Are you in SWMO?

I'll be down in the area around Christmas, can I stop in for a quick root canal?

I am.

And no way, I’ve done my last root canal of my career. Those get referred out ain’t nobody got time for that

Damn. My 2nd molars (the ones that are left) are full of fillings from when I was a kid. I have bruxism so of course those teeth take a lot of pressure even though I wear a mouth guard. On the left side, I had one crack so the fillings came loose. Had it capped and then the one directly above it did the same thing. Now the right side is doing it. I'm assuming the one on the bottom will go first and once it's capped, it will crush the one above it. So I'll have four gold teeth.

Yeah, see it all the time. Good on doing the gold, it’s a great material for crowns.

Cheaper too. They're not right in my smile or anything so I didn't see the need to go with white.

It's too late for me as I've had my more traditional style for nearly 2 years now but, I'm curious. What if the....oooh, what do they call those....canines?... what if those were sunken down...or some of them anyway? My teeth were not the worse case but definitely more than a simple straightening. I went to the best and probably most experienced orthodontist in town. But I often wonder if it would have been easier to go the Invisalign route. Not to mention being a middle-aged adult with braces takes some getting used to.

Not everybody can do Invisalign from what I understand. For one, if you have crowded teeth, it's possible you don't have enough jaw space to spread them out.

I can imagine. I did traditional when I was a kid then had to have it redone because I didn’t wear retainers. Did Invisalign that time and it took 3 years

They’ve improved a lot, you can do just about anything but it’s not always the best way to go. Like I said I’m pretty picky on what I do, some things just aren’t meant for Invisalign

I got my teeth cleaned yesterday. They had a new hygienist and her conversation with me was awkward and forced. They need to teach conversation in hygiene school.

I looked into them about 10 years ago and my dentist said I didn't have enough space. He'd have to surgically "extend" my jaw to make room for my teeth to have proper spacing.

Pics?

I've never understood the direct questions while their hands are in my mouth.

It's best to leave it in your imagination.

Plus, she would continue talking when her hands weren't in my mouth. Come on, lady. That's my turn. Her conversational choreography was completely out of whack.

Oh. Sorry...