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Has the Queen lost a bottom tooth?

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Luckylegs Fri 26-Feb-21 10:07:55

Just seen her on a zoom meeting and it looks very much as if she’s lost the middle tooth on her bottom jaw! I’m astonished, I thought that would have been taken care of immediately!

lemsip Fri 26-Feb-21 12:52:56

yes she has lost a bottom tooth, lucky to have held on to them for such a long time.
had a tooth out in dec. Dentists doors locked but phone appointments met at door and temp: taken hand sanitizer used and distanced seats. that's how it is here.

BlueBelle Fri 26-Feb-21 13:02:14

galaxy if it was an emergency I can understand that you had it out I think they will take a tooth out for an emergency here our trouble is we ve had a few dentists retire or move on so there are people with emergencies but no dentist and no one is taking on here
They aren’t doing any fillings or anything that needs drilling etc

NelG as far as we know she never visited Philip when he was in for some weeks last time.... year or more ago

Jaxjacky Fri 26-Feb-21 13:54:15

Perhaps she’s not that bothered?

winterwhite Fri 26-Feb-21 19:24:29

Re selfishness, I just meant that we are now hearing constantly that it is the poorest who are the slowest to come forward to be vaccinated, and it doesn’t seem to me appropriate for the queen to be telling the poorest to think of others.

Marydoll Fri 26-Feb-21 19:29:16

Paddyanne, my front tooth snapped off two weeks ago and yesterday I had all the prep done for a crown on the NHS.
However, due to all my health problems, it has become very complicated and the crown will not be an NHS one, as it's not suitable. The rest of the treatment will be.
Do you want the name of my dentist? It's not to far for you, if you came over the bridge! wink

lemongrove Fri 26-Feb-21 19:29:20

Having a tooth extracted recently, I know that some time has to pass before the gum is ready for an implant or a partial denture.That’s likely to be the case with the Queen.

Marydoll Fri 26-Feb-21 19:32:18

I should add that it was probably the fear of infection, as I'm immunosuppressed and can't have antibiotics that probably resulted in prompt treatment.

I can tell you, it involved a lot of drilling, without an anaesthetic!
The dentist was in full PPE and despite shielding, I felt very safe.

Whingingmom Fri 26-Feb-21 19:32:50

Dentists open here! Lost crown repaired and replaced in November and check up next week.

Grammaretto Fri 26-Feb-21 19:42:36

Whenever I am at the dentist (which lately with all the PPE resembles a space ship) I think of the Queen and wonder if she would get similar treatment!
My dentist filled a tooth and extracted another one last week. It wasn't a front one and I am not the Queen so can hide behind my facemask. Sorry you had no anaesthetic Marydoll. sad

Urmstongran Fri 26-Feb-21 19:46:49

paddyanne

I wont sleep for worrying about this ....its much worse then the front crown I have that snapped in two LAST MARCH .....dentist will only see emergencies where there is pain .
My DILs sister is a dental nurse and she couldn't get me in by the back door ....so no chance for Lizzie

Dental appointments back to normal down here in Trafford paddyanne. We have both had routine checkups & all our family too - including the grandchildren who were seen last week in half term!

Marydoll Fri 26-Feb-21 19:47:11

*Grammaretto, it was better for me, not too have one. It was uncomfortable, but there was only one moment, when I jumped in the chair! ?
I have to say, wearing a face mask has been a godsend! I looked like an old crone!

Sparkling Fri 26-Feb-21 19:59:48

It doesn’t matter how poor you are, you can do your duty, it cost nothing to have the vaccine, it seems they don’t care whether this situation lasts as long as they don’t put themselves at perceived risks.