[HN Gopher] Molar City
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       Molar City
        
       Author : how-about-this
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2021-03-26 21:43 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | Waterluvian wrote:
       | While I've never had problems finding great dentistry anywhere I
       | live in Canada, this story resonates with me about just how bad
       | my teeth are. Partly my fault, it's become by a wide margin my
       | biggest anxiety in life. Once I got my CPAP machine the cavities
       | stopped but the permanent damage was done.
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       | I have a lot I could say but I wanted to share this one thing:
       | the thing I hate so much about dental care is that it's a losing
       | battle. Your teeth can never heal. They either stay the same or
       | get worse. When I get sick I eventually get better^. When I get a
       | cavity it's amputation time.
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       | ^of course there's countless ways this isn't true. But as a young
       | person this is my perspective and experience.
        
       | jessaustin wrote:
       | _In my long history of dental work, I have never once been told
       | the cost of a procedure before agreeing to it._
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       | This might be true. It doesn't have to be. If your dentist won't
       | tell you the price of an exam before she does it, and won't
       | immediately give you an itemized treatment plan after the exam is
       | complete, find another dentist. Dentistry is not like going to
       | the hospital.
        
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