Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
You were warned.
**** for Doc McNeedy's eyes only...
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Rapidtrans777
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You gotta be careful with those Caramel apples.
traintech55
Senior Member
For Doc the thought of billing the patient is the exciting part. How do you think he can afford a stable of Imperials.
Knebel
Senior Member
katsching $$$$$
Implants are the most stable thing you can get...did a molar titanium abutment/crown yesterday...upper lateral incisor implant crown two hours ago. 5K for everything minus graft or sinus lift. Worst part if they don't take...I've unscrewed an anterior implant that didn't grab the bone after 3 months integration. Start over.
worst scenarios=popcorn, old maids, ice, clenchers, almonds...actually today was a pecan=tooth breakers...a root canal without crown=it's just a matter of time.
In process of having one done right now. This will be my second... They just started the process for my son.
I learned the hard way that root canals and crowns are only temporary. You'll end up spending the money anyway..... Just do it right to start with.
I have a sister in law that had a bunch done at the same time. Some sort of bridge type deal. Her's didn't work out.... But the instructions to not smoke went over her head... and she's a nurse too.
C'mon now, Doc explained his illness, I mean passion for his Imps, half of a Chevy for one Imperial? Wish I had some Chevies to sell!
Scott, I just saw a 4 door version of my only remaining 69 Chebbie...I can't seem to part with it. My Mankato shop crew wants to sell it for me...so I can get more Imperials.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
Those were some good-looking Chevies, I do admit.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
OK so now about mah teef, since I insisted the Doc send me the pics (my wife is bizzarely interested in dentistry). I thought "our" Doc might find it professionally interesting.
Yours truly has made it 46 years and never had a cavity. I'd love to tell you it's because I take such good care of my teeth, but it's not. Don't get me wrong, I'm not this guy:
But I really think it's because you could take all the pop I've had in my entire life, double it, and it still wouldn't fill a coke bottle. It all tastes like sh*+ to me, so no battery terminal cleaner here.
However, as Doc has already noted...
Hit a kernel and cracked a ****'ing molar. In 2014. Had the implant done and the dentist has never been able to get the fake tooth to "lock in" for more than a day. Rubber casts made, x-rays, etc. Now a super-duper hi-res camera (these are my low-res copies). These are supposed to go to the manufacturer so they can all point fingers at each other. I told the Dr. he gets one chance to break my jaw, and that implant ain't coming out. I'll machine a damn tooth to fit it from a chunk of stainless.
OK so now about mah teef, since I insisted the Doc send me the pics (my wife is bizzarely interested in dentistry). I thought "our" Doc might find it professionally interesting.
Yours truly has made it 46 years and never had a cavity. I'd love to tell you it's because I take such good care of my teeth, but it's not. Don't get me wrong, I'm not this guy:
But I really think it's because you could take all the pop I've had in my entire life, double it, and it still wouldn't fill a coke bottle. It all tastes like sh*+ to me, so no battery terminal cleaner here.
However, as Doc has already noted...
Hit a kernel and cracked a ****'ing molar. In 2014. Had the implant done and the dentist has never been able to get the fake tooth to "lock in" for more than a day. Rubber casts made, x-rays, etc. Now a super-duper hi-res camera (these are my low-res copies). These are supposed to go to the manufacturer so they can all point fingers at each other. I told the Dr. he gets one chance to break my jaw, and that implant ain't coming out. I'll machine a damn tooth to fit it from a chunk of stainless.
Carmine, would you believe I cracked my lower left 2nd molar #18 in half in 2004 on a Friday night from a frozen Snicker bar? I went in clinic got myself numb ...brought anesthetic home for the weekend...got myself numb as needed...that next Monday morning had my hygienist drop a good block to kill the pain while I worked and then my oral surgeon friend pulled it over lunch.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
I just had my first cortizone injection this afternoon because I somehow 6'ed up my right shoulder. Pretty sure I did it re-starting my #*@/ weedwacker.
I work on engines that have hundreds of $K invested in them, using tech that may never see daylight, and I blow out my shoulder because of a damn weedwacker carb.
So yeah, a similar irony I guess.
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