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Author: janlynn
Date: 2002-03-12 19:30
i know we have a dentist out there - i have a question for you -
can you please mail me at jesstugood@yahoo.com
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Author: Toby
Date: 2002-03-12 20:46
just in case u dont find any clarinet ones
www.allexperts.com
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Author: janlynn
Date: 2002-03-13 14:19
well, gordon - i didnt want to bother the bb with it but if you really want to know - yesterday i found out that i have a cracked tooth and that i need a cap and/or a root canal. my dentist says that if he put enough pressure on it, the tooth would break off right now. anyways, it hurts - a lot - AND i have to wait 2 months before he can fix it. im just worried about if its safe to play my clarinet - with the pressure from the embouchure - will it make it worse and it will break - ive actually loosend up my embouchure cuz of the pain and i have solos and stuff i have to work on. i was pretty much just panicking yesterday wondering how im going to make it another 2 months. as it turns out. my appointment to get it fixed is 2 days after our concert.
JL
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Author: LynnB
Date: 2002-03-13 15:34
Two months! Sounds like you need a new dentist. Or do you have an HMO? I used to have that insurance and it would take forever to get something fixed. Good luck with that :-D
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Author: ron b
Date: 2002-03-13 18:25
Let's see... you have a cracked tooth, it's painful, you need it capped and possibly a root canal (surgery) and your dentist wants to wait two months to help you.
No one here is in any position to despense medical advice but anyone is entitled to ask...
What part of URGENT doesn't this 'Doctor' understand ???
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Author: janlynn
Date: 2002-03-13 18:33
yeah - i was thinking the same thing! i even called back to see if they could move my appointment up - they made it a week earlier. not a big difference. you mean a 2 month wait is not typical for a big long appointment?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-03-13 19:10
I had a non-emergency root canal scheduled and completed within 2 weeks ... maybe I was just lucky (kinda lucky, in a strange, perverse way ...)
I take CDs and my own headphones along because I hate the average doctors office music. So, as the endodontist was preparing her long needle to put in the anesthetic, she heard the beginning strains of "Also Sprach Zarathrusta" coming from the headphones. "How fitting!" she remarked at the needle slipped in ...
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Author: janlynn
Date: 2002-03-13 19:27
MARKKKK - dont talk about those big bad needles!!!! but, maybe i will bring my own music.
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Author: ron b
Date: 2002-03-13 20:28
Maybe if you call again they'll move it up another week :|
Did you mention that you're in pain?
Seriously, two months is NOT typical for an urgent appointment. Most dentist/doctors will get out of bed during a snowstorm to address a serious situation.
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Author: Bob
Date: 2002-03-13 22:05
A root canal should not be painful if done by a good endodontist.
A cap doesn't sound like the correct solution to a cracked tooth. Get yourself to a competent dentist.
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Author: Jean Adler
Date: 2002-03-14 03:53
You think two months is bad...I called the Mayo Clinic to see a doctor for a physical...Their waiting list for an internist is 2 YEARS!!!
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-03-14 09:34
Two months!!
If you wait long enough bacterial infection can kill the nerves and then you have no pain, but then suddenly the bacteria past the tooth and you are in really serious trouble.
I had such things attended to within hours. Get a new dentist, or better, target an endodontist, who specializes in such matters.
I'[ve had about 5 done. After the root canal work appointment the pain was pretty well gone completely, with just a little settling down over the next few days.
It is just not worth putting it off. It'll cost you though!
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Author: Fermat
Date: 2002-03-15 02:42
Hi. I'm a clarinet-playing dentist. A cracked tooth upon which you should not exert pressure needs treatment NOW. It certainly needs a full-coverage crown (either all-porcelain or porcelain-fused-to-metal) and if it also needs root canal therapy based upon the symptoms, the root canal should be treated before the crown is made. If the tooth is weak, then YES it might fracture during routine playing. Two months is too long. If it takes more than three weeks to get an appointment, either the office is unusually busy and/or it accepts HMO plans with financial incentives NOT to treat patients promptly. At least they could start the root canal procedure (that doesn't take too long) and bond some filling material to help keep things together, particularly if they know your situation. If you or anyone else here has any dental-related questions, feel free to E-mail me at mekaltz@aol.com
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