I'm getting my tooth capped today. Does it hurt? Advice? — Page 3

"You shoulda asked for the nitrous."

I really should have. That would have been hilarious.

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Yeah, I don't like being jerked around. To hell with this thread.

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Even if this were real, I don't understand how starting this thread would help anything in any way. Just suck it up, you're a big boy.

Oh, and are you on MamaQuiche's insurance?

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"What part didn't make sense? Broke my tooth, went to the dentist, got it fixed, may need to go back on a later date so she can finish the job and see how it is healing. This really isn't complicated.."

So she hasn't yet finished the job, but you MAY NEED to go back so she can finish it? What part of this makes sense to you?

I'm sorry I ever took this seriously.

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Loneliness, I'd imagine.

I believe N2N Nate. He broke his front tooth. 95% of the time when a patient fractures a front tooth it is not crowned on the first appointment if the fracture does not go through the nerve. The dentist will generally numb the tooth so air doesn't make the fractured area more sensitive and then bond a tooth colored composite restoration which replaces the missing part of the tooth. It takes about 30 minutes. It is easy on the tooth and you don't have to irritate the nerve by doing much drilling

If the tooth acts normally for a few weeks, you can then crown the tooth. Most of the time the patient lives with the bond which can sometimes last years.

Matching one porcelain front tooth to a natural tooth is one of the most esthetically difficult jobs in dentistry. Usually a good bond done well looks better.

My mother's CNA had a cap put in , in one day. Was also told she would have to come back to check and make some adjustments, if needed. She also complained about pain and took Aleve for it. Story is plausible.

My crown was done in one day, as I said earlier in this thread, but it took far from 50 minutes. I waited 40 minutes between the root canal and the (permanent) capping while they made the tooth in their lab. Yes, some dentists, including mine, can do them in-house now (no 10-day delay to send them out).

But if you were in the chair for only 50 minutes, you didn't have a root canal. As others have mentioned, they probably just filed your tooth down since it didn't expose the nerve, put a temp on it, and you'll come back later for a permanent crown. That first visit could have been done in 50 minutes.

It would help N2N if you actually asked your dentist questions next time, so you knew what was going on.

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But you are.

When you open yourself up to broadcasting details of your every day life you are risking scrutiny by other board members. This is a public internet forum why would you even do this? Ask a close friend, a family member not anonymous people you do not even know.

So if you got all this helpful information in a PM from an actual dentist, why are you playing dumb here in this thread?

You know exactly what was done to you and how they did it. No need for me or anyone else to speculate.

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I was just praying Nate would have an experience like Dustin Hoffman had in MARTHON MAN.