsk tsk... Mammograms and mammography machines are MUCH worse. But I won't start that rant again.
Going to the dentist is a walk in the park.....the laughing gas (I don't know the real name) is awesome.

Ah yes, nitrous oxide is good stuff.

I still think dentistry could come up with some type of enamel they could apply to teeth once all your adult teeth come in. That enamel would basically protect your teeth for life.... But noooo, we still have to pull a string through the gaps in our teeth! What are we? CAVEMEN?!

[Bo Hart]

Back when I had braces I brushed improperly. I didn't brush directly over the braces themselves, just above and below them. The result was severe tooth decay. I had huge cavities on a number of my front teeth.

The work my dentist did was astonishing. My mouth looks perfectly normal... well, except for the fact that I didn't wear my retainer (long story) and the problematic tooth shifted back way out of place! In hindsight, that was probably the least productive set of braces ever.

Anyway, when I was getting those cavities fixed it was excruciating pain. I'm talking like worst-I've-ever-experienced-in-my-life-type of pain. But with that said, the end result was awesome, so I agree with this thread.