I got my teeth cleaned today

[walrus]

Master is my biggest customer

[Spicoli]

I've had a cleaning that was more painful than a wisdom tooth extract. Right when they get to the lower fronts you're just hoping for a steady hand and that you don't wind up with the Mick foley Cactus Jake smile .

[Beanz]

You can't get a dentist appointment for love or money in many places across the UK right now. People are having to pull their own teeth out at home and certainly can't just book in for a polish.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

It's crazy anybody would want to risk that right now. I can see a root canal, but just a routine cleaning..... during this huge Spike in Covid cases.... up close and personal at a dentist or doctors office.... No way Jose.

[X]

You can't get a dentist appointment for love or money in many places across the UK right now. People are having to pull their own teeth out at home and certainly can't just book in for a polish.

I have had a full check up, and also a polish in separate appointments since lockdown began in March. It was easily organised and no problem.

Different experiences in different places maybe (like it always has been)?

[Beanz]

You can't get a dentist appointment for love or money in many places across the UK right now. People are having to pull their own teeth out at home and certainly can't just book in for a polish.

I have had a full check up, and also a polish in separate appointments since lockdown began in March. It was easily organised and no problem.

Different experiences in different places maybe (like it always has been)?

I think it is hugely exasperated by the pandemic. Yes it has always been difficult down here. Cornwall where my daughter and grandkids live is terrible. There are a lack of Dentists prepared to work for the NHS and i am pretty sure most were closed between March and June so even if your is a private practice you were lucky to be able to be seen back then.

[X]

Yes, there was a period when they were closed. An emergency would have been problematic then!

I'm in Somerset and am an NHS patient, so at least my appointments are cheap! He is a pretty good dentist too, I have to say.

[Beanz]

Yes, there was a period when they were closed. An emergency would have been problematic then!

I'm in Somerset and am an NHS patient, so at least my appointments are cheap! He is a pretty good dentist too, I have to say.

I can remember my Grandad telling us he could tie our wobbly teeth to a door handle and slam the door to get them out if we didn't want to go to the dentist Always made sure i went regularly from then but a year or so back dropped off my Dentists list after missing one appointment and have not yet been able to find a new one since.

[Memphis]

I've had a cleaning that was more painful than a wisdom tooth extract. Right when they get to the lower fronts you're just hoping for a steady hand and that you don't wind up with the Mick foley Cactus Jake smile .

Amen brother.

I've had a filling done, a massive bastard, no anaesthetic. Had a wisdom tooth smashed in my mouth then yanked out in pieces. Both were less traumatizing than being descaled

[Spicoli]

I've had a cleaning that was more painful than a wisdom tooth extract. Right when they get to the lower fronts you're just hoping for a steady hand and that you don't wind up with the Mick foley Cactus Jake smile .

Amen brother.

I've had a filling done, a massive bastard, no anaesthetic. Had a wisdom tooth smashed in my mouth then yanked out in pieces. Both were less traumatizing than being descaled

Went through same with crushing up a cracked wisdom to get it out. Luckily it was lower as I've heard the upper are a real pain in the ass with dry socket etc etc.

The scaling I have no idea why they go so hard with it . My dentist went in like she was high pressure washing and carving her initials into stone instead of a 'lite and easy cleaning'.

Biggest regret was having a lower molar yanked two years ago. Schedule was major tight, money real tight and thing was on and off abscess. Got tired of the anti biotics and rather than spend a couple of grand on work and crown..I said feck it, yank the thing . Real dumb. For a minute there I thought my damn jaw was going to break ffs.

[walrus]

I've had a cleaning that was more painful than a wisdom tooth extract. Right when they get to the lower fronts you're just hoping for a steady hand and that you don't wind up with the Mick foley Cactus Jake smile .

Amen brother.

I've had a filling done, a massive bastard, no anaesthetic. Had a wisdom tooth smashed in my mouth then yanked out in pieces. Both were less traumatizing than being descaled

Went through same with crushing up a cracked wisdom to get it out. Luckily it was lower as I've heard the upper are a real pain in the ass with dry socket etc etc.

The scaling I have no idea why they go so hard with it . My dentist went in like she was high pressure washing and carving her initials into stone instead of a 'lite and easy cleaning'.

Biggest regret was having a lower molar yanked two years ago. Schedule was major tight, money real tight and thing was on and off abscess. Got tired of the anti biotics and rather than spend a couple of grand on work and crown..I said feck it, yank the thing . Real dumb. For a minute there I thought my damn jaw was going to break ffs.

Yup, gotta say, that sounds pretty shitty

Ha!

[X]

Jesus, and I thought you Americans laughed about our teeth!

[walrus]

Jesus, and I thought you Americans laughed about our teeth!

That’s a good one cause you Brits do have fucked up teeth no wonder no one wants to be a dentist for the NIH it must be a real shitty job


Ha!

[Beanz]

Jesus, and I thought you Americans laughed about our teeth!

That’s a good one cause you Brits do have fucked up teeth no wonder no one wants to be a dentist for the NIH it must be a real shitty job


Ha!

NIH?

Ha!