…. into a molar before filling it? The thought of running away and just shoving some blutack in there was a tempting one.
“Oh no,” he said. “When times are tough, people actually INVEST in their teeth. We find that when the economy is booming and people have cash, they’re more likely to spend it frivolously on teeth whitening and cosmetic procedures at cheapy dentists. But when they have less money, they invest in quality dental care. So we’ve seen many clients returning to make sure they’re getting the best possible job done on their teeth.”
Now this could well just be dental propaganda. I don’t know. He also said there was an increase in adults getting braces. Really? REALLY?
There’s really nothing pleasant about going to the dentist. It almost always hurts – first in your mouth and then in your wallet. That would possibly be why I just canceled a follow-up appointment and made one for a pedicure instead.
Here are some famous adults with braces…..
Gwen Stefani (with husband Gavin Rossdale)
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Well, you asked. I am an older adult who just got her braces off, and there is no way I would go thru that again. My teeth do look good, but I jdon't think what I went through the last two years justifies that. I had non-stop discomfort from about month 3 (when I got the bottom braces put on too) to about the time I finally got them off, about 1 1/2 years later. Not even a million dollars would make me do it again. I lisped off and on the entire time; even with the retainer now I am having some of the same issues. I think the ortho. industry keeps selling the "ideal" patient to everyone. Not everyone is going to be the ideal patient. Plus, orthodontists are used to dealing with adolescents and need training on how to make the switch to adults vs. just treating adults the exact same and thinking that is going to work. I even had to rinse my own mouth out in a public sink. Yuck! Adults are way used to their dentists who work with them and assistants who clean their mouth. You go to the ortho. and they act like they are doing you a favor, because they are used to dealing with kids who mom and dad and ins. paid. Here you are an adult who just paid $6,000 and they are treating you like one of their kid patients.
Oh and Lu, when I asked for gas (hoping to zone out of his chit chat and relieve my anxiety) he said he doesn't offer it.
I assume that this is because gas would prevent patients from hearing all about him....