Dentist bad news

Went to Dentist today and said I had a cavity below the gum line and possible bone loss.
Wants me to go to a Periodontist to separate my gums and deep clean to get to the cavity.
Go for checkup every 6 months and first time he noticed this so it is probably not advanced.
I have heard gum stretching and deep cleaning was very painful.
I hate pain. Any imput?

get the nitrous oxide.

Dentists suck

I had to do a deep cleaning once and it’s part of the reason I quit dipping. They actually gave me shots to numb my mouth as they did the cleaning. I can’t remember exactly how many shots I got, but it was more than just a few. Since my entire mouth was numb I didn’t really feel the cleaning, but the next day was horrible.

Sedation

Just hope you don't wake up early and catch the dentist zipping his pants up.

On a more serious note.. that sucks.

Every time I go get a cleaning they want to set me up for a fake tooth in the back. I tell them NO..whats the point?

$$$$$

Good that you quit dipping Jay now start flossing as well so you don't have to get the deep cleaning later

tell me. could have bought a new boat for what it cost to get my wifes teeth fixed.

Drill Baby Drill

This is funny. I posted the same on Facebook and all I got was ads for Dentists

You sir are an Anti Dentite.

If you're being honest and you get a cleaning every 6 months then no, it won't be painful.
I went to a periodontist for a few years and it was never any worse than a regular cleaning.
I went because my dentist was concerned about bone loss.
Turned out it wasn't that big of a deal.
I began taking better care of my teeth by using a water pick and electric toothbrush and everything has been fine since.

My son was a toddler when I quit dipping and will be 15 on Friday. It’s been a good 12-13 years since I last dipped.

I've had so much dental work I tell him not to even bother numbing me up for most work.

I had scaling (deep cleaning) done about 5 years ago to get the plaque under my gums cleaned out. Was not pleasant, but not so bad. Worst part was the injections of pain killer in the gums. My gums felt fine after the pain killer wore off. Now the dentist wants to do it again - says it is not unusual to have to repeat the procedure after a few years to get at the deeper pockets.

John Bobbitt had it done, He said he'd get be back with his wife Lorena or get them all pulled it hurt so bad.....

Get a second opinion.
I have dentist I trust. When he was out on deployment, I saw his dentist business partner.
The other dentist told me i have 4 cavities that needed to get filled asap.
I waited for my regular dentist to get back. He checked and said that I don't have any.

Never trust a man that puts his hands in your mouth.

Get a second opinion.

And the nitrous.

Good advice right there, had the same thing happen to me. Second opinions are needed on just about anything that cost money or concerns health.

There's gold in them teeth

It is the pain after that hurts.
Get some good pain meds.

I gave up and told them to yank them out. Deep cleaning was nothing compared to a mouth of extractions all at once. He kept finding spots that weren’t numb and would give me more shots as we went. I get nauseous just thinking about it.

Take care of them if you can

Hope your problem works out better than DW's. Couldn't take the pain any more, went in after months of it to hear she's got an abscess that took out that tooth and the jaw bone under its neighbors. Had to have jaw scraped out clean and a cadaver implant put in to rebuild the bone...18 months. Then she had to have the mostly-
new jaw bone drilled and implants installed...another 18 months for the implants to get grown in. Then temporary caps (is that the right word?) put on the studs while the "real" replacement teeth were being made. Overall almost four years and a few thousand $ because she was scared to have a little tooth ache taken care of 5-6 years earlier.

Nice Seinfeld reference