extraction:(

[grahamw48]

I recently lost a crown that had been in place for 20 years , dentist told me the only solution is now an implant which cannot be done on NHS so that would cost £2000 , and I need three so for me its out of the question . Had two wisdom teeth out at the age of 35 , I was reassured by the dentist that I would be fully anethetised and they were true to there word , I did not feel a thing . My fear of dentists dates from childhood when invariably they did not give quite enough nitrous oxide , just enough that I could still feel the pain and see and hear what they were doing but unable to speak or move to tell them to stop , thankfully they dont seem to make this kind of mistake as often these days .

Of course if you'd been totally irresponsible and made an absolute gluttonous pig of yourself , free hugely costly NHS treatment for all the self-inflicted ailments...no problem.

[joebloggs]

I have only ever had 2 fillings.

i think i've probably got 2 teeth without fillings

as you say good oral health is important, but just as important is your diet ! cola was my downfall

[grahamw48]

My post crown fell out about 5 years ago....just a gap now, which I think will be rather expensive to fill.