Re loose tooth

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I saw my OD on Tuesday. When he passed me in the waiting room he went:

Is it still loose? I say: yep, it is.

Then I get in the chair , he takes a look and checks it out and then

all he said was: Oh so this is what you are taking about. Well, you

haven't seen a loose tooth!

I am a worrier and have loads of questions especially when it comes to

teeth. My dentist knows this and I am grateful for her incredible

patience with me. I like to know what is going on in my mouth. I guess

that is not unreasonable.

And I am used to my teeth being firmly in their places and when one is

moving even a tiny bit it is a loose tooth to me.

I didn't have time to ask any more questions. He adjusted the lower

wires a bit and then said I was good to go. Got my next appointment

and when I was about to leave he asked me to grin , took a look and

asked me how much time I was given for next time. I said I didn't know

how much time the assistant allotted to me. He went to check and from

the look on his face I knew he wasn't happy but then I left the office.

Needless to say, my mind began to go around what he said and a fter a

few days I began thinking: Ok so I haven't seen a loose tooth yet but

what if it gets worse???!!!

My husband had an appointment for cleaning with our dentist and I went

with him to seek her advice. I asked her what exactlyí happens with a

loose tooth. She explained that the bone dissolved in the direction of

pulling and probably on the other side bone has not had ti me to build

yet and now the socket is too big and it takes ti me for the tooth to

resettle. Then she added that with that tooth being half unsupported

(had the tooth behing it extracted) and given that it is the only

place where my teeth touch it is under extreme pressure so it sounds

normal. Nothing to worry about.

My husband already in the chair asks me if I was happy with the

asnwer. I say Yes and then he goes: Let's hope this lasts. He means my

subsided fears.

So now I try to live with this.

I just wish the ortho had taken the two minutes it took to explain.

I trust him as a spacialist but he is sometimes too snappy and

occasionally I feel I am a burden with my questions but well, he just

has to put up with it.

I am sorry about what Jane has to put up with that surgeon. I would

tell him to go play somewhere else...

Karola

[Guest guest]

I mean this in no disrespectful way but with my team of ortho and OS

I wonder if some of there concerns for me have more to do with their

pocket books. When my OS said, Baby I didn't drag you off the street

and make you have this! " I thought to myself yes but I also wasn't

given any other options either and I did feel duped into going on

with the process by leaving out pertinent information like the actual

recovery timeand what that would entail. I love my general

practitioner he is patient and kind and thourough and so is my obgyn

and my ortho is actually preety understanding mostly I just wonder

sometimes if I am a patient or dollar sign.

Jane

> >

> > Hi all,

> > I saw my OD on Tuesday. When he passed me in the waiting room he

> went:

> > Is it still loose? I say: yep, it is.

> > Then I get in the chair , he takes a look and checks it out and

> then

> > all he said was: Oh so this is what you are taking about. Well,

> you

> > haven't seen a loose tooth!

> > I am a worrier and have loads of questions especially when it

> comes to

> > teeth. My dentist knows this and I am grateful for her incredible

> > patience with me. I like to know what is going on in my mouth. I

> guess

> > that is not unreasonable.

> > And I am used to my teeth being firmly in their places and when

> one is

> > moving even a tiny bit it is a loose tooth to me.

> > I didn't have time to ask any more questions. He adjusted the

> lower

> > wires a bit and then said I was good to go. Got my next

> appointment

> > and when I was about to leave he asked me to grin , took a look

> and

> > asked me how much time I was given for next time. I said I didn't

> know

> > how much time the assistant allotted to me. He went to check and

> from

> > the look on his face I knew he wasn't happy but then I left the

> office.

> > Needless to say, my mind began to go around what he said and a

> fter a

> > few days I began thinking: Ok so I haven't seen a loose tooth yet

> but

> > what if it gets worse???!!!

> > My husband had an appointment for cleaning with our dentist and I

> went

> > with him to seek her advice. I asked her what exactlyí happens

> with a

> > loose tooth. She explained that the bone dissolved in the

> direction of

> > pulling and probably on the other side bone has not had ti me to

> build

> > yet and now the socket is too big and it takes ti me for the

tooth

> to

> > resettle. Then she added that with that tooth being half

> unsupported

> > (had the tooth behing it extracted) and given that it is the only

> > place where my teeth touch it is under extreme pressure so it

> sounds

> > normal. Nothing to worry about.

> > My husband already in the chair asks me if I was happy with the

> > asnwer. I say Yes and then he goes: Let's hope this lasts. He

> means my

> > subsided fears.

> > So now I try to live with this.

> > I just wish the ortho had taken the two minutes it took to

explain.

> > I trust him as a spacialist but he is sometimes too snappy and

> > occasionally I feel I am a burden with my questions but well, he

> just

> > has to put up with it.

> > I am sorry about what Jane has to put up with that surgeon. I

> would

> > tell him to go play somewhere else...

> > Karola