I broke a tooth!

[Mother Goose]

i've broken one before and they rebuilt it. hoping they do that this time. I have had 2 teeth removed in the last 6 years and the first one I had to be heavily sedated. The second they wanted to knock me out because I was PG and couldn't be sedated. But my surgeon knows me well and distracted me... and his assistant held my hand and wiped away my tears.

Ce - DH offered to watch miss but the dentist and assistant are desperate to meet DD . Problem is, I have Osteo at 1000 near home and dental at 1130 (which is in the city). I'm not sure she will behave that long! I guess that is where the pressies I bought her will come in handy? WAH I feel like having all my teeth out and getting dentures!

Cass - can I ask how much the implant cost?

[Bathsheba]

I broke 1/4 off my very back tooth on my right side soon after I arrived in Melbourne back in 92. I didn't have a dentist down here and then soon after I broke my knee (patella) badly and the tooth was forgotten about for 2 years!!!! Then after my DD was born I had it rebuilt by a lovely female dentist. She was very gentle and she even encouraged dentist-phobic DH to visit her even though he hadn't been to a dentist for 8 years! Now he goes every 6 months.

Anyhow I would go the rebuilding option if you can. Mine has lasted since 95 and so far so good.

[Mother Goose]

thanks Bath. I will get it rebuilt if they can. My dentist is lovely... but that only makes it slightly easier to go there!!! Her assistant is lovely too. They know me well. Thankfully it isn't hurting but I've had another look and am not convinced they will be able to rebuild it - it looks like a part of the base is gone. But I will stop self diagnosing and wait to see what she says Fri...

[AnyDream]

WAH! I broke a tooth too - just now...cornflake cookie...musta rotted from the inside - I put off having my teeth checked because of chemo (probably aided in my dental downfall)...I can see the section that's broken, it's a segment on top of where a filling is so I'm hoping that means it can be rebuilt.

Lucky for me Medicare will be paying for it this time (...I hope).

MG - what happened in the end - were you able to get it rebuilt???

[Mother Goose]

MD - short answer is yes. I went to the clinic and saw a different dentist to normal who did a crap job cleaning it and didn't seal it properly. She wanted me to have it out but I refused hence the crap job. About 5 weeks later I was in major pain so rang for a referral to my surgeon but MY dentist said to come in and have a look in case of infection. She looked at it, got cross at other dentist, took cap off, recleaned (other idiot had left decay in it so there was no way I would have been able to keep the tooth!) and then resealed it! She put a temporary cover on it incase the tooth died and I needed it out but so far so good! I lost a section of the temp cover about a month ago (3 months into my 6 months) which was simply replaced. She wants to give the tooth a good 6 months with temp cover before we make final decision on keeping or pulling the tooth. So far so good!!!!! Oh, and it was a bad break too... right down to past the gum when I initially broke it - they had to pull gum away to get the seal on - but they got it on!!!

Good luck with yours hon! I hope it works out ok!

[AnyDream]

Thanks MG - I was *horrified* when it happened...have since read of one lady who's got all sorts of bits of teeth falling off after chemo...but your story gives me hope that it's something that can be managed. It will be a good thing if it means I start going to the dentist regularly like I should.

[MistyFying]

Ewwww and ouch!