All About Dental

[atrecord]

hquek:

How come the dentist ($30 one) told us better to extract??? :x

It was a case of us being so worried, cos DD new tooth was growing behind (not beneath, in which case the old one sure gets displaced out and will drop) the milk tooth, and it was slanted c.f. to the whole set of milk teeth. so we kept asking my friend is it necessary to extract. She just said if really can't tahan then only help us extract, else better wait.

Then when i first called up school dental clinic (on a Mon), the nurse also tried to persuade us to wait till tooth loose/drop, saying no big deal, normal, etc. She did say that if old teeth not loose, it's quite traumatic to extract as it involves local anaesthesia (means injection), and kid may develop phobia for dentist..

prob is DD gum near the tooth was swollen on Sat night, so told her we're concerned, etc. Then she said go down. But when she examined, said actually v loose already so just applied some cream that makes her gum numb, took plier (yes, dental plier), then out it came... give DD a piece of the cloth to soak up blood, changed one more, tell her bite for 1 hr. that's all, less than 5 mins' action.

[hquek]

autumnbronze:

hquek, really advisable to go to him for braces or not ... skali some mess-up happen how

My wisdom tooth came out thanks to him and this time (it was my 2nd one to come out), I didn't have pig head. First wisdom tooth extraction, my face balloon until I scared.

Can trust lah....even if he's the singing dentist. Um, when (that's IF) you go, please don't 'dian ge'. I don't think he sings that often.

I rather go to him than a certain upclass dental clinic that has massage chairs for whitening treatment (at least when I was there many years back). They had a coffee machine....I was wondering what is that doing in a DENTAL clinic??? more biz for whitening after the kopi?

[hquek]

atrecord:

It was a case of us being so worried, cos DD new tooth was growing behind (not beneath, in which case the old one sure gets displaced out and will drop) the milk tooth, and it was slanted c.f. to the whole set of milk teeth. so we kept asking my friend is it necessary to extract. She just said if really can't tahan then only help us extract, else better wait.

Same case(s) leh. His new tooth was growing behind his old one. And his old tooth was wobblier by the day. Both times same thing happen leh. Anyway, next time, I shall try best to make appointment at SDC.

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hquek:

Not really. He wasn't talking to me leh, it was to his assistant. Another time, he was singing some Teresa Teng's song when cleaning my friend's teeth...she was a bit mystified by the experience. :?

Same logic: my dentist could be chatting with her assistant on casual topics - things that will lighten the atmosphere.
or maybe he was just entertaining himself. my friend said that sometimes job quite siong/stress, citing cases of patients with so bad tooth decay that when treating patient, the smell is ... will faint one. Then got those uncooperative ones... I guess they might need to come up with their own ways to destress/self-entertain since they see patients the whole day.

[atrecord]

hquek:

My wisdom tooth came out thanks to him and this time (it was my 2nd one to come out), I didn't have pig head. First wisdom tooth extraction, my face balloon until I scared.

oh, could it be due to sleep? i remember the rule told me me when i was young was that if got extraction, sleep with the head raised (and not flat on bed), to prevent water accumulating = swelling.

[hquek]

atrecord:

oh, could it be due to sleep? i remember the rule told me me when i was young was that if got extraction, sleep with the head raised (and not flat on bed), to prevent water accumulating = swelling.

Didn't recall I did anything different (other than change dentist)....

[autumnbronze]

hquek:

My wisdom tooth came out thanks to him and this time (it was my 2nd one to come out), I didn't have pig head. First wisdom tooth extraction, my face balloon until I scared.

Wah, that must be really terribble for you lah. Mine also, the first wisdom extraction was harrowing. The dentist kept pulling and pulling and he was v rough. My face swelled like a balloon aft that. Then because I complained to the nurse. 2nd extraction was smoother

hquek:

Can trust lah....even if he's the singing dentist. Um, when (that's IF) you go, please don't 'dian ge'. I don't think he sings that often.

Okie then, thought of making appt for nxt week and recee.

hquek:

I rather go to him than a certain upclass dental clinic that has massage chairs for whitening treatment (at least when I was there many years back). They had a coffee machine....I was wondering what is that doing in a DENTAL clinic??? more biz for whitening after the kopi?

Yup, how ironic - possibly so

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hquek:

Didn't recall I did anything different (other than change dentist)....

Then it's solid testimony to the dentist.

[multitasker88]

Hi all my 11 yr old gal has severly misaligned teeth n will def need braces .I was wondering if any1 has a reputable orthodontist to recommend .gal has phobia of dentist due to bad experience when she was young so some1 gd w kids will be appreciated .thks

[tanglin]

Hi,


i’m thinking of bring my 4 yr old to the GPA dental @ United Square. His teeth are badly stained so he will need to undergo cleaning by the dentist. DS is also very afraid of going to the dentist, so is there anyone who has bring their dear child to this clinic? any recommendations for a patient dentist who is experienced working with small children? Thanks in advance!