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[freakout0]

Damn that's expensive... can't you sue the dentist for pulling that kind of bs? I got pretty lucky with my teeth even though my parents teeth totally suck, and they also pay a crapload of money to the dentist. Anyways goodluck paying off your medical bill

[unfinite]

Haha. She hustled you xD. I'm still 18 but just recently got two wisdoms out. The first one didn't stop bleeding for days, I woke up with my bed sheets red . The reason for it was because when they tried to pull out my wisdom, the root got stuck so they had to dig deeper to take it out grrr. It was pretty painful because I guess the numbness didn't reach that far down .

My second one didn't bleed that much but it swelled up pretty bad xD. I looked like a chipmunk xD. I could barely eat anything because I could barely open my mouth. It lasted for over a week grr. The bump is still there too but my dentist said it will take weeks for it to go down . But at least I didn't have to pay anything... or at least until next month when I go to college . Enjoying the "parents paying for everything" phase for now xD.

[Daniel#1]

Ouch, bad luck there though. God that suks that the dentist before this one, didn't do a great job for whatever she did, forgot i should have quoted.

[Frank274]

dental work is expensive!

I had a root canal done back in feburary, and even with the insurance, we still had to pay 2 grand. It was worth it, but really... it was $800 for the new tooth


military is paying for my wisdom teeth to be removed (if needed)

[Vegas]

Wow. Remind me to brush my teeth later tonight.

[Frank274]

Wow. Remind me to brush my teeth later tonight.

Don't forget to brush your teeth tonight


anything can happen, I guess. It just seems to happen more often when you have a parent who won't take you to the dentist

[Frank274]

Yeah I had all 4 wisdom teeth out a couple years ago, bottom 2 were impacted making it more expensive. Had to pay $3500 for those to be taken out.

And I wasn't hustled, she just did a shit job.

The second guy was fantastic though, went through everything with me, explained what needed to be done, how to get help paying for it and just overall brilliant. Still cost a bucketload

And I'm not going to sue NZ avoids suing as often as possible and it's rare that it's needed because of government schemes paying for injuries and accidents most of the time.

my wisdom teeth are just starting to come through... at least the tops are. the bottom ones haven't broken through the gums yet. She might have done a shit job, but atleast she didn't pull out a tooth that was perfectly fine

reminds me of a story i read where a guy had cancer in his left leg and the doctors were going to remove it. He wakes up to find his right leg gone. Sad stuff right there.

[Frank274]

Mmm, they have a lot of double/triple/quadruple checks now to make sure that kind of thing doesn't happen, but it's a scary thought. You put so much faith into your doctors hands when you're knocked out.

I've only been completly knocked out once. And if that's what it's like when I die, I'm ready for it. I don't remember a single thing lol


Did you ever see a movie called Awake? Where the guy gets surgery but his mind stays awake, so he can't move but can hear what the doctors are saying? And they plan to kill him to get money or something (i didn't watch it all)

Dentists scare me more though... I love my teeth

[Frank274]

it's not the drug amount though. There is an actaul disorder or whatever that like 10 in every million or so sufferes... and it's where the mind just doesn't sleep through something like that.

That would suck so bad.

[Amiko]

Yeh, dentists are probably the most expensive of all doctors and like, u'll be paying so much more for a visit to the dentist than any other doctor. What sucks even more is that most health insurances don't cover dental care.

[Frank274]

Yeh, dentists are probably the most expensive of all doctors and like, u'll be paying so much more for a visit to the dentist than any other doctor. What sucks even more is that most health insurances don't cover dental care.

That is true. Or if it does cover it, it costs more to have it. Which is stupid. You would think people would mess up their body more than their teeth. So medical would be a little bit more than dental. But no. A cleaning for your teeth is easily $200

[Amiko]

That is true. Or if it does cover it, it costs more to have it. Which is stupid. You would think people would mess up their body more than their teeth. So medical would be a little bit more than dental. But no. A cleaning for your teeth is easily $200

Yeh and tbh i really dont get why. Isnt the body like way more sensitive aaand requires like more care? I mean if you brush your teeth 2-3 times a day and use mouth-wash you would pretty much never need to visit the dentist, other than if you need braces or something. But i mean you can catch a cold any time of the year... or break a bone. I mean insurance would cover that... but no not dental care. Dont get it lol

[Frank274]

Yeh and tbh i really dont get why. Isnt the body like way more sensitive aaand requires like more care? I mean if you brush your teeth 2-3 times a day and use mouth-wash you would pretty much never need to visit the dentist, other than if you need braces or something. But i mean you can catch a cold any time of the year... or break a bone. I mean insurance would cover that... but no not dental care. Dont get it lol

American government working at best, eh?

[Amiko]

American government working at best, eh?

i wouldnt know anything about the american govt m8 Live in switzerland, just speaking out of experience from here lol

[Cyo]

malpractic sue and u get muney from teh dentist who is fuck up

[Bryn AKA Interhacker]

18

In the uk it`s 16 then you have tooo pay thereafter

[Cyo]

18

In the uk it`s 16 then you have tooo pay thereafter

uk ppl tooths are fubar neways

[Eeyore]

It's only 16 in the UK if you don't continue with full-time education. I got free dental check-ups unti lI was 18, I'm lucky though, they've never had to do anything to my teeth anyways.

[Vegas]

uk ppl tooths are fubar neways

Holy Jebus!

Edited by Vegas, 05 August 2008 - 05:21 AM.

[Chris]

Sorry to hear that, sounds like you need to sell some neopoints

[Eeyore]

Aside from her missing tooth her teeth look fine, I mean they aren't black or anything .

Amy Winehouse is just a mess though anyway, hardly the best example to represent English teeth .

[Bryn AKA Interhacker]

Sorry to hear that, sounds like you need to sell some neopoints

Lmao i should have gold teeth by now ;P

Aside from her missing tooth her teeth look fine, I mean they aren't black or anything .

Amy Winehouse is just a mess though anyway, hardly the best example to represent English teeth .

I would love nothing more than amy winehouse to catch aids, get set on fire and raped by a hobo all with in one hour

Cant stand her, terrible role model on kids, but she thinks she is

Edited by Interhacker, 05 August 2008 - 05:34 AM.

[Vegas]

How bout this bloke.

Is like the simpsons episode. Do you guys have like super candy over there?

[Amiko]

How bout this bloke.

Not just any bloke.... He's a freaking legend

[Frank274]

i wouldnt know anything about the american govt m8 Live in switzerland, just speaking out of experience from here lol

i see. lucky you then, i suppose.



I'm seeing all these things about free care and stuff till you are 16, 18 or whatever. Is that really true? America has nothing like that. (or if they do I don't know about it)