tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post4990714815610316319..comments2007-03-11T03:07:13.166+13:00Meg in Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post-76690032487563031812007-03-11T03:07:00.000+13:002007-03-11T03:07:00.000+13:00Oh my! I'll hope everything goes fine with the teeth problem... I have to remove my wisdom teeth and that makes me really nervous!<BR/>by the way, this is a great pic, also i love the title, good luck!Dsolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491498882136615261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post-437265190159021822007-03-10T17:24:00.000+13:002007-03-10T17:24:00.000+13:00Good luck with the whole tooth thing. How I dread going.<BR/>Loved your funky picture, Meg.photowannabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post-91970978937279345532007-03-10T16:21:00.000+13:002007-03-10T16:21:00.000+13:00Nah, the Cut-and-Paste Option B. Quick and dirty (and hopefully comparatively cheap.)Meg in Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post-81585574152510685572007-03-10T16:16:00.000+13:002007-03-10T16:16:00.000+13:00Hmmm, shooting the dentist is an option, perhaps you could talk him over to your pond for a swim.<BR/>Meg, I dodn't know what to tell you - u've opted for the bridgework?Nikonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post-73161497657322220922007-03-10T16:10:00.000+13:002007-03-10T16:10:00.000+13:00Isabella, I don't really either either A or B is permanent. Your Option C wasn't a real option for me, because Paul said it's a little too far back for implant. Option D - that still doesn't eliminate our pain, though, and I don't think we want to be on antibiotics forever. <BR/><BR/>Oh, Paul did have Option E: pull tooth out and forget about it; not really an option, is it?<BR/><BR/>I'll be thinking of you Monday and Tuesday (your Monday), then. <BR/><BR/>PS - Dentistry is all private, but Paul is kind of popular, ergo the long wait and the hefty bill. Yikes...Meg in Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post-46952410385548119132007-03-10T15:35:00.000+13:002007-03-10T15:35:00.000+13:00Meg,<BR/>My dentist feels that option A might not work as a permanent solution (infection might reoccur) and did not offer me option B.<BR/>He proposes option C - to pull the tooth out and replace it with an implant (I am sooo done with root canals and caps!).<BR/>My appointment is on Monday (one benefit of non-socialized medicine ;-), but I have been on antibiotics for a week now and with the added benefit of some pain killers, I am getting better.<BR/>Of course, there is also option D - to kill the dentist who gave me the faulty root canal! It might make me feel even better...<BR/>Take care, definitely take antibiotics and keep yourself drugged to the max ;-)isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16691699331129121806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post-9250528891058437092007-03-10T14:57:00.000+13:002007-03-10T14:57:00.000+13:00My, my, Isabella, commiserations to us both! I think the worst part is since Paul (the dentist, not Nikon) told me this is semi-serious, it started to hurt more! So far I'm on over-the-counter pain killers sporadically , but I got my emergency antibiotics yesterday just in case it gets bad over the weekend. <BR/><BR/>My options were to A) dismantle the crown and the 'stud', rework the root canal, get a new stud and crown; OR B) cut the gum from the side and put a 'stopper' below where the roots used to be, above where the swelling is. <BR/><BR/>Paul said medically Option A is better, but because my stud is so firmly in place he wasn't sure if he wanted to proceed. With Option A, there is always the chance the stud/crown might not work and my having to have a bridgework instead. Option B takes less time and therefore fewer $s.<BR/><BR/>I already have two more bridgework, so that was the deal-breaker for me: I'm going with Option B. <BR/><BR/>Good luck to you, dear Isabella. So far the earliest appointment I could get is 11 April, but I'm on the waiting list if something comes up. When is yours?Meg in Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post-88846503784928092302007-03-10T13:43:00.000+13:002007-03-10T13:43:00.000+13:00Good luck to both of you!Nikonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post-17359776308059909282007-03-10T13:26:00.000+13:002007-03-10T13:26:00.000+13:00OT - Sorry Meg, can't find your email, so I'll ask my question here:<BR/>Read your comment at Nikon's about your dental predicament. I am in the same boat this very minute - already root-canalled/capped tooth is infected, they want to pull it. What course of action are you pursuing?isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16691699331129121806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32054737.post-59606665113976185042007-03-10T12:48:00.000+13:002007-03-10T12:48:00.000+13:00wow that's a little weird! Great that you spotted it!Piikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03626793331444188559noreply@blogger.com