So I Went To The Dentist Today...

[redbrunja]

Good news, I have no cavities.

Bad news, I'm going to need to get a spanner (like a mouth guard) because I apparently have wear on my teeth that should only be seen if I'm thirty.

Really bad, bad, remarkably awful news: I NEED TO GET MY FRACKING WISDOM TEETH OUT!

Do you know how much that's going to cost? $1,200-2,000.

Yep, that's right: TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CUT FOUR TEETH OUT OF MY HEAD.

Approximately the price of the new car we're also going to need to buy me.

I don't even want to think of the books, manga, anime, clothes, makeup, food, DVDs, pens, and shoes that would buy.

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[pipsiko-stein.livejournal.com]

Dentist....

*shudders*

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I actually don't mind the dentist, and like having my teeth shiny, but, dammit, I'd like them a lot more if they didn't suck money from me like I'm a millionaire.

TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS! *has conniption*

[mzminola.livejournal.com]

Funny, I went out of town today for the consultation.
Mine our coming out near the end of the month.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Are they seriously talking about charging what I think they're charging? Because that is just *wrong*.

And I'm sorry. I will be in your shoes in another 10 months. I heard brewing black tea and then putting the bags in the freezer is good to do- then you put it where they pulled the teeth out when you get back from the doctor, and the cold helps the swelling and the pectin helps with infection.

[mzminola.livejournal.com]

They say it varies with how difficult it is to extract the teeth- and mine have some bone around them...but if we leave them in, odds are they ain't gonna crown (pop outta the gums) but they will grow roots, and oh gee, is that one right there gonna poke into some nerves? Why yes, we do believe it is.

Good to know about the tea, thanks.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Crappy wisdom teeth sugery bites.

[fantomfantasy.livejournal.com]

2,000!
.... (in shock)
.... (still in shock)
That is why too much money. Don't worry about the mouth guard. I have one now and it is not as bad as you would think. I was right though, I am clenching my jaw at night, and after only a few times wearing it you can tell!
As for the wisdom teeth, just have them give you laughing gas. :)

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Is right there in shock with you.

That number, right there? That's how much I'm probably going to be paying for my new car.

I mean, I know it's SURGERY but come on, how hard can it be to cut FOUR TEETH out of my head? Really? And I've had bad experiences with laughing gas. I heard they just numb your gums really good and hack away. Have you had your wisdom teeth out?

(Also, the dentists kept saying my wisdom teeth would "erupt" and I'm, like, could you use a different word please? Because those images are just freaking me right the hell out.)