Good for you! Dental stuff has to be the least favourite for most. Yeah, quotes on a new aligner run was 6.5k. Was hoping itâd be half that, so will be putting that off till next year.
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RustyRaven@aussie.zone âš5â© âšmonthsâ© ago
My dental checkup this morning led to two fillings as well. One of them is just a fairly short term fix and Iâll need to look at a crown when it fails. Tomorrow I have an appointment with the dental surgeon, who will be removing a broken tooth, before doing two implants in a couple of months.
Iâve been saving up towards all this for a while, but the money is going to be disappearing very quickly. The decision to sign up for extras on the health insurance again was definitely a good one - stretching the timeframe for getting the crowns over a couple of years will mean Iâm getting more back than I have paid in premiums for at least 3 years, four if the filling today lasts long enough.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone âš5â© âšmonthsâ© ago
RustyRaven@aussie.zone âš5â© âšmonthsâ© ago
None of it is cheap. Iâm grateful Iâm in a position that the work can be done and that I can manage to afford it. My mother has a lot of problems with her teeth, canât get implants because she does not have enough bone density (and it wasnât available earlier in her life when it might have been possible) and she is having a lot of trouble with dentures not fitting well. It really impacts what she is able to eat. It has very much motivated me to do everything I can for my teeth now. Iâd rather skip a few holidays and drive an older car now instead of having all of those issues later. I just wish I could go back in time and get my younger self into good toothbrushing habits earlier in life so Iâd have less work needing to be done now.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš5â© âšmonthsâ© ago
sometimes it doesnât matter what you do, I have a teeny tiny skull and my teeth donât fit
in Australia there is a policy of trying to keep every tooth so Miss Seagoon had spacers since the age of 6. When we moved to Europe she had 4 premolars taken out and braces for 18 months. The Euro dentists said the crowding would never improve and would smash her teeth
RustyRaven@aussie.zone âš5â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I had a couple of teeth removed when I was in my early teens because my teeth didnât fit. Then the other jaw ended up with 2 wisdom teeth removed because there was not enough room for them to come through. I think the lower jaw was still a bit too crowded - all of the front teeth overlap and used to be jammed so tightly together I couldnât floss. Since losing another couple of teeth in that jaw I think theyâve shifted a bit as Iâm able to floss there now.
Baku@aussie.zone âš5â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Going to the dentist is one of those things that absolutely fucking sucks, but sucks less than the alternative of not going to the dentist, unfortunately.
The lack of stability and positive role models in my life has led to having some absolutely fucked teeth. Today is going to hurt, but if I get all of my work done before March, I wonât have to pay for any of it. After that, though, I think my teeth are going to be held on with tape and prayers (or more accurately toothpaste, mouthwash, Panadol, and prayers)
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone âš5â© âšmonthsâ© ago
If you can, get a referral to Western Special Needs Dentistry - they are so damn good and completely non-judgey. They do a lot of work for people with sensory issues and phobias and are completely up to speed on that sort of thing. See my comment below.