By the power of radiography
I have magnificent teeth and a wonderful smile...according to my dentist. He was quite tickled when I told him that we use the same machines as them for animals, especially the dental scaler. So no extractions, no poking with pointy bits of metal, just a quick x-ray and looking around with the tiny mirror on a stick and NO PAIN :)

When did you last go to the dentist and did it hurt?
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:39, 17 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

I last went
aboput 3 years ago because I chipped my tooth on my tongue bar and had to get it filled :( It hurt because th dentist was a heavy handed cunt who hit the nerve
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:43, Reply)

Couple of weeks back.
Had to have a new tooth put in.
Didn't hurt, as there was no nerve in the stump.
( Cawl, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:45, Reply)

I need to pounce in a fortnight
there's a new dentist near me hopefully taking on patients (patients??)
But there's no advance way of getting in there first. I just have to wait until the 14th of July and run down there screaming "ME! ME!"
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:47, Reply)

Ha, I just had to phone up and ask to be taken on as a new dolescum student NHS patient
which they agreed to quite happily. At no cost :)

I want to see the dental hygienist though as I've quit smoking again and want to get all the tartar and plaque and stuff taken off. But that's £50, so I'll wait till I have a job to get that done.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:53, Reply)

I go once a year to the Dental Hospital at the uni!
for a nice scale and polish.
*meff*
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:55, Reply)

got an appointment in the next couple of weeks
my teeth are incredible though so there won't be any pain nor more than a cursory examination.

also, company-paid-for private dental care FTW!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:51, Reply)

I havee the kind of teeth that are strong enough to crush bone

and as such have never had any poking scraping etc, this is all good, they do however look really rather British, which is not so good.

Anyone spare £4k for some cosmetic dental work?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:51, Reply)

This morning
no pain, just the usual clean & polish
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:52, Reply)

About 18 months ago.
cancelled my 6 monthly check up as I was skint. Haven't got round to rebooking an appointment.

It only hurt my wallet. £40 for a check up is a bit steep, but I trust my dentist, which takes a lot for me.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:57, Reply)

3 months ago
And the hygienist brutally assaulted my mouth for twenty minutes.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:58, Reply)

I like the sound of that
*likes* dentists.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:59, Reply)

She was very enthusiastic
And I ached for several hours afterwards.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 13:22, Reply)

*faints*
"Thank yoooooooooou!"
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 13:30, Reply)

That's what happened to me
she buzzed away in my mouth with something, and then she said 'rinse' I spat out a load of blood with sand in it
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 15:18, Reply)

In November
I had an impacted wisdom tooth taken out. They gave me amoxycillin to reduce the infection/swelling, which it turns out I'm allergic to - quite badly. I had the fucker out anyway though, it hurt and I acted like a big fucking girl.

(The dentist gave me a transformers sticker though...)
(berk, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 11:59, Reply)

I was so scared of dentists when I was a kid that I used to run away.
Tru dat.
( girlinthehole, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 12:46, Reply)

Never even had a filling!
BOO-YAH!

Went for the first time in almost 10 years 6 months ago & was expecting the worst after years of fizzy drinks, smoking, mouth piercings & general disrespect. But no, excellent strong teeth that are apparently "very well looked after". Get in.
(MyFakeName, Thu 2 Jul 2009, 15:47, Reply)