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Oct 1, 2024
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El Presidente
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Thank you. You’ve been very helpful.
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Just took my daughter the dentist. She is 10 and they said she has five
El Presidente
5:34pm
“Regional anesthesia”? Yea, go get another opinion.
IGlowInTheDark
5:35pm
There are only two anesthesias: general and inadequate.
SJS
5:54pm
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cougar4life55
6:21pm
Sounds like time to find a new dentist. There are some on CB
Waschlappen
5:35pm
If they are always upselling, I would switch.
Ragnar Danneskjold
5:36pm
See this post
yapacoug
5:36pm
Funny that the post you responded to today is a 10 year old with
cugrz84
5:38pm
Your dentist is a crook. Get a new one.
Booya Grandma
5:37pm
Take her to another dentist immediately and do not go back to that practice.
DodgerCoug
5:38pm
Most dentists I know are good honest people. But there is SUCH a huge variation
blackandblue
6:03pm
You need a second opinion — and likely a new dentist.
BYUlv
5:38pm
Why would you bring your daughter to this dentist if you had a bad experience?
RealTaysomHill
5:39pm
My kids have been going there for a few years. I started going later.
El Presidente
5:58pm
10years old? I typically don’t mess with them unless they are right next to a
blackandblue
5:39pm
And the buffer solution for $115 bucks? That’s just stupid.
blackandblue
5:54pm
We used to add sodium bicarbonate to the local anesthetic if doing injection because it minimizes the zing from the loca
Osteotome
6:11pm
I’ve done it too. But never at that cost and I didn’t find the benefit to be
blackandblue
6:15pm
Availability it just wasn’t available and I never requested anyone to order it
Osteotome
9:41pm
Are you an anti-dentite?
Japan Coug
5:45pm
At 10 yrs old, those teeth will most likely fall out pretty soon. Unless they
ShinobiCoug
5:46pm
Ben Criddle has some advice.
Dark Forest Green
5:53pm
I quit my dentist when he wanted to replace every filling I had
Tricky
6:00pm
A couple of years ago a pediatric dentist told us that our 8 year old needed 7 fillings, and a few crowns. I asked for
Black Diamond Bay
6:01pm
Here are some important questions: how much longer will those teeth be in?
byusage
6:04pm
Finally a respectable response.
OmahaThunderCoug
6:24pm
We’re not missing-teeth type of people, but thanks for a helpful response.
El Presidente
6:52pm
It sounds like you are not- the opposite of it. But the main point is pain is
byusage
7:08pm
FWIW- our pediatric dentist does everything he can (short of making our
Newbutnotnew
6:11pm
So many assumptions and terrible advice here
hpcougar
6:12pm
Is it normal to charge $115 to add sodium bicarbonate for a local anesthetic injection?
Osteotome
6:14pm
No, it’s not. But do I trust the guy to even understand what he was told?
OmahaThunderCoug
6:26pm
Point out the terrible advice in this thread , TIA.
bulletproof
6:18pm
RE: Point out the terrible advice in this thread , TIA.
hpcougar
6:32pm
We’ll get a second opinion. I might even report back.
El Presidente
6:40pm
I feel your shock. I have 4 kids. I personally brushed and flossed each of my
blackandblue
6:53pm
Thank you. You’ve been very helpful.
El Presidente
6:59pm
That doesn't sound like a very good experience. This may not be the case,
byusage
7:01pm
Perhaps. Would be interesting because this is the nicest dentist office I’ve
El Presidente
7:11pm
Maybe he was just busy that day or behind
byusage
7:22pm
Get a second opinion.
Blue Ghost
6:22pm
Spend $75 and get her a high quality electric toothbrush. I have 5 kids and
cougar4life55
6:23pm
Those cavities can progress rapidly
OmahaThunderCoug
6:29pm
He’s probably trying to make up for the crappy insurance reimbursement that
timponyloco
6:31pm
Buffering will make the local work faster and may decrease the pain on injection
JWin
6:41pm
Thank you for a helpful response.
El Presidente
6:44pm
FWIW, I HATE going to the Dentist…
RMatthews
6:52pm
Dentists are like lawyers, doctors, and mechanics. Many of them are
Mitty
9:13pm
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