You can't put a price on your teeth and self worth about this tooth that has bothered you for this long
You've never ever come across as a rich guy, always portray yourself as a working class man
-You've earned it, treat yourself and get the best Dentist you can afford, make sure they administer laughing gas or a mixed cocktail of things that will make you feel NOTHING
If they try and shoot you up with a needle, pick another Dentist. The best ones from my experience administer the gas or something very heavy that will keep you pretty sedated
There is insurance and things they gotta carry to do these things so again, find the good dentist in your area
You also are looking at a guy that gets his teeth cleaned every 4 months and will go in January for a "deep clean" which cost triple or quadruple what i normally pay.
I like my dentist and all of his assistants, recently handed the office over to his son who is in his 30s and I like him as much if not more than the dad
-My insurance is no good at this Dentist so I just pay for cleanings 3x a year out of pocket, totals out at about $400 but I have very few issues since I started doing it this way
Once or twice a year cleanings just don't cut it for me. I also turned 50 this year
Complete disagree here. All that means is that it is likely that your dentist didn't do it correctly. Gas doesn't always do the job for everyone. People have different needs here.
Same for the "deep cleaning" thing. You may need it, but we never have. Again, it's an individual thing.
Hi Mrs R, you disagree that Moops shouldn't put a price on his teeth?
-I don't do needles.
Let me share a story as I had my teeth cleaned this week, my wife booked the appointment but she unlike me doesn't really care who cleans her teeth, I typically have the same lady every time and that makes the experience a lot more comfortable and we joke around a lot. Much to my surprise I had a new hygienist because mine doesn't work on Mondays and I usually like to book Wed or Thurs
-The hygienist can see the disappointment in my face and my caution in wanting to let her start working on my teeth and she says "Since this is our first time and I want you to relax and have a good experience, if it's alright I'd like to numb your gums" It's done with a little cherry numbing thing they rub around the gums and teeth, I've never had my hygienist ever suggest something like that and there's always a couple times where she has to scrape a little under the gum and occasionally I get a tickle/pinch...I will be asking for that cherry numbing thing every time now
-I've had a couple major things done, wisdom teeth 25 yrs ago was when I discovered not all Dentists are the same and not all do their shop the same way
I prefer if it's gonna be much past a normal cleaning that they help deaden the pain. My regular Dentist had to do a cavity redo from when I was a kid a while back and he didn't hesitate giving me the laughing gas and I never had so much fun in the chair before.
Thank you for the post, I understand what you're saying, like you said it's all up to individual but I would push people who are afraid of the dentist to find one that can get you relaxed in the chair and you'll have a much better flight.
And my larger point was once you are paying $5k, you might as well try and find the best one in your area, if that means it cost $6k vs $5k, I understand $1,000 spread can be a lot of money but we're talking about your teeth, smile, appearance, the way people look at you and treat you. I wanted to cheer Moops for discussing this and doing something about it, so many folks don't act on things that will enhance their lives. I hope you weren't put off by my "Laughing gas" snobbery.