Toothache

had e nuff

Member
Location
Durham
Had toothache over the Easter weekend, kept me awake at night. Managed to get an appointment today at dentists. Was expecting to get it taken out there and then but oh no have to go back on the bloody 4th of June. Could have had the job done in 10 mins. Is it normal to have to wait so long for treatment?
 

Hesston4860s

Member
Location
Nr Lincoln
Nothing worse, is there?!

Is that private or NHS? I've gone private for dental, had one taken out and it was £80, but done same day, and worth every penny IMO to stop the pain.

I’ve been private now for about 8 years, still have to wait fecking ages to get owt done !. Was waiting six weeks to have a tooth out last time I had faceache !.
 
The last two years I have had some really bad toothache. NHS dentist would just put in a filling and would never do anymore. Eventually I bit the bullet and went private, had a treatment plan drawn up and had a quote for 2.5k. I ended up having 3 impacted wisdom teeth with abcesses removed which the NHS dentist never mentioned. Seemed expensive at the time but no teeth problems anymore and just have the twice yearly checkup and hygienist which isn't much more expensive than the NHS. Could never get an appointment with the NHS either, sign of the times sadly.
 

7610 super q

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Same old same old. NHS, or private. Much needless waiting. Waiting in reception gets on my tit. Decided in the end to just arrive 20 minutes late each time, and be done with it. Still pulling teeth out with a pliers. Still drilling and grinding when filling a tooth. Hasn't progressed much over the last 40 years has it ?
 

Pilgrimmick

Member
Location
Argyll
Had one out last month, not a hope of getting it done on the NHS for weeks, was in agony, so went private. Out the next day. £92 for the privilege though.
 

DrWazzock

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
Went to a useless private dentist when we had no NHS here for a while. He said he wasn't capable of removing my rotten wisdom tooth and I would need to go to hospital but there was an 18 month waiting list. Thought that sounded like bollox to me so i went myself to the Nuffield hospital and saw a private consultant. When he saw the state of my tooth he took it out next day on the NHS at the NHS hospital where he also worked. They can do it if they get their finger out. Tooth had rotted into three pieces so was easy to take out.
 

David.

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
J11 M40
Must depend where you are, NHS in town here very accessible, and they dont bugger about either, if you go in with a cracked or rotten tooth they will often pull it there and then. Most of the dentists currently seem to be Asian girls too.
 

Kelpie

Member
Little Indian guy told me to relax as he was lifting me out of the chair with a pliers on my back molar, are you supposed to feel discomfort after freezing?
 

RushesToo

Member
Location
Fingringhoe
Had 1 crap NHS dentist surgery [treatment OK]
1 great NHS capped tooth - but definitely going slowly to do it right - no pain.
1 seriously crap private treatment for root canal
1 good NHS surgery and treatment.
About to try a private implant.

I just wish it was as easy and pleasant as the Dr's because it is just so haphazard and convoluted. The Dr's has always been simple and effective.
 

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