Is that the going rate down here, and is there that much of a difference up north?

 

Cork dentists

I've sent them in a query, just waiting for them to get back. Thought about Budapest/Poland etc but it's time off and a lot of effort so if the saving isnt big I wouldn't bother. 

The tricky part about what I need done is there's a temporary root canal and crown that need removing before they put the new lot in so it's gonna be fairly expensive either way I'd say and if I was to go foreign for it, it might involve 2 trips. f**king horrible to think of handing over a grand and a half for it 

Move to the UK for a month. Get it done on the NHS.

 

Probably £750 a tooth upwards I would think. That'd be cheap as well.

 

That'd be on the pricey end. Mate had a fancy Lisburn Road denist quote him £1,100. I assumed that'd be nearer the top end of the scale. I could be wrong.

 

Interesting. I'm in the market for a new Dentist as my old wan was in Ballymena and is doing this stupid £120 quid a year to remain on his service craic.

 

Where you based?

Since there's such a big difference might just throw in a whitening as well 

Yeah, place in South Armagh there great crowd for getting teeth out. Very efficient but will want to know your full history.

Have they relaxed the Medical Card rules since the budget I wonder? The Uncle looked into it last year and was told by two separate dentists the only thing covered now by med card is a yearly check up (and one removal in an extreme emergency), which is essentially a posh way of bringing your car to a mechanic and him telling you but of course you need a full service on it boss.

  

The link below says he's covered for fillings so I think alot of them make up the rules as they go along and chance their arm charging. It makes no long term financial sense for the state NOT to offer at least one dental clean once per year to every citizen as we all end up paying ultimately in increased heath spending. Let Hoskins enjoy his yellow teeth, clean gnashers are very important to your overall health (esp your heart). Dirty teeth costs lives, etc

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Yeah that's a really nice touch. Just make sure he hoovers under the bed in the spare room....  Gonna ring around a few places for the Uncle tomorrow. He's on a fixed SW payment so one trip to the dentist and it's beans on toast for a month.

Thats the problem as Ringer and others mentioned. It's hard to know what the medical card actually covers depending who you go to. If you go by that link I put earlier, a yearly check up one removal and two fillings are covered but it seems not every dentist is abiding by that. I'm sure there's a law requiring them to stick by the terms of state contract but sure people on medical cards are only scum who should be grateful etc..*

**The sarcasm font is currently out of order. 
 

Some advice please fellow forummers. I'm looking at a cost of €1500-2500 for an implant in Dublin. Is it worth heading up North to get it done? I'm told its a good bit cheaper but as the process takes a couple of stages spread over 6 months, it might be handier to pay the extra few bob to do it local rather than undergo two treks unless there is a big money difference. 

Has anyone got good recommendations for a dentist? I'm likely to have to get another implant in the near future so might get the two of them done at the same time. 

I just checked. No joy with VHI unfortunately.

Mouth is incredibly numb and uncomfortable, and I can barely communicate. Any idea how long it'll take to get back to normal? Minutes? Hours?

So you have a regular check up every 15 years Mr.Trotter?

I had a filling last month for the first time in years and years and couldnt believe how little pain and numbness occurred. 

All cleared up in a couple of hours. 

Said I was close to needing a root canal and she also mentioned extraction. 

I'm terrified of eating now incase the filling comes out or I aggravate it somehow, even though that shouldn't be likely.

Is this normal for a large filling or am I going to need a root canal or extraction? 

I asked him what if I cut down to five or ten fags a week but he was insistent.

Is he talking sh*te or will I just have to give them up entirely?

Speaking as someone whose expertise in dentistry stems from having teeth I woukd say definitely ignore his advice 

Hotlips_Hoolahan wrote: Lads, dentist told me to stop smoking and stop drinking coffee or else I'll have to be back to get the brown stuff cleaned off them again straight away. I asked him what if I cut down to five or ten fags a week but he was insistent. Is he talking sh*te or will I just have to give them up entirely?

He is talking absolute nonsense. Bet he is the type of dentist that advises brushing your teeth more than once or twice a week.

Ignore.

I'd remove coffee no problem and cut down on cigs to nights out. Cutting out cigs entirely would be hard now.

Nearly single figures at this stage 

Get on the menthol cigs. Leaving a minty taste and sorting a craving.

McG wrote: Coffee stains my teeth fairly bad. Seems to impact some people more than others. I just get them cleaned 3 times a year. No way am I knocking coffee on the head.

How much coffee do you drink?

Too much. Flat white in the morn then a couple of americanos. 

What do you mean by cleaned? With the dental hygienist?

Anytime i go they seem to spend half an hour scraping the back of my teeth, doesn't really make much difference to any potential stains on the front

There are really simple solutions to allow you to get your coffee fix and also protect your teeth from further staining.

You could use a straw to drink the coffee.

Or, and I think you'll agree that this is the better method, you could get into the bicycle position on your back with funnel inserted into your balloon knot. Then simply ask a friend or family member to pour the coffee into your rectum at a nice steady pace.

 

No. And it's about 20 times safer then smoking real cigarettes. It's still unhealthy and your feeding a habit but it's the better option. I have friends that were smoking 20-40 cigarettes a day, some have switched to vaping and they feel way better for it.  

The scraping is only to remove the calculus, my hygienist always gives them a polish at the end with a soft brush.

I drink a load of tea and used smoke so stained a good bit too. Pearl drops whitening is good, or baking soda in a pinch

Yeah mine does that too, was just curios as i've never noticed that it whitens your teeth that much tbh. 

I use those strips sometimes that you can buy in chemists