SHTF Dental care.

[DadSmith]

Has anyone thought about this problem? It will definitely come up. Broken teeth, crowns falling out, fillings need to be refilled with a good dental cement not that temp stuff. No doubt teeth will need pulled as well.

So what do you have to put crowns back on or refill teeth that fillings have come out permanently no temporary Dentek stuff. Also what about actually pulling teeth?

Am I late to this party? Has another thread touched on this already?

 

[2in1evtime]

Just get them all pulled now and get 2sets of false teeth til you learn how to whittle really good so you can make your own!!! just my

 

[Magyars]

There are books. One called when there is no dentist...another in the series is when there is no doctor.
They make some recommendations on supplies to have on hand

 

[jsharmon7]

Has anyone ever practiced with those dental kits they sell at drug stores? Basically the cement and some tools.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Ever watch Castaway? Just need a rock and an ice skate; I have both of those.

 

[Butch627]

Find an attractive young dentist, wine and dine, marry before they get second thoughts. Have proper tools and equipment to clean out the office they work at as the S is hitting the fan. Charge all your neighbors food and ammo for dental care after SHTF

 

[cobber]

Find an attractive young dentist, wine and dine, marry before they get second thoughts. Have proper tools and equipment to clean out the office they work at as the S is hitting the fan. Charge all your neighbors food and ammo for dental care after SHTF

Or an orthodontist.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Find an attractive young dentist, wine and dine, marry before they get second thoughts. Have proper tools and equipment to clean out the office they work at as the S is hitting the fan. Charge all your neighbors food and ammo for dental care after SHTF

This, folks, this is the sort of genius thinking outside the box we should all be striving for.

Seriously, though, yes I've thought about it. I really ought to get my wisdom teeth out but I've been chicken about it for decades and will probably continue to be chicken about it. I go back and forth between "get it taken care of while you can" vs "you could be hit by a train before they bother you and have gone through it for nothing."

 

[eldirector]

Take good care of your teeth now, have supplies on hand to do so in the future, and therefore reduce the need for "dramatic" dental care should SHTF.

After that, alcohol and pliers.

 

[spencer rifle]

As my mother used to say, "Be true to your teeth and your teeth won't be false to you."

While this doesn't concern me as much as some other things, still having well-behaved wisdom teeth and never a cavity, we still have "Where There is no Dentist" in our library. We have found some simple tooth kits - like the one with tweezers, gauze and clove oil - to be helpful in several situations, including dry sockets from wisdom teeth removal.

 

[DadSmith]

This, folks, this is the sort of genius thinking outside the box we should all be striving for.

Seriously, though, yes I've thought about it. I really ought to get my wisdom teeth out but I've been chicken about it for decades and will probably continue to be chicken about it. I go back and forth between "get it taken care of while you can" vs "you could be hit by a train before they bother you and have gone through it for nothing."

I've had mine removed they put me out for it. I didn't feel much that day it was the next morning when the pain hit.


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Don't forget good teeth still get broken in fights, falls, and other weird accidents. The need to have a proper plan for your teeth could save you and the family a lot of pain later on.

 

[manifest destiny]

depending on what exactly needs done, it could be hard for one to work on one's own tooth/teeth. Imagine the pain one would have to endure in the days before formal dentistry. Also what about correcting vision? I stock up on glasses and contacts but eyeballs and vision change. If there were no source for new lenses...

 

[jsharmon7]

depending on what exactly needs done, it could be hard for one to work on one's own tooth/teeth. Imagine the pain one would have to endure in the days before formal dentistry. Also what about correcting vision? I stock up on glasses and contacts but eyeballs and vision change. If there were no source for new lenses...

This, to me, is the inherent challenge with prepping. If something happened that caused a very long-term disruption to daily life, no amount of stocks will help you. You can’t stock enough meds, enough food, enough whatever. Skills will be the deciding factor. That, and mental toughness. I think prepping is great for short-term problems, but anything longer than a year and we will all be in the same boat. Now, if you have a lot of land with water and woods and room to grow, you will fair somewhat better. Medications will still be a problem.

 

[spencer rifle]

Medications will still be a problem.

And back we will go to traditional medicine. Two good references are the Peterson guides to Edible Plants and Medicinal Plants. We will go over some of that during our foraging class in October.

 

[spencer rifle]

depending on what exactly needs done, it could be hard for one to work on one's own tooth/teeth. Imagine the pain one would have to endure in the days before formal dentistry. Also what about correcting vision? I stock up on glasses and contacts but eyeballs and vision change. If there were no source for new lenses...

I have kept all my old glasses, and our insurance will pay for a new pair every two years, and new lenses every year. Unfortunately some of them don't work too well any more, but 5 or 6 still do. I look for frames that are easily repaired and don't involve a lot of plastics. Sometimes I have to go to eBay to get them.

 

[jsharmon7]

And back we will go to traditional medicine. Two good references are the Peterson guides to Edible Plants and Medicinal Plants. We will go over some of that during our foraging class in October.

When/where will this be?

 

[spencer rifle]

When/where will this be?

October 23, Saturday, 10 AM, Metea County Park, $2 each.

 

[Trevelayan]

I'd imagine there would be a whole lot of pain involved. People don't realize tooth infections can get nasty QUICK and have a nasty habit of spreading through your body. Worst part is, antibiotics don't touch It because they're carried by the blood, and tooth infections are typically minimally fed by the blood, allowing the infections to hide.

 

[sparky32]

Ill just have the one im married to take a look

 

[spencer rifle]

Ill just have the one im married to take a look

That might work for me. Since it's like pulling teeth to get her interested in this stuff, I figure I'll have a lot of practice...