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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> >>> I hope it was a wisdom tooth.
> >
> >> Actually no. One of the molers, right on the middle.
> >
> > Why?
> The filling kept getting infected. I lose count of how many times I had
> it refilled. In the end, they decided to just remove the tooth and be
> done with it.
How is this possible? One would think that modern dentistry would have
solved such problems.
I assume getting an artificial tooth to replace it is such a specialized
form of "cosmetic" surgery that the health care system isn't going to pay
for such things there?
--
- Warp
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>> The filling kept getting infected. I lose count of how many times I had
>> it refilled. In the end, they decided to just remove the tooth and be
>> done with it.
>
> How is this possible? One would think that modern dentistry would have
> solved such problems.
I guess the filling doesn't make a perfect seal, or maybe there's a
crack somewhere else in the tooth. IDK. All I know is that having an
infected tooth hurts quite a bit.
> I assume getting an artificial tooth to replace it is such a specialized
> form of "cosmetic" surgery that the health care system isn't going to pay
> for such things there?
Obviously, I don't have (and never will have) that amount of money.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Warp wrote:
> How is this possible? One would think that modern dentistry would have
> solved such problems.
They just did. ;-)
> I assume getting an artificial tooth to replace it is such a specialized
> form of "cosmetic" surgery that the health care system isn't going to pay
> for such things there?
It's not cosmetic if you're fixing an infection. "Cosmetic" generally means
"voluntary" in this sort of thing. So if the dentist says "You need a
denture there to keep the teeth from shifting inappropriately" it's not
cosmetic, any more than a prosthetic limb is.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Quoth the raven:
Need S'Mores!
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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> > I assume getting an artificial tooth to replace it is such a specialized
> > form of "cosmetic" surgery that the health care system isn't going to pay
> > for such things there?
> It's not cosmetic if you're fixing an infection. "Cosmetic" generally means
> "voluntary" in this sort of thing. So if the dentist says "You need a
> denture there to keep the teeth from shifting inappropriately" it's not
> cosmetic, any more than a prosthetic limb is.
Losing one tooth is certainly not a severe impairment, and one could
argue that fixing it with an artificial tooth is more of a cosmetic fix
than a necessary one (in most countries with a public health care system
the system usually doesn't pay for unnecessary cosmetic surgery, unless
it can be demonstrated that the life of the patient gets severely degraded
without the surgery). Of course I'm not a medical professional, much less
a dentist, so I have no idea how they classify this. I assume it's up to
the doctor to decide if the operation is necessary or not.
--
- Warp
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Warp wrote:
> I assume it's up to the doctor to decide if the operation is necessary or not.
That's what I was trying to express. Sometimes losing a tooth on one side
will make the other teeth move to fill the gap over time, leading to poor
matching between upper and lower teeth. In that case, it wouldn't be cosmetic.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Quoth the raven:
Need S'Mores!
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:07:26 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> I assume it's up to the doctor to decide if the operation is necessary
>> or not.
>
> That's what I was trying to express. Sometimes losing a tooth on one
> side will make the other teeth move to fill the gap over time, leading
> to poor matching between upper and lower teeth. In that case, it
> wouldn't be cosmetic.
Yes, I've heard that can be a real problem - a coworker of mine has an
issue with a lost tooth (he plays hockey, imagine that - missing teeth
<g>), and it would cost him about C$3000 (he's in Canada) to have a post
put in to support an artificial tooth.
Ouch indeed.
Jim
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> Losing one tooth is certainly not a severe impairment, and one could
> argue that fixing it with an artificial tooth is more of a cosmetic fix
> than a necessary one
I had four of my molers removed and I can still fit my tongue in all the
gaps :-)
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Warp wrote:
> Losing one tooth is certainly not a severe impairment, and one could
> argue that fixing it with an artificial tooth is more of a cosmetic fix
> than a necessary one.
Apparently Cute QA Girl was missing a tooth. Though in her case, it's
probably due to some hockey incident... ;-)
AFAIK, it didn't bother her too much. And she was still cute, too.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On 8/26/2010 12:36 PM, clipka wrote:
> Am 26.08.2010 16:53, schrieb Darren New:
>> scott wrote:
>>> They gave me blacked out sunglasses to wear!
>>
>> I have no idea why I laughed so hard at that.
>
> Maybe the thought of peril-sensitive sunglasses crossed your mind... it
> paid a visit to mine at any rate.
Thanks for that :) I was trying to remember what they were called.
--
~Mike
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Oh sweet! The disolving stitches just fell out. You have no idea how
much the knot at the end has been rubbing against my cheek...
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