Archive for March 7th, 2008

Have you ever lied to a doctor or a dentist?

I've lied to my dentist before.

Dental hygenist?

In my search for a career path, i have come across dental hygene. I have heard good things.

is your opinion of the job.

anyone out their have this job, does it make good money, does it get boring, and would you recommend it to others, are their things you dislike, was the schooling difficult thanks to everyone who answers

Will I Survive A Painful Surgery On My Teeth?

I'm 13 and I cut my teeth in really late when I was a baby. I just lost my last baby tooth and all of my other teeth are good except this one. It's adult bottom tooth that is coming in far behind and the only way to pull it forward (before I get braces which will be soon after this) is a surgery or something else (I forgot what it was but my dentist already made up his mind to do surgery). He obviously didn't care about telling me how painful it will be and I will have to be put out by medicine and by putting that bubblegum scented thing over my nose (actually they have bubblegum, strawberry, grape, or apricot but I always choose bubblegum lol!) while they use a machine to pull forward that one tooth. He said it will be sore for two weeks! I've never had surgery, I've never broken a bone I've never been to the hospital except for the day I was born and when I once visited someone! I am so scared right now cuz what if I don't wake up? I'm not use to painful stuff.

tons

Thrash? is it contagious?

I babysit a child who was home sick for a week with flu like symptoms.

child was brought in today for care, and the mom told me not to expect him to eat much because his mouth hurts from the thrash, she also said I might notice white around his lips, and bad breath.

I be concerned for the other children in my care? Can adults get it?

Should I go ahead and extract my wisdom tooth?

At my last consultation, the dental surgeon told me that my bottom left wisdom tooth is sitting on a nerve which, if extracted, may cause permanent jaw numbness.

I or shouldn't I go ahead with the extraction? Is there anyway to make the pain go away if I don't go thru the surgery? Has anyone gone thru it and suffered permanent jaw numbness? How did you cope?