2 shatterd teeth by tyre leaver *graphic content*

[Whitey-AMG]

Originally Posted by sk8xr8

Damn!!! now i guess you have to start supporting collingwood!!! lol

That's gotta be more pain than losing the teeth I reckon !!!!!!

[atec77]

Originally Posted by KYSBF

Hahahahahahahaha!!!

Personally I thought how silly a comment . in many respects the Phillipines as a pretty decent place and for entertainment they can show those melbournite southerners a thing or two , first time a local coppa pulls a .45 you reliase it aint the yarra Virginia but overall a fine holiday and I can almost smile again

[Polyal]

Holy sweet jesus! I had my hand on my mouth until I got to the second page....this is why Im happy paying my health insurance!

[Fev]

Damn that looks like it would be painful - Happy gas is fun though ain't it hahah

[blueoval]

wtf? 5k per tooth to replace???? omg, I have 3 teeth that need fake screw in type teeth as it is. I will be in the bloody poor house if cosmetic dental work costs this much. Asian holiday here I come if thats the case. And no, I dont have private health cover.

[Fled74]

We don't do organ harvesting in the Philippines. Dental care is second to none though, and cheap as, which is why a lot of foreigners have their dental work done there.
I visited the family there recently and had my teeth cleaned for a fraction of what we pay here. Should have gotten gold caps (or a proper "grill") while I was at it.

[Polyal]

Is that not all well and good until something goes wrong?

[blueoval]

Originally Posted by Fled74

We don't do organ harvesting in the Philippines. Dental care is second to none though, and cheap as, which is why a lot of foreigners have their dental work done there.
I visited the family there recently and had my teeth cleaned for a fraction of what we pay here. Should have gotten gold caps (or a proper "grill") while I was at it.

So you have had this done before? Can you please PM me details of who where to go in the Philippines as the price tag for here is scaring the 'you know what' outta me.

[Fled74]

Originally Posted by blueoval

So you have had this done before? Can you please PM me details of who where to go in the Philippines as the price tag for here is scaring the 'you know what' outta me.

Depends where you're going. I grew up in Manila and my mate's aunt was a dentist.
There's a lot of dental clinics over there and prices dont vary much, but I assume it'd be cheaper the farther you are from the CBD (Makati City).
Although I should warn you that they may raise the price just because you're foreign (and therefore "rich").

[mik]

one of my old bosses had the full set of screw ins fitted in germany, cost him big buks, he had them removed a couple of years later because of pain they caused him.

[blueoval]

Originally Posted by Fled74

Depends where you're going. I grew up in Manila and my mate's aunt was a dentist.
There's a lot of dental clinics over there and prices dont vary much, but I assume it'd be cheaper the farther you are from the CBD (Makati City).
Although I should warn you that they may raise the price just because you're foreign (and therefore "rich").

bah... so it looks like I need to dress like a bum then to get the cheaper prices.

[NFURY8 Ute]

Hey guys thought id give use an update,

Ok after a ver long few month of missin teeth its finaly time to get my new teeth put in, quote from Pacific Smiles for 2 implants and fix a front tooth is a nice $13 900.

I have to get my teeth cleaned on monday to make sure the implants go good, and im booked in for the 16 of march. Im gonna be asleep for this as there no chance of needles n **** gettin near me

Will keep use posted, and show some pics of how they turn out

[kenz]

Originally Posted by NFURY8 Ute

Hey guys thought id give use an update,

Ok after a ver long few month of missin teeth its finaly time to get my new teeth put in, quote from Pacific Smiles for 2 implants and fix a front tooth is a nice $13 900.

only $13,900
Bargain

[XRGhia]

am i reading that right?

$14k for new teeth? far out..

edit: so thats complete clean, the new teeth, and its covered by health insurance?

[NFURY8 Ute]

Yer all coverd and every 6mths for the rest of my life my teeth have to be checked n cleaned by work cover

[galaxy xr8]

I have only just seen this thread, ouch mate.. not good at all, but good to see workcover are looking after you, and rightly so.

[OzJavelin]

I worked as a casual tyre fitter during holidays at high school and uni. I was always very cautious of anything to do with wheels and tyres .. Especially on trucks.
Sorry about your accident. Hope it all ends up ok ..

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by NFURY8 Ute

Yer all coverd and every 6mths for the rest of my life my teeth have to be checked n cleaned by work cover

Keep on top of that mate, having delt with a close family member that is on workcover for the rest of her life susposedly and has been since the accident back in '85, they will do anything to slowly pry you away from their record's and of their book's, they really are scum in my mind, having seen the pain and missfortune they put people through with legitmate injuries.

[NFURY8 Ute]

Dw im gonna be all ova them like charlie sheene on drugs, not lookin fwd to the pain tho :(

[TZENU]

14k??? Woah!!!

Will we be seeing you on the next Oral B commerical, when they finally reveal who "Rob" really is?

[NFURY8 Ute]

Lol I like that...

Good news, new teeth go in at 730 tomorrow Morning, I will post sumnpics wen there in

[Thornie]

damn tyre levers i split my eyebrow open fitting atv tyres to rims at my old work that hurt enough :S

[TheZHLANE]

Sorry to hear, $5000 a tooth.
Might aswell get grills

[93EB_SXR6]

Similar thing happened to me mate, iron bar to the chin - slammed my jaws together, chipped one of my front teeth and cracked another... Pain.

[pb02]

almost 14K!!! thats crazy, find it hard to justify it being so expensive when I had my two front teeth replaced when I was in South America a few years ago for $500! They are better than new (had one of them busted when I was a kid and the one beside it had nerve damage.)

[Falcman0o7]

shi* that sucks man!

[ebxr8240]

That'll teach ya for picking on that fat kid.. Lol....

[pulpist]

My old man had a tyre dealership for twenty years and all truck tyre work was done using drop down cages over the tyre fitting machines or a mobile cage for stuff done on-site, and he sold and fitted a lot of truck tyres over those years, and none of the fitters were ever injured, by either tyre-levers or bead blow outs.

[svo supporter]

Cages are used for pumping tyres up. Not changing them. Too bloody difficult working through bars when changing a tyre. Let alone truck tyre.

I do sympathise with the OP. It's very easy for a lever to slip off and hit you in the face. Touch wood, it hasn't happened to me yet.

[Low006]

Originally Posted by blueoval

And no, I dont have private health cover.

I do, top cover and all, here's the thing - I can only spend $2500 for the lifetime of the policy per person on the policy on specialised dentistry.
Thailand here I come