"George Orwell" > wrote in message
...
> I'm getting a root canal on Tuesday; next week. I'm so happy.
> Warren Zevon mentioned a root canal in one of his songs, so it
> can't be that bad. Heee haaawwwww. In the mean time I'm
> spending $200.00 per gram of heroin for pain relief. I like
> it though. By Tuesday, I'll have a jones what will make me
> go oogah boogah. I'll cry, and cry, and sigh and sigh and
> wish I was somewhere else.

Root canals aren't that bad anymore. Except for the wallet. That hurts.

On 6/18/2010 7:30 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> "George Orwell" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I'm getting a root canal on Tuesday; next week. I'm so happy.
>> Warren Zevon mentioned a root canal in one of his songs, so it
>> can't be that bad. Heee haaawwwww. In the mean time I'm
>> spending $200.00 per gram of heroin for pain relief. I like
>> it though. By Tuesday, I'll have a jones what will make me
>> go oogah boogah. I'll cry, and cry, and sigh and sigh and
>> wish I was somewhere else.
>
> Root canals aren't that bad anymore. Except for the wallet. That hurts.


I agree. Recently I had 5 root canals done in one sitting. Took three
hours and once the novocaine wore off, I was sore but nothing that was
intolerable. I was feeling pretty macho about getting 5 done at once
until I met a woman who had 8 done the day before me.

Cost... had them done in Mexico. Root canal, post and crowns came to
$600 a tooth. Here in Shreveport, the cost would have been $1500 per tooth.

The dentist did a good job, but I have this strange craving for
enchiladas all the time.

George L

On 2010-06-19, Cheryl > wrote:

> Root canals aren't that bad anymore. Except for the wallet. That hurts.

Yep. Painless dentistry is now a much appreciated reality. If you
have a dentist that still gives you a few painful tweaks, get a better
dentist.

nb

In article 7>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Sat 19 Jun 2010 06:17:45a, notbob told us...
>
> > On 2010-06-19, Cheryl > wrote:
> >
> >> Root canals aren't that bad anymore. Except for the wallet.
> >> That hurts.
> >
> > Yep. Painless dentistry is now a much appreciated reality. If
> > you have a dentist that still gives you a few painful tweaks, get
> > a better dentist.
> >
> > nb
> >
>
> I agree, it's all in the dentist. Last July I had all my teeth
> extracted and immediate dentures placed. I took one percocet on my
> dentist's insistence. I really had no pain. Soreness for a couple
> of weeks, but no pain.

<shudders> I am so glad that my genetics came from my mom... At 48, I
still have all my teeth including the wisdom teeth and plenty of jaw
room. 3 major fillings is all and a couple of minor ones.

Can't help but think avoiding soft drinks helps somewhat with that?
--
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On 6/18/2010 8:30 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> "George Orwell" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I'm getting a root canal on Tuesday; next week. I'm so happy.
>> Warren Zevon mentioned a root canal in one of his songs, so it
>> can't be that bad. Heee haaawwwww. In the mean time I'm
>> spending $200.00 per gram of heroin for pain relief. I like
>> it though. By Tuesday, I'll have a jones what will make me
>> go oogah boogah. I'll cry, and cry, and sigh and sigh and
>> wish I was somewhere else.
>
> Root canals aren't that bad anymore. Except for the wallet. That hurts.
>
>
Yes, not sure what the big fuss is about. I only had one. One of my
front teeth was damaged in an accident and 10 years after the dentist
rebuilt it a hairline crack developed. It was more inconvenient than
anything because of the multiple visits.

Sqwertz wrote:

> I once wrote a scathing complaint about a dentist who had worked
> on me the week before. I wrote the letter on a Friday but didn't
> fax it into the head office until Monday. The owner of the
> franchises (Castle Dental) called me a few hours after the fax and
> told me they'd fix it right. I said fine, but not that same
> dentist. He replied, "That wouldn't be possible. He took his own
> life Saturday afternoon".
>
> Whew. I'm sure glad I didn't fax that letter on Friday!


Do dentists have the highest suicide rate?
<http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2301/do-dentists-have-the-highest-suicide-rate>


--
Mort

On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:26:37 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:27:52 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> I agree, it's all in the dentist. Last July I had all my teeth
>> extracted and immediate dentures placed. I took one percocet on my
>> dentist's insistence. I really had no pain. Soreness for a couple
>> of weeks, but no pain.
>
> I have a mis-wired mouth. If they poke and drill on one side, it
> hurts on the other side. I have a very difficult time at
> dentists.
>
> I once wrote a scathing complaint about a dentist who had worked
> on me the week before. I wrote the letter on a Friday but didn't
> fax it into the head office until Monday. The owner of the
> franchises (Castle Dental) called me a few hours after the fax and
> told me they'd fix it right. I said fine, but not that same
> dentist. He replied, "That wouldn't be possible. He took his own
> life Saturday afternoon".
>
> Whew. I'm sure glad I didn't fax that letter on Friday!
>
> -sw

too funny.

your pal,
blake