[Alf]

So I have a lose aching tooth and have no chance of seeing a dentist (I'm not an illegal immigrant, I'm British born and bread)

The bastard won't come out no matter how many times I shake it.

Any constructive advice?

[Kate!]

Bite really hard on a crunchy apple?

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Bite really hard on a crunchy apple?

That means I'll have to wait for fruit shop to open tomorrow. I want to sleep tonight and can't with this dull aching pain.

[thesheriff443]

Pain killers or pull it with pliers

[Alf]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Pain killers or pull it with pliers

I went with whiskey before painkillers. So I'M frightened to take a couple of paracetamol now incase I overdose in my sleep. I've heard Whisky and paracetamol don't mix

[Alf]

I was told to ring 111. I tried that and was told that I was number 36 in the queue.

If that queue went down 1 every two minutes I'd be waiting on the phone for over an hour.

[Alf]

Of any of you continue to vote Tory or Labour then you are my enemies.

They trying to kill us.

[Alf]

My mother, tried for an opportunity to get a doctors appointment and was finally sent to a practice far away, when she got there it was full of foreigners who didn't speak a word of English in the waiting room. That's her rewards for working all her life and paying into the system with the taxes they took off her. And if she complains about it she's a bigot.

If you ask me "a bigot" is a noble position to be these days.

[Cherie]

try 111 now Alf, I cant recall ever going on there and having to wait in a queue, maybe it is a night time thing

also call your own dentist as they will have emergency appointments

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Cherie

try 111 now Alf, I cant recall ever going on there and having to wait in a queue, maybe it is a night time thing

also call your own dentist as they will have emergency appointments

I don't have a dentist. I haven't been to the dentist since I was a kid over 30 years ago. By the time I get an appointment I think I will have got the tooth out myself. Its hanging by a thread right now. A bit more work and it will pop out.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Alf

I don't have a dentist. I haven't been to the dentist since I was a kid over 30 years ago. By the time I get an appointment I think I will have got the tooth out myself. Its hanging by a thread right now. A bit more work and it will pop out.

oh Alf seriously

you should register with one

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Cherie

oh Alf seriously

you should register with one

They're not taking people on unless they've got big money to spend. I don't have money to spend. Lots of UK people have been going to Turkey to see a dentist. It's all changed since Covid.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Cherie

oh Alf seriously

you should register with one

My dentist wanted me to wait 28 days to have a tooth out

Luckily a friends wife is a dentist and she managed to fill it for me after hours.

[James]

You could try rinsing it with salted water, even after it comes out.

I had toothache over Easter. I took 2 paracetamols and put a temporary filling on the tooth and the pain has gone for now, as long as I don't bite on it. I tried Vanilla extract, cloves and garlic might help also.

I've got an appointment with the dentist now.

[James]

Youtube video

[Alf]

I went into the emergency dentist yesterday. It was totally empty, not one person in sight. Then the receptionist came out from the back so I asked if I could get any help and all she said was that I had to ring 111. I asked her how long it would take to be seen after ringing them and she told me 48 hours at least.

Emergency my arse

[AnnieK]

No NHS dentists in my area at the moment. I got kicked off my Dentist's lists because I missed an appointment (my fault, I did forget but the demand is so great that you miss one without letting them know and they remove you) and couldn't find another NHS one to take me on so have a private one now. It costs me Ł13 per month and they allow you to have a child on your plan too. Luckily, I've not had to have any treatment as that scares the life out of me on how much it will cost so I eat very little sugar, don't drink sweet drinks (except wine which is loaded with sugar) and brush them 3 times a day at least

[Cherie]

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/dent...tal-treatment/

[MTVN]

I just checked for dentists near me accepting new patients - nearest one is 13 miles away and after that the next nearest one is 53 miles away

Thankfully I've kept mine from childhood about 15 miles away but the system is a bit broken

[Livia]

Get the Eurostar to Calais, paddle back, get picked up by a having lifeboat. You'll get an NHS dentist NO problem.

[Beso]

Wank your way through the pain.

[Alf]

And it's out.

Instant relief and it didn't cost a penny.

Good thing is that it was one of the small ones at the back so it doesn't notice, so my good looks are still in tact.

I'll put that under my pillow for the tooth fairy. The tooth fairy still is in business isn't she?

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Alf

And it's out.

Instant relief and it didn't cost a penny.

Good thing is that it was one of the small ones at the back so it doesn't notice, so my good looks are still in tact.

I'll put that under my pillow for the tooth fairy. The tooth fairy still is in business isn't she?

You need to be careful for a couple of days now its out Alf. Don't have anything too hot or spicy or you could be at risk of dry socket which is apparently very painful. Do salt water rinses too to keep it clean and free from infection.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

You need to be careful for a couple of days now its out Alf. Don't have anything too hot or spicy or you could be at risk of dry socket which is apparently very painful. Do salt water rinses too to keep it clean and free from infection.

OK, thanks for the advice. I shall rinse with salt water for a couple of days and stay of the madras.

[Cherie]

you were lucky this time Alf, if the tooth broke off and left the root you would be in agony, get yourself registered at the dentist, you might have to go on a waiting list for an NHS one