I have been fairly lucky when it comes to my teeth, until recently. I'm 38yrs old & the only major problem I had was back in '97 when a large portion of one of my bottom rear tooth decided to fall of after eating bread of all things, about the size of a pea. No prob's, went to the Dentist, got it cleaned up & glued a new piece back on. About a year ago, I noticed there was a huge cavity developed where the filling met the tooth at the bottom, well a few months went past & brushing my teeth one night, the old filling fell off, no choice but to fix it now. It was touch & go about crowning it etc but I decided to have it pulled. By the way I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed when I joined the army, they just like you not to have them (prevention better than cure ideology). When I had an x-ray before they pulled it, he noticed a small cavity developing on the gum line on the opposite side on the bottom tooth. I could barely see it. Well 5 months later this invisible cavity had grown big enough to hold about 3 pieces of rice grains. Again, I got it removed. I've read quite a few of the "do it ya-self" dentists and discussing it & having to do it will be 2 completely different things. On both extractions, the tooth broke in 2, the first time around he got it out within 2 mins, this last one today broke as well, but the roots broke off flush with the gum line & he spent another 15 minutes "digging" out the roots. Today he had to give several more numbing injections during the procedure and I was still squirming cause it was hurting like a mother focker.
I'm 6'6", 250 & trust me when I say I've been through pain in the past, I cannot fathom having dental work done post SHTF without either being unconscious or dead. I should have received braces when i was a kid but the folks couldn't afford it so i've lived with it. Having these 2 teeth pulled in the past few months has made my post shtf dental awareness painfully strong lately. The other teeth are fine & as I said I don't have any fillings, but i do have some areas that the enamel is starting to come off. I am seriously considering just removing all of them & getting fakes or implants. Never have to worry about getting knocked out to have a tooth pulled with a pair of pliers & digging out fragments with a pitch fork.
There are so many things we take for granted living in today's world with access to the modern medical marvels. Men can be girls when they get sick or are hurting (lol, ask my gf) I'm taking some seriously potent pain killers & it still hurts like hell, my biggest fear post SHTF, dealing with pain. If you have the way, trust me, get your body in the best possible shape now, not tomorrow.
I'm 6'6", 250 & trust me when I say I've been through pain in the past, I cannot fathom having dental work done post SHTF without either being unconscious or dead. I should have received braces when i was a kid but the folks couldn't afford it so i've lived with it. Having these 2 teeth pulled in the past few months has made my post shtf dental awareness painfully strong lately. The other teeth are fine & as I said I don't have any fillings, but i do have some areas that the enamel is starting to come off. I am seriously considering just removing all of them & getting fakes or implants. Never have to worry about getting knocked out to have a tooth pulled with a pair of pliers & digging out fragments with a pitch fork.
There are so many things we take for granted living in today's world with access to the modern medical marvels. Men can be girls when they get sick or are hurting (lol, ask my gf) I'm taking some seriously potent pain killers & it still hurts like hell, my biggest fear post SHTF, dealing with pain. If you have the way, trust me, get your body in the best possible shape now, not tomorrow.