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  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
    • 15216
    • So. Florida
    • Delta

    #1

    What's It Like?

    If you haven't had periodontal surgery, describing what it feels like is difficult. First the gums are sliced and lifted up so the jaw bone is exposed. Picture a hammerdrill with a rotary rasp grinding away at the bone.

    For the manual work, a similar procedure would be if you drilled a large hole, like 3/4" in solid granite. Then decided you wanted to make it a square hole. So, you use a rasp like this with both hands to pare out the hole. The sounds will likely be the same.

    About halfway through your skull you find out that the novacaine did not deaden the area completely. So, in lieu of sounding like a complainer, you bear the torture. I mean for what it costs you want to get your money's worth...right?

    Makes me think of the game "Would you rather". That's the game where you're given two choices for something. Like would you rather get a pencil shoved in your eye, or, having your tongue yanked completely out of your mouth. That's a tough one. I'm thinkin' now that the memory will last a lot longer than the pain.

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  • phrog
    Veteran Member
    • Jul 2005
    • 1796
    • Chattanooga, TN, USA.

    #2
    Hey C'man, were you an instructor in dental school by any chance? I think I was in your class.
    Richard

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    • Bruce Cohen
      Veteran Member
      • May 2003
      • 2698
      • Nanuet, NY, USA.
      • BT3100

      #3
      Thanks for the graphic description, I just lost my lunch on the keyboard.
      Bruce
      Stick to proofreading, please.
      "Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
      Samuel Colt did"

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      • Bill in Buena Park
        Veteran Member
        • Nov 2007
        • 1867
        • Buena Park, CA
        • CM 21829

        #4
        I've been through that Mike - and THANKS for the reminder...
        Bill in Buena Park

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        • eezlock
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2006
          • 997
          • Charlotte,N.C.
          • BT3100

          #5
          what's it like?

          Kinda reminds me of a statement that I heard about dentistry one time....
          about how ancient their procedures and techniques are and haven't improved
          in a couple of hundred years or so.

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          • phrog
            Veteran Member
            • Jul 2005
            • 1796
            • Chattanooga, TN, USA.

            #6
            Originally posted by eezlock
            Kinda reminds me of a statement that I heard about dentistry one time....
            about how ancient their procedures and techniques are and haven't improved
            in a couple of hundred years or so.
            Ancient Egyptians were using the lost-wax casting technique over 5000 years ago. It is still being used today by dentists to cast crowns and bridges. No need to rush change.
            Richard

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            • Phrank70
              Handtools only
              • Apr 2011
              • 1
              • Burlington, NC
              • bt3000

              #7
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