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DIY dentistry... sticking a loose crown back in ?
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Derek ^ saying something like: Unfortunately the dentist got very greedy towards the end of my treatment. Prices went up, he changed the working conditions of his staff and they left, he started doing his own sedations with an ECG machine which he borrowed, and the cost was double what a Private GP used to charge to come in and do it. Needless to say the atmosphere in the practise became unpleasant :-( Be fair, it's not cheap to run a light aircraft and his flying is important to him. Some 20 years ago - and for all I know it's the same now - the greatest group by far of pupils in flying schools were dentists. -- Dave |
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DIY dentistry... sticking a loose crown back in ?
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:50:47 +0100, Derek ^
wrote: I noticed from being about 15 (1962) onwards that a large tooth never received a small filling. Reading up in a medical library it seams it was accepted practice at the time to cut out all the fissures on the biting surface of back teeth once *any* decay had started. As they fail around the edges they have to be replaced with bigger fillings. Eventually there's little more than the 4 corners left, which break off under biting forces. Restoration is still possible with screws and pins etc but all in all there's less and less tooth material to protect the pulp which sooner or later gets infected. That's what happened to my back teeth. These days an inlay or crown can be made up on the spot with a 'CEREC 3D' machine. The ceramic is supposed to have the same coefficient of expansion as the underlying tooth, and the machine allows the right gap for the bonding resin (this might be the OP's problem). Loads of info on Google, my dentist has it: http://www.kingstondentalcare.co.uk/treatments.html#cerec Expensive but for me worth the extra money IMHO. My general advice on dentists...: At the end of the day, dentistry is a business (even on the NHS), it's wise to shop around to get the best value and service for your needs. Also it can be best to get a second (or third?) opinion before spending a lot of money or getting something drastic done. By spending time learning about dental care and treatment, finding the right dentist should be a lot easier. cheers, Pete. |
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