Need Cheap Cheap Dentist

[Trailblazer]

I'm pretty sure I'm in need of a root canal and possibly a crown. The problem is that I'm seriously low in cash. I guess that all the good dental clinics in the big hospitals etc will be more expensive than the small dentists in the streets. Could anyone please recomend one that is dirty cheap and speaks English? Any advice will be greatly appreciated, thanks

[nogutsnoapplepie]

I'm pretty sure I'm in need of a root canal and possibly a crown. The problem is that I'm seriously low in cash. I guess that all the good dental clinics in the big  hospitals etc will be more expensive than the small dentists in the streets. Could anyone please recomend one that is dirty cheap and speaks English? Any advice will be greatly appreciated, thanks

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Where the ell are ya?

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[erasmus]

Drink a few whiskies and remove the tooth with pliers.

You will not find any cheaper...

[lopburi3]

Most dentists can speak some English. Price is usually about 2,500-3000 for RC and 5-8,000 for crown here in Bangkok if my memory serves me. All should provide you costs upfront. Don't know about dirty cheap but would be a little concerned about this procedure in non sterile setting.

[taxexile]

cheapest solution to your problem is an extraction.

root canal treatment is a skilled procedure and when done on the cheap or by a dentist without the appropriate skills or equipment you may end up with more problems in the future , and if a crown has already been fixed onto the tooth then you may have to lose the crown to treat the tooth again.

your best bet is to find a reputable dentist , explain your symptoms and financial situation and ask him to get you out of pain.

root canal work is done in three stages

1. removal of the offending nerve

2. widening ,cleansing and sterilisation of the root canal(s)

3. filling the now empty root canal with a suitable material.

what's left of the tooth after all that is then restored with a filling or a crown.

to get you out of pain all that needs to be done is remove the nerve.

this should not be expensive , and any dentist should be willing to do this for you. you dont have to have the whole root canal treatment in one go.

removing the nerve is a simple procedure (it should not be painful) and then the canal can be filled with a calcium hydroxide like material that will keep the canal sterile until such time as you can afford to or wish to proceed to stage 2.

these days most root canal work is done in one session , but it should not compromise the outcome if you have it done in 2 or 3 sessions.

if you choose to follow this advice then make sure the temporary filling put in the tooth (after the canal has been dressed with calcium hydroxide) is strong and at the first sign of it breaking up get it replaced. it is important to seal off the root canal from the outside world and your mouth with all its bacteria. if oral bacteria get into the canal then it can cause problems.

good luck.

[lopburi3]

Would caution that if he currently has a abyss that the RC should not be done until it is controlled and drained or he may experience the worst pain of his life. I had to have one done under press of time and could not wait - big mistake. Perhaps they could put you completely out but if they just use normal xxxcane it just gets soaked up by the abyss and never gets to the nerve. This would also be the case for extraction; which would never be my choice if you have an alternative.

[Duality]

carrying on with the dental thread...anyone know how much it will cost to have a tooth extracted in bkk? i just had a root canal done in the uk and it hurt like a bastard ! the doc gave me the maximum 4 doses of novocaine and i still was in pain. so as i will be in bkk soon i can't continue my treatment so i'm thinking of having a tooth taken out instead of going through all that discomfort again.

cheers

[taxexile]

in nearly all cases by the time an abscess has developed then the nerve is already

dead and septic and it is merely a question of opening up the root canal to allow the pus to expel itself . then at a later date the canal can be cleaned and filled.

again , in most cases this is painless , in multi-rooted teeth with 2 or three nerves then one nerve may be inflamed and swollen and still exhibit some hypersensitive vitality whilst the other one is septic and in those cases any intervention can be painful.

injections of local anaesthetic into swollen infected soft tissue around the tooth will never be succesful and will only serve to spread the infection.

best to keep those regular check-up appointments and avoid all this.

[lopburi3]

carrying on with the dental thread...anyone know how much it will cost to have a tooth extracted in bkk? i just had a root canal done in the uk and it hurt like a bastard ! the doc gave me the maximum 4 doses of novocaine and i still was in pain. so as i will be in bkk soon i can't continue my treatment so i'm thinking of having a tooth taken out instead of going through all that discomfort again.

cheers

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Believe 1,000 baht or less but you might want to continue the RC treatment. There are very good facilities here with doctors who do these full time and keep the pain to or very close to zero. If you have enough tooth to put a crown it is the way to go. At that is from someone who has had really severe pain many years ago with an RCT.

[taxexile]

duality...... if the nerve has already been removed...... and i guess that is what caused you all the pain.....then the rest of the treatment should be painless.

no dentist should carry on with treatment if it is proving painful to the patient.

but i maintain that root canal treatment should be a painless procedure in 99% of cases.

[marquess]

A firm right hander, is probably the cheapest method.

[Trailblazer]

My tooth has basically a big cavity in it (after the filling came off weeks ago). It hurts if you touch or push it (chewing on that side is out of question), sometimes the pain is excruciating, like I can feel every heart beat in that tooth. Pain killers simply don't seem to be working...

Taxexile, thanks a lot for all the advice, you seem to have very good knowledge on the subject.

Still, I'd like to know if anyone has experience in the small dentists around town. I'm in the Thong lo - Ekkamai area. I know there's a good dental clinic in Thong Lo near Sukhumvit rd. but I heard it's kinda expensive. Even though I'd like to have top quality service it's not something I can afford right now...

[marquess]

I have been to that expensive clinic, two and a half years ago. It cost me 5k to have a wisdom removed. Yanee hospital did the same thing for about 500 a year and a half later. I can't wait until they get that laser treatment here, the one that does not require and injection or a drill.

No drilling, no filling in painless dentistry

By Celia Hall, Medical Editor

(Filed: 20/11/2004)

A new way of treating tooth decay which means the end of both the injection and the dentist's drill is being introduced into this country.

The method, popular in Australia and Japan, uses a special disinfectant, activated by laser, to kill instead of drill out the bacteria.

The laser beam is directed into the decayed area of the tooth

The tooth can then rebuild itself aided by a porous sealant and a tooth mousse, which is used at home and promotes tooth growth.

The revolutionary "no pain" dentistry is being pioneered by Myles Dakin, a private dentist with practices in Hertfordshire and London.

It is possible because dentine, the solid part of the tooth, is porous and because saliva contains calcium which causes tartar.

"This really is the way forward" he said. "What we do is to get the tooth to heal itself.

"This technology is easy to use and it is great for the patients.

"It changes the whole concept of dentistry. It eliminates 'drill and fill' altogether."

The procedure is known as photo-activated disinfection or Pad. Photo-activation of drugs or other compounds is an established technology which has been tried in tackling skin cancers.

Molly Barnett was delighted with her new fruity filling

In dentistry, ozone was first used as the bacteria-killing agent. But Mr Dakin did not like its toxicity.

"Then the new method of disinfection came along and I did the background research and I felt this was safe and the system for the future."

First the disinfectant is applied to the decaying tooth and allowed to penetrate, bathing the area of decay. Then the laser is applied to activate the disinfectant. This takes about 90 seconds.

The dentist covers the tooth with "nano-porous filling material", which is a sealant and protects the tooth against heat and cold. This lets in minerals such as calcium to re-mineralise the tooth, and fluoride to strengthen it, but keeps out bacteria.

Next fruit-flavoured tooth mousse, derived from milk, is applied daily. This floods the tooth with calcium and phosphate, promoting growth.

After about three months, the tooth will have regrown into the cavity, Mr Dakin said. The sealant is left in place.

"The material is not quite the same as the original tooth and the tooth is a little darker. But the decay is eradicated completely which I find impressive. Any further decay will be new decay."

He said the method was possible because of the coming together of the three new technologies: laser-activated disinfection, protective, porous filling material and tooth mousse.

"I think more dentists are not using this technology because the start-up costs are very high," he added. "You have to buy a medical-grade laser."

Molly Barnett, from Royston, near Cambridge, who is almost seven, is one of Mr Dakin's younger patients. All her milk teeth had been completely healthy and Molly was horrified when decay was found in one of her first adult teeth.

Her mother, Alison Barnett, said there had been toothache and Molly was very nervous about the visit to the dentist. "He told Molly that he was going to shine a light in her mouth and the whole thing took about a minute," Mrs Barnett said yesterday.

"She has an orange 'filling' on the tooth at the back and she is very proud of it. The treatment was three or four weeks ago and there have been no complaints since.

"There was no injection, no drilling and no filling."

[taxexile]

.....My tooth has basically a big cavity in it (after the filling came off weeks ago). It hurts if you touch or push it (chewing on that side is out of question), sometimes the pain is excruciating, like I can feel every heart beat in that tooth. Pain killers simply don't seem to be working...

you could try some oil of clove drops , on cotton wool and pressed gently into the cavity. or some zinc oxide temporary filling material , available (probably ) at boots. but your symptoms of intermittent throbbing and pressure sensitivity indicate the need for root canal work pretty quick.

the nerve in the tooth has been affected by the bacteria in the decay , the nerves reaction is to get inflamed , as with inflammation any where else in the body you get some swelling occuring. the nerve, because it is encased in the solid tooth, cannot swell much and instead builds up pressure which compresses the pain receptors.... hence the throbbing toothache , after a period of pressure build up the blood supply is restricted somewhat and the pain subsides.....then the blood flows again and the pain re- starts. the sensitivity to touch and chewing indicates that the inflammation has extended beyond the root down into the tissues under the tooth , they are also inflamed and hence very tender when you chew or push the tooth. eventually the nerve will die and probably get infected , causing an abscess with swelling.

i would get treatment asap , if the dentist cant anaesthetise the tooth sufficiently to do it then ask him to put a pain killing temporary dressing in and go back in a few days when it has settled down and have the root canal done.

there is an excellent dental hospital in the same soi as samitivej hospital , they are pricey but they wont hurt you , and they may just get you out of pain quickly and without too much wallet damage.

once you are out of pain then you have some breathing space to find someone else to finish the job for a more suitable fee.

avoid the backstreet dentists , they are not that much cheaper , and unless you have had one recommended to you then you dont know how ethical or professional they are.

[Neeranam]

A small dentist surgery on the left going out Sukkhumvit, undr the bts at Prakhonong.

[sneef]

My tooth has basically a big cavity in it (after the filling came off weeks ago). It hurts if you touch or push it (chewing on that side is out of question), sometimes the pain is excruciating, like I can feel every heart beat in that tooth. Pain killers simply don't seem to be working...

Taxexile, thanks a lot for all the advice, you seem to have very good knowledge on the subject.

Still, I'd like to know if anyone has experience in the small dentists around town. I'm in the Thong lo - Ekkamai area. I know there's a good dental clinic in Thong Lo near Sukhumvit rd. but I heard it's kinda expensive. Even though I'd like to have top quality service it's not something I can afford right now...

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sounds a bit like what i had recently, i had a filling fall out as the cavity grew, then had another filling out in... it fell out after i picked my teeth.... then the pain started ..... i had the tooth pulled.... and i am going to deal with a replacement when i get home.

[lopburi3]

My tooth has basically a big cavity in it (after the filling came off weeks ago). It hurts if you touch or push it (chewing on that side is out of question), sometimes the pain is excruciating, like I can feel every heart beat in that tooth. Pain killers simply don't seem to be working...

Taxexile, thanks a lot for all the advice, you seem to have very good knowledge on the subject.

Still, I'd like to know if anyone has experience in the small dentists around town. I'm in the Thong lo - Ekkamai area. I know there's a good dental clinic in Thong Lo near Sukhumvit rd. but I heard it's kinda expensive. Even though I'd like to have top quality service it's not something I can afford right now...

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All hospitals have a dental department where you should be able to receive good quality treatment. I would try one of these (lower or mid price) as you can probably work out a payment plan with them if it costs more than you have. The larger clinics should also be ok but some can be expensive. But, as the tax exile says, unless you know about the single dentist I would avoid. Believe many do not even use an autoclave.

[Trailblazer]

Thanks for all the replies.

After a few sleepless nights (the pain lasted for about a week), the worst seems to be gone. I can now do some chewing with that tooth and the pain is basically gone. My question now is, what would happen if I just let it stay this way? Would the infection/pus (it's not swollen) stay inside and be a possible health risk? Any advice would be appreciated, cheers!

[taxexile]

sounds like the nerve has died , it may just stay pain free for a while but if you have an open decaying cavity in the tooth then the necrotic nerve tissue in the root canal will become infected before too long.

an abscess will be the result with or without facial swelling.

you dont say if it is an upper tooth or a lower tooth or a front or back tooth.

if the nerve has not yet died then in all probability you will soon have another week of toothache.

should really get it looked at , but then you know that already.

be true to your teeth or they will surely be false for you !!

[Rinrada]

A small dentist surgery on the left going out Sukkhumvit, undr the bts at Prakhonong.

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Sounds similar to the place I use.

Jump off the Skytrain at Ekamai and walk along Suk Road for about 200 metres on the left hand side,past the Dental Hospital and there is a small clinic located just there in a bunch of shops.(on Suk Rd.)

Couple of months ago I had a broken filling replaced (about 800 bt) and last time she (Ms Pensri -the Dentist) with her 2 assistants pulled a compacted back tooth that none of the quacks in the UK had considered/attempted in 30 years.

Thought she might have wanted to borrow my tool kit...heavy duty pliers, screwdrivers etc.but.. no after a lot of heaving,digging and pushing.... whoosh ....

Half a dozen stitches and the job was over in about 1 hour.......(2k. bt)

No complaints from me.

Big bag of pain killers and I was off to the pub......recco.

If interested I will try and find T. no.

Got a mate over here who has just paid out over £5,000 for some dental works and he is now reconsidering but its a bit too late

[8ball]

I recently had to have some root canal treatment done, took about three visits to get it sorted, there was 4 roots they had to remove. The final work was done last week where the dentist filled in the roots with the suitable material mentioned earlier. The whole RCT cost around 4,000 Baht. I have gotta go back next week to get the crown work done, that will probably cost another 5,000. The whole process was painless in the chair but between visits i had a bit of pain as one nerve was a bugger to remove.

The whole RCT may take a few weeks to complete as a lot of dental clinics have a specialist in RCT who only comes around once a week. i was able to pay for my treatments on a weekly basis (just paying for the work i had done each time).

Let me know if you want the address of the clinic, (lard prao area near underground station) its a new clinic but i have no complaints about them. They have a 10% discount on all treatment as they have newly opened a few months ago.

Anyway get it sorted before the pain comes back.

Cheers 8ball.

[toklong]

Trailblazer,Please be careful what you ask for.....You get what you pay for.....

[Teach]

Dental care Center

25110 Soi 55 (thong lo) 150mts on the left, entering from Suk.

Dr Dungkamo is the specialist and is very good and gentle, the service is good and quite cheap too. I have had cleaning at Bt.6 -700 (smoker, coffee, tea) extraction Bt.200 and root canal Bt.6,000

Tel: 391-0786

Teach

[moziman]

sounds like the nerve has died , it may just stay pain free for a while but if you have an open decaying cavity in the tooth then the necrotic nerve tissue in the root canal will become infected before too long.

an abscess will be the result with or without facial swelling.

you dont say if it is an upper tooth or a lower tooth or a front or back tooth.

if the nerve has not yet died then in all probability you will soon have another week of toothache.

should really get it looked at , but then you know that already.

be true to your teeth or they will surely be false for you !!

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taxexile you sound like quite an expert in this area, do you mind if I run my condition by you, I think it is probably the same as the posters but not sure.

Ok furthest back tooth on the bottom row, wisdom I guess. Had a hole that was there for years but never grew, came here to Thailand and quite quickly got deeper, ignored it and then the back part broke off leaving most of the tooth but sharp edges. Only hurts when I get food stuck there. Is this root canal that I need or should they yank it out, I fear the tooth will collapse if gripped by pliers and then what? If I had some idea of what should be done I would feel a lot happier approaching a dentist, assuming I can find one recommended.

TIA

moziman

[PeaceBlondie]

There's only one part of this that confuses me. Thai dentistry otherwise seems to be first-rate at bargain basement prices. But why do root canals take 3 or 4 visits, one week at a time? Those procedures went out in the 1970's in the USA. My Iranian lady dentist in Texas was an expert endodontist, charging US$550 apiece back in 1997, but she could do it in one or two visits.

Also, I disagree about 'painless dentistry." Every dentist I've ever been to, in the process of losing all but three adult teeth, did his or her best to minimize pain with anesthesia, high speed drills, procedures, etc. Usually it doesn't hurt, but there are some excruciating exceptions.

My last extraction was a badly abcessed tooth, upper right, done by an expert in Chiang Mai. The novocaine was injected into my palate and hurt worse than having a body part removed (this I know). Some extractions are extremely painful. Abcesses can make it much worse. Some root canal procedures are painless but you stay in the chair for 45 to 65 minutes with your mouth propped open, rubber dam around you lips, etc.

I just love the prices here. 3,200 baht for a partial denture for which my dentist in Texas (who's high priced) wanted 3,200 DOLLARS!

[taxexile]

difficult to give an opinion without seeing the tooth , but assuming the broken tooth is in fact a wisdom tooth then you would probably be better off having it extracted , unless it is in function with an opposing tooth in the upper jaw in which case it might be worth restoring , especially if you have already lost one of the molars on that lower side previously ,either as a result of decay or orthodontic treatment .

even if there is not much of the tooth left , they can usually be removed without too much hassle, providing that it is not an impacted tooth at a difficult angle. repairing large cavities that far back in the mouth can be difficult and its often hard to get a good result.

many people dont have wisdom teeth in which case the back tooth is the second molar , the wisdom tooth is the third molar.

if it hurts only when food gets stuck there then it might very well be pain from the nerve of the tooth or it might be pain from the gum that gets inflamed due to food getting pushed down between the gum and the tooth. if the cavity has been there for years then the nerve may have already died or it may not yet be deep enough to cause nerve problems. if it is pain from the nerve then it will eventually progress until root canal work is unavoidable. if it is a second molar and in function with an opposing upper tooth then it would be good practice to recommend restoring it , unless other factors indicate otherwise.

sensitivity to iced drinks would indicate the nerve is still alive.

once again....... best to get it checked. the longer a problem remains then the more difficult it becomes to put right , with more chance of an unsuccesful outcome.

among the symptoms that may indicate the need for root canal work are

1. intermittent throbbing pain that comes on without any reason and lasts more than a few minutes , often in the middle of the night.

2. excessive sensitivity and throbbing with hot liquids that lasts for more than a few minutes ,

3. sensitivity to pressure or tapping the tooth.

4. swelling in the gum near the tooth.

if a tooth breaks during an extraction then it is a relatively simple (in experienced hands) surgical procedure to elevate out the roots. sounds worse than it is.

ive been more than impressed with the standard of dentistry in bangkok , if i needed root canal or crown / bridge work then i would put myself in the hands of the dentists at the dental hospital near samitivej , but others on this topic have been pleased with the care received at other dental practices too.

regular check ups will certainly spot a lot of problems before they get too big. dont forget the scaling and polishing too !!

happy flossing !!

[taxexile]

........Also, I disagree about 'painless dentistry." Every dentist I've ever been to, in the process of losing all but three adult teeth,............

1. current thinking regarding root canal work is that a one visit procedure is best . this is fine if you are dealing with a single root canal that is not infected on a relaxed patient.

root canal work when carried out properly is painstakingly difficult work ,working with fine instruments in confined areas with limited visibility. on multi rooted teeth with curved roots like lower and upper molars a high degree of accuracy is essential , 2 to 3 hours is not unusual. sometimes its better to do it over two or three visits , leaving a few days between the visits will tell you and the dentist if the symptoms are subsiding and will give both the patient and the dentist confidence to move on to the next stage.

if you have lost most of your adult teeth then i suspect that (and i may be wrong ) that some neglect was down to you and badly decayed ,abscessed or heavily restored teeth needed to come out. the neglect may have be down to your nervousness at going to a dentist , most cases of dental neglect are down to fear and unsympathetic treatment. that fear will make any dental procedure traumatic for a patient. these are my assumptions and i apologise if i am wrong in your case.

no abscessed tooth should be extracted until the abscess has been controlled and eradicated with antibiotics , local anaesthesia will not work in the presence of infected tissue. it is bad practice to attempt an extraction of an abscessed tooth with local anaesthetic and bad practice to undertake any procedure causing the patient obvious severe pain.

injection into the palate are notoriously painful unless the correct technique is used , in which case the injection need not be any more painful than any other , and just about any injection will give you a microsecond of a stab. its all down to technique. i had the ligament of my thumb injected this afternoon at bumrungraad hospital and i nearly hit the roof.

lenghty dental procedures are certainly no fun , but you must differentiate between pain and discomfort , they are not the same.

pain is nearly always controllable , the discomfort of a noisy hour or so in the dental chair with your mouth open is harder to deal with.

try thinking about the dental nurses boobs as they brush across your left arm whilst she sucks away the water.

that always helped me..... and i wasnt even the patient.

[moziman]

difficult to give an opinion without seeing the tooth , but assuming the broken tooth is in fact a wisdom tooth then you would probably be better off having it extracted , unless it is in function with an opposing tooth in the upper jaw in which case it might be worth restoring , especially if you have already lost one of the molars on that lower side previously ,either as a result of decay or orthodontic treatment .

even if there is not much of the tooth left , they can usually be removed without too much hassle, providing that it is not an impacted tooth at a difficult angle. repairing large cavities that far back in the mouth can be difficult and its often hard to get a good result.

many people dont have wisdom teeth in which case the back tooth is the second molar , the wisdom tooth is the third molar.

if it hurts only when food gets stuck there then it might very well be pain from the nerve of the tooth or it might be pain from the gum that gets inflamed due to food getting pushed down between the gum and the tooth. if the cavity has been there for years then the nerve may have already died or it may not yet be deep enough to cause nerve problems. if it is pain from the nerve then it will eventually progress until root canal work is unavoidable. if it is a second molar and in function with an opposing upper tooth then it would be good practice to recommend restoring it , unless other factors indicate otherwise.

sensitivity to iced drinks would indicate the nerve is still alive.

once again....... best to get it checked.  the longer a problem remains then the more difficult it becomes to put right , with more chance of an unsuccesful outcome.

among the symptoms that may indicate the need for root canal work are

1. intermittent throbbing pain that comes on without any reason and lasts more than a few minutes , often in the middle of the night.

2. excessive sensitivity and throbbing with hot liquids that lasts for more than a few minutes ,

3. sensitivity to pressure or tapping the tooth.

4. swelling in the gum near the tooth.

if a tooth breaks during an extraction then it is a relatively simple (in experienced hands) surgical procedure to elevate out the roots. sounds worse than it is.

ive been more than impressed with the standard of dentistry in bangkok , if i needed root canal or crown / bridge work then i would put myself in the hands of the dentists at the dental hospital near samitivej , but others on this topic have been pleased with the care received at other dental practices too.

regular check ups will certainly spot a lot of problems before they get too big.  dont forget the scaling and polishing too !!

happy flossing !!

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Thanks taxexile and I will bite the bullet now and go and get it done armed with that information, I just hate being in a strangers hands with the obvious communication difficulties and especially when there will be some pain involved, I still have horrorific memories of extractions when I was a child, back in the days of gas and later with an injection that was so painful (abscess) I told the dentist it was numb even though it wasn't because I thought he was going to inject me again, was 8 at the time, the dentist then asked if I was prone to bleeding to which my mother said no, he pulled the tooth with a knee on my chest and then my mouth exploded with blood and I had to have stitches, quite trumatic at that age, has haunted me ever since, hence leaving this cavity so long (15 years) and always maintaining that teeth will recalcify them selves if kept super clean, don't know where I got that from and people always laugh when I say it but I see an above poster claiming this as a new type of non intrusive treatment, anyway I only said that to chicken out of going to check out my cavity and almost got away with it, must be too many sticky cold drinks in LOS that beat me.

Anyway thanks for the top info and I will recommend you if I meet any other scaredy cats,

Thanks mate,

moziman

[taxexile]

..........................I told the dentist it was numb even though it wasn't because I thought he was going to inject me again, was 8 at the time, the dentist then asked if I was prone to bleeding to which my mother said no, he pulled the tooth with a knee on my chest and then my mouth exploded with blood and I had to have stitches, quite trumatic at that age, has haunted me ever since, hence leaving this cavity so long (15 years) ............................

most people who have a real fear of dental work will have a similar story to tell , and the fear can stay forever.

i was once told by a guy that when he was 6 years old he was taken by his mother to have a loose baby tooth removed and the dentist was a huge overweight man over 6ft with a long beard and in his 60's ,a frightening presence for sure.

just as the tooth came out the dentist let out a long groan and collapsed over the child , dead from a heart attack , he was so heavy and had got caught up in the chair and the nurse had to run to get two people to lift the body off the child who was by now bleeding from where the tooth had come out and in a state of shock. needless to say that child had a morbid fear of dentistry and needed general anaesthesia for dental treatment all the way until he was in his 40's and slowly overcame his fear.

if you have a real fear that you cannot overcome try the dental hospital on soi 49?? sukhumvit and inquire about having the work done whilst under either intravenous sedation with something like midazolam , or inhalational sedation with nitrous oxide (laughing gas), either way will for sure be an enjoyable experience and might have you running back for more dental treatment. you are not unconcious as with a general anaesthetic , but you are more than pleasantly spaced and the midazolam especially has a time compression effect , an hour will seem like 30 seconds.

i've had it for minor surgery and its wonderful. you come round quickly and walk right out. almost.

[8ball]

Just went back today to get the work done for the crown. The dentist cleaned away all the decayed enamel etc with his drill, no injection needed as the root was taken out over the last few visits during the RCT. It took 3-4 visits to do it all as there was 4 roots in that bugger.

Anway then the dentist today flattened down the tooth ready for the crown, made an inpression of the top and bottom teeth on that side and drilled 3 little holes ready for my gold pins to hold the new crown in place. No pain at all today. I have to come back next week for a 1hr session and that should be the end of it he reckons.

Total cost was about 5000 for the RCT and another 7,600 for the crown. If it all works well i will go back in a few weeks to get another crown on the other side as the whole experience was so much fun.

Cheers 8ball.