Need a good dentist

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Anyony recommend a good dentist in Brampton?
Have a tooth that's broken and now starting to get quite painful.
Will need to come out I guess, along with whatever other digging and drilling they'll want to do.
Don't want to be awake for this one. Last time I went to a dentist they just gave me a local and some laughing gas, but I really need someone who can put me way under this time.
And soon, cuz this is really starting to hurt!
 
I can't think of any dentist that would put you under in their office. That's the job of an anesthetist.
If you insist on being asleep, your best bet is to find an oral surgeon who'd extract it in the hospital as a 'day surgery' operation, but this could be really expensive for a simple tooth extraction.
If you can find a reputable dentist that freezes you properly, you should feel absolutely nothing!
I've had several root canals that were a walk in the park. I asked the dentist why root canals had such a bad rap, and he said that with previous freezing technology, they couldn't freeze deep enough and you would still feel it. Not any more as the freezing has improved.
 
Getting put under will cost you an additional 40 to 60 bucks instead of the novacaine needles.
 
Really?

2wheeljunkie said:
Getting put under will cost you an additional 40 to 60 bucks instead of the novacaine needles.
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Where?? In a back alley?

As someone said, if you want to be put under (and do not want to put your life at risk), you go to a certified anesthesiologist. I just got a quote from a guy on Bay street (and I am sure you could find cheaper, but this is the guy / office my Bay street endodontist uses, and the endodontist is the guy my downtown dentist sends people to when it is over his head) for a little over $1,000.

Could I see it being done for say $500 someplace where I am not paying for the admittedly very fancy office? Yes.

Could I see it being done for "40 to 60" bucks? No...not by someone with a medical degree and the proper certifications and training.
 
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MLAM said:
Where?? In a back alley?

As someone said, if you want to be put under (and do not want to put your life at risk), you go to a certified anesthesiologist. I just got a quote from a guy on Bay street (and I am sure you could find cheaper, but this is the guy / office my Bay street endodontist uses, the the endodontist is the guy my downtown dentist sends people to when it is over his head) for a little over $1,000.

Could I see it being done for say $500 someplace where I am not paying for the admittedly very fancy office? Yes.

Could I see it being done for "40 to 60" bucks? No...not by someone with a medical degree and the proper certifications and training.
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I agree with MLAM.

I had a root-canal about five years ago, which got infected because all of the pulp wasn't removed, and the disease was literally melting my jaw-bone away (called an abcess).

I was sent to an endodontist, which is a gum specialist. After a $70 consultation session, he said he wouldn't do a procedure because the roots were too weak. For reference: this procedure entails sliting the gums open and cleaning out the infected area.

Enter the dental surgeon....after I had the proper surgury to correct the problem, the bill read $950 for the anesthesiologist (Mississauga/Square-One prices are better than Bay St. prices). The good news that if you are put under by an certified anesthesiologist, it is statistically as safe as travelling by plane. Unfortunately, they wouldn't do the procedure without knocking me out properly.


Cheers
 
A root canal I had done 20 years ago 'failed' last year - an infection started eating into the bone. The pressure on the gum was quite painful. My dentsit sent me to an endodontist, and he said he'd fix it (split the gum, drill infected parts on the bone away, etc). He said deep freezing would work and I wouldn't feel anything. Normally when I get a cavity I feel the drill. He said he uses a much deeper freeze than a regular dentist. Big neele in roof of mouth. 15 minutes later I could feel nothing in my head - my whole head was frozen. He did the proceedure and I swear I felt nothing at all. Freezing technology must have come a long way because 20 years ago I felt the root canal big time, but with this proceedure no pain at all.
 
MinnieApple said:
I am looking for a low cost dentist since I don't have any insurance right now.
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Make sure you tell them that upfront. You'd be amazed how much the price can drop when they find out you don't have insurance.

It helps if you're a nice person to deal with and it helps even more if they know you. If you're jumping from dentist to dentist, they probably won't offer you a deal.
 
MLAM said:
Where?? In a back alley?

As someone said, if you want to be put under (and do not want to put your life at risk), you go to a certified anesthesiologist. I just got a quote from a guy on Bay street (and I am sure you could find cheaper, but this is the guy / office my Bay street endodontist uses, and the endodontist is the guy my downtown dentist sends people to when it is over his head) for a little over $1,000.

Could I see it being done for say $500 someplace where I am not paying for the admittedly very fancy office? Yes.

Could I see it being done for "40 to 60" bucks? No...not by someone with a medical degree and the proper certifications and training.
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I thought you needed a simple extraction. If you need a root canal and other procedure then yeah I can see a 1G bill for it no problem.

2WJ
 
It doesn't matter...

2wheeljunkie said:
I thought you needed a simple extraction. If you need a root canal and other procedure then yeah I can see a 1G bill for it no problem.

2WJ
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...what you are being put under for...you'll be just as dead if the anesthesia is inappropriately administered.
 
I spent part of Halloween at a dentists office and in the recovery room with a friend and 4 wisdom teeth in a baggy.. Hard to predict a standard price since it depends so much on how difficult the extractions are. Rule of thumb would be first tooth $750 to $1,250; and each additional tooth $100 to $300 -cash prices. And most dental surgeons do it in their offices.

This dentist did a great job and was very resonable in his bill.
 
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