Dentists UK or Abroad?

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Jetl3on

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1,409 posts

197 months

Tuesday 4th December 2012
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Why do toothaches mainly kick in at night?

anyone recommend a non prescriptive remedy, home brew or wives tale for toothache, apart from paracetamol, flossing and salty mouthwash?

cheers

Driller

8,310 posts

279 months

Tuesday 4th December 2012
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While they're at it, could they recommend a non-prescriptive remedy for kidney stones, TB and a broken leg please?

















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ETA Various reasons, one being the blood pressure in the area is lower when you're upright.

Edited by Driller on Tuesday 4th December 15:43

dxg

8,220 posts

261 months

Tuesday 4th December 2012
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Having had a crown fail within a 12 month period, the underlying tooth is now eol.

So, I'm looking at c. £2.5k for an implant or somewhat less for bridges (two options were mentioned), but one of these involves drilling into otherwise-fine teeth and I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that. A plate was also mention, but I'm not sure about the comfort / long term prospects of one of those...

Is there anywhere I can read up on:

a) the pros and cons of the various ways of stopping me looking like a gap-toothed-gypsy; and

b) the quality of individual UK dentists (rather than practices - although info on them would also be helpful). Having had this crown fail in such a short time (it has allowed infection into the tooth and its root is slowly being absorbed into the gum. The x-ray was not nice to see...), I'm now prioritising risk of failure over up-front cost.

Cheers!


Jetl3on

Original Poster:

1,409 posts

197 months

Tuesday 4th December 2012
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Driller said:
While they're at it, could they recommend a non-prescriptive remedy for kidney stones, TB and a broken leg please?;)

ETA Various reasons, one being the blood pressure in the area is lower when you're upright.

Edited by Driller on Tuesday 4th December 15:43
Reassuring Driller, thanks frown

By remedy I mean ease the pain till appropriate action is taken.

Driller

8,310 posts

279 months

Wednesday 5th December 2012
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Jetl3on said:
Reassuring Driller, thanks frown

By remedy I mean ease the pain till appropriate action is taken.
What I meant was if you have toothache what you need is a dentist in the same way that if you have a boken leg you need a doctor.

Maybe I've been in France too long but crikey man, this is 2012 not the wild west, can you not just go and get it sorted out?