Poll of the Day > I'm going to Mexico today

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My tooth chipped a few weeks ago and I'm pretty sure I have a couple of cavities. I don't have insurance but I got a quote from a dentist in Mexico for pretty cheap work. ($20 for a teeth cleaning, 50 to fix the chip, 30 per filling). My sister is coming with me and is getting a root canal (for $200 lol).

anyway I have dual citizenship so I'm not worried about any legal stuff, but I've been doing a good job of staying home this past year, and I'm a little scared of going down and catching covid. But if dental care wasn't crazy expensive I could stay home and that's not gonna happen.

ask me anything, or tell me about your Mexico experiences, or give me advice or whatever. Not sure if I'll be able to use the internet while I'm out of the states tho

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Oh this is the first time I'm going to the dentist since I was about nine years old (I'm 25)

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Good luck

Thanks I'm afraid theyre going to tell me I have to have twenty teeth removed because I haven't brushed my teeth correctly in a decade and a half.

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That's a long time without seeing the dentist. Hopefully you do brush regularly.

Do you brush?

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All done. I had one cavity, but it was a doozy. It was apparently pretty deep. I was also told I was brushing too harshly, and it was starting to cause receding gums.

anyway, I had

• valet parking in the US
• transportation to and from the dentist office
• "guaranteed safety" (lmao)
• a teeth cleaning
• chip fix
• one crown

cost was $70 (plus $10 tip that I gave)

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Also I'm a medicine baby so I asked not to be numbed (that needle did not look friendly) and it was fairly painful but not unmanageable

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MrMelodramatic posted...

* "guaranteed safety" (lmao)

more on this: I was picked up by a driver and taken to Mexico. Once at the dental office, we were ushered in by security, who locked the doors after us, and are standing by. I'm not allowed to leave the building until my sister is ready to go (well, I can but I lose my ride back), but the office does sell sandwiches, snacks, and drinks. I'm assuming we'll be ushered back into the car, then driven stateside.

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Dang, that's pretty cheap. It's $80 just for a regular teeth cleaning and my dentist wants to see me twice a year.

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You got off pretty nice. Except the guaranteed safety wtf. I can imagine getting in and out was like that highway vip escort mission from black ops 2

Hope it goes well

edit: oh I guess it did

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This city used to be one of the most violent in the world, and had about 1500 homicides last year (population is about 1.4 million i think)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/06/juarez-mexico-border-city-drug-cartels-murder-revival/

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/juarez/2020/07/30/juarez-mexico-murders-top-1000-drug-violence-despite-covid-19-pandemic/5535755002/

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MrMelodramatic posted...

I was also told I was brushing too harshly, and it was starting to cause receding gums.

That's not a thing. That's what the internet tells people is a thing to let them believe they can fix the problem without professional assistance.

Citation: worked in dental research for 4 years-ish

That's gingivitis or periodontitis, brotha

Go to a real dentist, get some xrays, get your gums probe depthed, have a four quadrant scaling/root planing, and do a follow up 6 months to a year from that

Don't lose your damn teeth

Well yeah I was told it was early/mild gingivitis

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Also I'll trust Colgate over you on whether or not over brushing causes gum recessesion

https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/brushing-and-flossing/over-brushing-teeth-too-much-of-a-good-thing

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Make sure you leave Mexico with all your organs.

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I'm coming back with everything I went with except some plaque and a few ounces of urine

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Bro went down to Juarez last time he had to get a tooth taken care of too.

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Just got back to the states. I can feel the freedom starting to circulate in my veins again

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dragon504 posted...

Bro went down to Juarez last time he had to get a tooth taken care of too.

Honestly highly recommend

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MrMelodramatic posted...

Just got back to the states. I can feel the freedom starting to circulate in my veins again

That's why dental work in the US is so expensive because of freedom

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Freedom to go to a different country and get cheaper dental work

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dragon504 posted...

Bro went down to Juarez last time he had to get a tooth taken care of too.

is this that common place?

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you not getting a proper teeth cleaning in a decade likely caused for hard plaque to build up and allow the gum line to receed. Youre in need of a deep cleaning where they go below your gumline to remove the excess built up plaque.

Brushing too hard also can cause damage. I went with the Oral B electric tooth brush with soft bristles and the setting for light brushing. Truth be told unless your teeth are strong/healthy most people tend to brush too hard.

MrMelodramatic posted...

Freedom to go to a different country and get cheaper dental work

are you concerned about your safety in mexico? i mean health safety in regards to the dental stuff? so you have no dental insurance right?

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ClarkDuke posted...

is this that common place?

yes, one of the many problems with the US health care system

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MrMelodramatic posted...

a few ounces of urine

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

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MrMelodramatic posted...

a few ounces of urine

If you're going to urinate at least make it a full pint.

Small bladder?

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teddy241 posted...

you not getting a proper teeth cleaning in a decade likely caused for hard plaque to build up and allow the gum line to receed. Youre in need of a deep cleaning where they go below your gumline to remove the excess built up plaque.

hence this:
ReggieTheReckless posted...

That's gingivitis or periodontitis, brotha

Go to a real dentist, get some xrays, get your gums probe depthed, have a four quadrant scaling/root planing, and do a follow up 6 months to a year from that

I would never go to mexico. murder rates are far to high, even in tourist traps. I'm also very white, so that wouldn't help
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I never felt unsafe when I visited Mexico. I stayed in Cancun's hotel area and in a Hostel in Cozumel. Also took the bus back to the airport for like 1/4th of the cost of a taxi.

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MrMelodramatic posted...

Also I'll trust Colgate over you on whether or not over brushing causes gum recessesion

https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/brushing-and-flossing/over-brushing-teeth-too-much-of-a-good-thing

Everybody knows a Gamefaqs user knows more than dental companies.
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Revelation34 posted...

Everybody knows a Gamefaqs user knows more than dental companies.

That was his response when I told him to go to a real dentist and get x-rays, probing, and scaling/planing done to combat his gingivitis/potential periodontitis before he looks like this



Y'all are hopeless

Hope you lose all your damn teeth, you non-good advice takin' mother fuckers

Darn you already went

Was going to suggest getting some street tacos while you were there

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