I'm getting a root canal this afternoon :( I'm happy because this tooth has been bothering me for literally three years (I just got insurance this past march but couldn't do anything about it due to pregnancy), but I'm also afraid :X ( Read more... )

Anyone else have all of their wisdom teeth?

My dentist(s) acts like it's extremely unusual for someone to have all four of them. I've had them since I was 15, so close to twenty years now.

If no, got any other unusual teeth issues?

Have you ever had a front tooth knocked out (or broken off)? When/how?

And if so, did you go to work/school toothless?

does your boyfriend treat you differently when you're on your period?

I think that sometime today or yesterday I took an itty-bitty chip out of a molar somehow. It's pretty small and doesn't bother me unless I run my tongue over the chipped place. Obviously no pictures, since pics of the inside of a mouth don't work out very well ( Read more... )

I'm getting all four removed in 2 days by an oral surgeon and am excited / slightly nervous (no more agonising infections!).  I will be put "under" with happy IV meds that will erase any anxiety and most of the memory of the experience ( Read more... )

if you DONT have health/dental, what are things you need to take care of but cant?

if you DO have health/dental, what has happened lately that makes you thankful that you do?

I needed some dental work done that I could not afford. My fiance of three years offered to pay for the work for me, saying he could get his grandmother to finance it for him and then pay her back. So the work is done, and we're all good. Until yesterday when the dentist emailed me. He said that Chase (the creditor) was debiting them for the work ( Read more... )

Inspired by the "how often do you replace your toothbrush" poll, I'm curious how often people floss? Do you lie to your dentist (or anybody else) about how often you floss? And, if you work for/as a dentist, how easy is it for you to tell when a person is lying about their flossing habits?

When you were growing up, how much money did you get from the tooth fairy when you lost a tooth ( Read more... )