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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / August 2005Had RCT done yesterday and I must say...
NO2 if VASTLY overrated. I honestly don't believe I felt even the slightest effect from the gas. I would feel more of an effect from a single beer. The dentist charges $50/half hour of NO2. I had him take it off after 15 minutes and told him I'd rather breath the free air and get the same result. Other then that, the procedure was relatively painless (I say relatively because it started to "ache" towards the very end). I will say this though... dentists have to live pretty good lives, because I paid $968 (RCT, "core build up with pins [whatever that means to you folks]") and I've got another $600 for the crown. Not that it's not worth the cost, but still - $1500 for 2 hrs of work is not too shabby :) Dang! If he gave you NO2 that's the problem. Now N2O is also called "laughing gas" "sweet-air" or "nitous oxide." AND IT WORKS. The nitric oxide is something else! Joel I am joking here of course, but the N2O is what we dentists use -- Joel34 The problem is patients don't stop talking... you have to continually breathe the gas for it to work. > NO2 if VASTLY overrated. I honestly don't believe I felt even the > slightest effect from the gas. I would feel more of an effect from a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > worth the cost, but still - $1500 for 2 hrs of work is not too shabby > :) Good one! I thought they delivered the nitric (sic) up the nose -- Joel34 > NO2 if VASTLY overrated. I honestly don't believe I felt even the > slightest effect from the gas. I would feel more of an effect from a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > 15 minutes and told him I'd rather breath the free air and get the same > result. Some dentists seem to use nitrous oxide more usefully than others. If you pop the mask on my nose, don't adjust the levels at all, and jab the needle into my gums ten seconds later (after flashing it where I could see it -- gee, thanks!) it's not going to be very helpful. (At least that guy didn't charge for it.) Another dentist, who charged me $30 to use the gas during a $1200 procedure, struck me at first as nickel-and-diming... but damn, he knew what he was doing, and took the time to adjust the amount of gas until I was relaxed. It was the least stressful procedure I've experienced, despite it being something I had been very apprehensive about. Absolutely worth paying extra for. Someone once asked their dentist, "Now that I have new dentures, will I eat better?" The dentist's reply was, "Well, I don't know if you'll eat better, but I sure will!" On the other hand, I had some minor electrical work done recently, and the prices that electricians charge make dental bills look like a bargain!!! I assume you have a car: are your auto repair charges even close to reality -- mine are ALWAYS outrageous, and often don't even fix the problem!! > NO2 if VASTLY overrated. I honestly don't believe I felt even the > slightest effect from the gas. I would feel more of an effect from a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > worth the cost, but still - $1500 for 2 hrs of work is not too shabby > :) >On the other hand, I had some minor electrical work done >recently, and the prices that electricians charge make dental bills look >like a bargain!!! Had some plumbing done in the office, when he handed me the bill I said 'gee, I'm a dentist and don't make that kind of money'. The plumber just grinned and said 'when I was a dentist, I didn't either'. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com |
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