I believe in saving money, but there are just certain places you can not and should not go cheap; one of those places is your teeth! Through the course of my life I have had notoriously soft teeth. I could look at a piece of candy and get a cavity. I went to the dentist, but being that my health insurance was not that great it was usually a dental "hook-up". Not a good idea. Years past and many "hook-ups" or cost-effective dentists later and I was paying the price...full price. Bridges, root-canals, implants, on-lays, overlays, and fillings. The works! You have never known pain unless you had a toothache! OUCH!!!!!!!! Finally, enough was enough. I looked for the absolute best dentist that I could find! I didn't care how much he cost, I just wanted my mouth perfect and I didn't want it to hurt again...EVER!
REJOICE! I found one of the best dentists in the country who had a specific fellowship, was a cosmetic specialist and held other special certifications that only a few in the world had. His office was state of the art and his prices were about 20-30% more than a regular dentist. I didn't care, he was perfect. He pimped my mouth out and was worth every single dollar I paid him. I say he pimped my mouth out (you know like they do the cars) because it cost me a small car to get everything fixed. But it was worth it and I would do it again. He is now my regular dentist and I tell him each time I see him if he weren't married I would marry him.
It's time for me to let him tune these babies up and give them a good waxing though. I'm going to get them whitened in another few months. I can't wait. Hey, I've already paid the price I may as well keep them pretty right?
Does anyone else have any dental horror stories or am I the only lucky one?
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YAY on finding a great dentist!
ReplyDeleteNothing says pretty like a great smile!
Teeth are definitely worth the investment. I love my dentist too, and I'm glad you've found a terrific one. That said, just today my brother in NYC said it's cheaper for him to fly to Barbados to get his teeth done (by an exceptional dentist, I might add).
ReplyDeleteHi Tami - followed you over here from the other blog. I too have major dental problems. I found a great dentist but the cost is soooo high for what I need. With the adoption it all just seems so overwhelming. I believe I will do the dental work, but the question is when. BTW - I love this blog too. - Ali
ReplyDeleteWelcome Ali! Get your teeth fixed before the baby comes it will be worth it in the end. I don't regret doing it at all. I'm just a tad annoyed by the new law about buying kids items from consignment/thrift stores though. That may kill my budget! We will have to do more house parties! That is a single woman's nightmare!!!!
ReplyDeleteI think my worst dentist story is the one where I decided to get my ugly silver fillings switched to white. And got a tooth cracked in the process, and ended up having the sucker pulled out, and still have a gaping hole in the back of my mouth that you can't see. Vanity karma. Maybe tied with the story where I had 4 severely impacted wisdom teeth yanked out of my face while I was (for some unknown, insanely bad reason)awake, and the anesthesia JUST started to kick in after the oral surgeon was done and, unbeknonst to me, right behind me when I told my mother that he was a sadist pig.
ReplyDeleteSorry, too tired to write coherent sentences. I awarded you the fabulosity award on my blog, because you are really fabulous even before your mouth got pimped out.
Tami - I dont know about the new law. What is it? I love 1 - I to save. Ali
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