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> theOne wrote:
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> shhhhhhhhhhhhhh cough*49*cough
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> I found myself to be allergic to toothpaste when I was quite young.
> No, don't laugh, I don't mean as in the kid being allergic to water, I
> sneezed for hours at the slightest whiff and blood would come out of
> my mouth and nose. not a pleasant experience. Of course being a normal
> youngster I didn't give a damn. I then managed to find myself a lovely
> dentist at the age of about fifteen who removed my bad tooth without
> properly numbing me,and the racket we created as he basically beat me
> up to get my tooth out almost made my dad knock HIS out. That was me
> and dentists sorted then. I tolerated a lot of pain before each
> enforced visit to a dentist to have single teeth removed and then I
> had to have my hand held (And I don't just mean as a youth).
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> Then a couple of years ago I had had enough and went t visit a dentist
> who was willing to listen to my fears etc and I honestly couldn't have
> hoped for a better guy. He knew, as I did, that removal was the only
> way forwards. It took about four visits, spread out, and although the
> fear was still there this guy managed to keep me at ease enough to get
> the lot out and to try fit the falsies. Even the mould for the plates
> was a virtual disaster due to the gagging reflex. He continued the
> great work by removing portions of the plate until there was hardly
> enough to retain it in my mouth, then he knew we were stuck and made
> an appointment at the dental hospital. I went about six months later,
> had a big examination with two trainees and a senior guy who quickly
> realised the problem and suggested we may have to go for implants. He
> also said it would be a minimum of 18 months and here I am, over 2
> years later, gumming my way through food :O)
>
> sorry if that seemed a bit long winded, but it's hard to explain how
> these things can happen.
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