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Octothorpe110 t1_j467gh6 wrote

Reply to comment by Shortchange96 in Looking for a dentist 😁 by yelllaH

Seconded. Plus his hygienists have been super rude before. One said “ew” when looking at my teeth (in his defense, they prob weren’t great since I was a kid and didn’t have a great upbringing, but still hurt). I also have kept refusing braces due to finances, but while most have let it go after a minute or two, one of the hygienists kept pressing even after I explained that we couldn’t afford it, which as a 14 year old just made me feel worse. Finally, last time I showed up (I’m in my 20’s now), my cleaning lasted 15 minutes and they didn’t bother making me a new appointment at all. Immediately started looking for someone new and now pay fully out of pocket just to avoid them.

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hiphopanonymous11 t1_j465u3j wrote

Reply to Looking for a dentist 😁 by yelllaH

I really like Dr. Roth at Dental Care of Stamford, on summer street. Kirsti is my favorite hygienist there, they are both kind and gentle but thorough. The office does wisdom tooth extractions as well, I believe.

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Dutchboy347 t1_j45kgzx wrote

Reply to Mechanic friends? by mistericyhot

I'm down if anything. Do you have all the tools? I'm probably going to be installing a kit on my crosstrek too. You are taking responsibility if anything goes sideways?

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yelllaH OP t1_j44rai6 wrote

Reply to Looking for a dentist 😁 by yelllaH

‼️ Bonus points if you have any oral surgeon recommendations for wisdom teeth extraction in Stamford/surrounding areas!

Forgot to mention on my OG post that I need all 4 taken out like yesterday 😅

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Shortchange96 t1_j44pqf3 wrote

Reply to comment by yelllaH in Looking for a dentist 😁 by yelllaH

Vinny’s Backyard is a dive bar that has arguably the best wings in town and they have good cracker crust pizza too. My family and I actually sampled wings from about 6 restaurants a few weeks back trying to see who had the best. Vinny’s and Murphy’s town house were the winners (according to us anyway)

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yelllaH OP t1_j44phlc wrote

Reply to comment by themindlesschasm in Looking for a dentist 😁 by yelllaH

That is just terrible, he was doing way more harm than good to your teeth… that makes me cringe just reading about your LI dental experience. I just read a ton of reviews for Dr Chopra’s office and turns out they take my insurance and have an average of 4.9 star reviews (that’s the best one I’ve seen so far!)

I’m thankful for your review as I take my dentist visits very seriously. I’m so nervous to switch as I’ve been going to the same dental office since I was a kid so maybe that’s my weirdo alert? Lol I hope you have a wonderful night and again, thanks for the thorough recommendation!

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themindlesschasm t1_j44nac6 wrote

Reply to comment by yelllaH in Looking for a dentist 😁 by yelllaH

My heart goes out to you re: sensitive af teeth. For some reason my mouth takes a while to get numb and I need 2 doses of whatever they administer with the needle. They never make me feel bad, and are actually really patient and understanding about it. They just check in and if I'm not numb enough, they give me more and then we hang out and chit chat until I start slurring my words and then we get to work, LOL.

I used to love going to the dentist (weirdo alert) but the dentist I went to on LI the year I lived there used the most intense cleaning methods unnecessarily (I didn't have gingivitis or periodontitis but he claimed I needed my teeth descaled over the course of 2 months as well as several fillings and caused bruising and bleeding) and didn't employ a hygienist, he did the cleanings and fillings alone. Anyway, one filling was crappy and caused further decay and the tooth ended up cracked, I could see the back of it moving when flossing. I had just moved to Norwalk by the time I realized what had happened (and the pain was getting worse) and had received a mailing from Dr. Chopra's office and thought I'd give them a try. I moved to a nearby state last year and still came back to Dr. Chopra every 6 months anyway because I feel like I can't trust anyone else now and I'm so thankful for her.

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themindlesschasm t1_j44l6sw wrote

Reply to Looking for a dentist 😁 by yelllaH

Dr. Chopra (Norwalk Dental Care) is truly amazing. I had a terrible couple of experiences with a dentist on Long Island and she rescued my mouth. Fixed a chipped bottom front tooth, identified a poorly fixed cavity in another tooth and performed a root canal to save it. Her work is flawless. Dental hygienists are gentle, kind, and do great work and any pain is addressed promptly and respectfully. I actually love my dentist!

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