tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post6721477291084140129..comments2024-03-26T19:47:09.310+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: Thrills! Chills! Taiwanese dentistry!Jenna Lynn Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-8148452947770976982016-07-11T17:27:35.969+08:002016-07-11T17:27:35.969+08:00I myself do not trust dentists. Not here, not anyw...I myself do not trust dentists. Not here, not anywhere. That said...<br /><br />I have heard 2 sides of the GA debate. One side says GA is not available here. The other sides says it is, but not covered by NHI and is NT$10,000.<br /><br />This creates a quandary for me, since I need to have my final wisdom tooth (quite compacted, at least coming in sideways) removed, along with another tooth thatBohlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971885629720229355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-17859003701821936072013-09-05T22:40:17.872+08:002013-09-05T22:40:17.872+08:00Christal - see above. Michael's Dental on Keel...Christal - see above. Michael's Dental on Keelung Road. It's on the left if you walk up from Heping, just past the gas station.Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-91882705122675658902013-09-05T21:49:39.925+08:002013-09-05T21:49:39.925+08:00Hello Lao Ren Cha! I'm also an American curren...Hello Lao Ren Cha! I'm also an American currently living in Taipei and have just gotten my NHI (whoo!). I've been experiencing tooth aches for a while and have been wanting to get my wisdom teeth out here in Taipei because it's just SO much cheaper. Can you recommend me to a dentist? Preferably an English speaking one because I don't think I'll manage to get by with Chinese :PUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513453666414895326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-45736257662076412892011-08-20T15:54:31.099+08:002011-08-20T15:54:31.099+08:00Michael's Dental (Michael Li) on Keelung Road....Michael's Dental (Michael Li) on Keelung Road. If you walk up from Heping it's on the left in the shops just beyond the gas station. He speaks English and studied abroad.Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-49460721121742358512011-08-20T15:52:26.482+08:002011-08-20T15:52:26.482+08:00Hi, which dentist did you go to in Taipei? I need ...Hi, which dentist did you go to in Taipei? I need a good recommendation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-64533100501730669502011-04-27T22:41:10.468+08:002011-04-27T22:41:10.468+08:00I had my wisdom tooth (not impacted) removed under...I had my wisdom tooth (not impacted) removed under the same conditions as yours but my reaction was totally different.<br /><br />First there was the injection. All I thought was "Cool."<br /><br />Then he said "You're going to feel me using force but it won't hurt."<br /><br />Then he started pulling and I thought "Wow he's using <i>a lot</i> of force but <i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-86960409834072597142011-04-11T23:55:50.584+08:002011-04-11T23:55:50.584+08:00Ouch! I hope you never have to relive that experie...Ouch! I hope you never have to relive that experience. I had my bottom two, still in the gum, taken out while sedated in the States. I woke up and was in all kinds of pain! So far I've had one erupted wisdom tooth from the top (the other one will probably have to come out eventually but so far not a problem) taken out in Taiwan with just lidocaine and I actually didn't think it was that Cahleen @ The Alt Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704918285007073873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-1275329707098382162011-04-10T09:35:21.287+08:002011-04-10T09:35:21.287+08:00By general anesthesia, do you mean sedation? Beca...By general anesthesia, do you mean sedation? Because technically that's not anasthesia, that's just making you unconscious so that you don't remember the pain (or anything else).<br /><br />I got all of my wisdom teeth pulled when I was 17. Even though standard procedure in the USA is to sedate, I chose to have nothing but lidocaine because of the following reasons:<br /><br />1) IfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com