Wisdom teeth

by Arkady 23 Replies latest watchtower medical

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  Arkady

  I am not a JW. I am basically here for two reasons:

  1. I am not satisfied with mainstream Christianity and I believe that JW (along with other sects) have some things to offer in terms of answering my questions

  2. I have wisdom tooth that has cavity and doctors refuse to fill it because they insist they have to pull it out. As a Christian I am against pulling out wisdom teeth. Mainstream Christians can't relate to this concern, but I believe JW would.

  So in this particuclar post I will talk about item 2. So what do you guys do when you have cavity in wisdom teeth and doctors refuse to fill it? Are there any JW dentists that would agree to do the filling? Also another complicating factor is that I work in India so I only come back to USA around December. Can you suggest any JW dentist in India (I am in Chandigarh, one hour flight to Dehli)? Or if not, then at the time I go to USA I am in Berkeley, CA. If you could suggest something that would really help!
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  Bob_NC

  2. Arkady! Don't fool around with your health and teeth. You can probably find dentists anywhere that will fill or pull even perfectly good teeth. But you want one filled that will likely have to be pulled in the future anyway. Your choice of course. I am sure there are dentists that will do it, but being a JW dentist has no relevance. JWs do not have a teaching related to teeth pulling. The dentists you have contacted so far seem to be giving you good advice.

  1. Steer clear my friend. JWs have all the answers to all questions. All answers come the Governing Body at headquarters and are not open to review or questioning. Is that what you want?
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  fakesmile

  wisdom teeth? how wise can they be? they come in late and sideways. id call them special ed. teeth. get rid of them. i have no time for people like that.

  edit... same goes for christians.
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  LoisLane looking for Superman

  Arkady, Hello, and Welcome.

  I do not understand your thread of thought when you say as a "Christian" you do not believe in pulling out wisdom teeth.

  Can you explain to us, why you feel that way? I am very interested, because I have never heard that before.

  Are you perhaps a believer in the Christian Science religion?

  I take it you have gone to more than one Dentist and he has looked in your mouth and taken x-rays, to see the damage the cavity has done?

  Has he taken the time to show you the x-ray?

  Is there inflammation around your roots?

  From looking at the x-ray, has the inflammation spread to the gums of your other teeth, or up to your ear canal, or down toward your throat?

  If so your Dentist would want to put you on antibiotics to stop the spread of infection.

  Can you move your decayed tooth around?

  Is this Dentist's specialty to routinely pull "bad" teeth without offering any other services?

  Do you trust Dentists that what they are telling you is for their benefit or yours?

  I await your response.

  LoisLane
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  dazed but not confused

  

  
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  2+2=5

  Okay then. I think Dazed has pretty well summed it up.
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  Arkady

  Dear LoisLane, the reason I think removing wisdom tooth is sinful is that in Bible there is a prohibition against making permanent changes to your body (tatoo and so forth) so I believe wisdom tooth falls into the same category. In fact, in some ways, wisdom tooth is even worse than tatoo because tatoo can be removed but I can't grow a new wisdom tooth.

  As far as exrays, yes dentists have shown me exrays and they shown that my wisdom tooth grows by the angle and it impacts the nearby tooth. Now [i]from the secular point of view[/i] my dentist is right. The only problem is that dentist ignors the Christian point of view. So I am suspecting that if dentist had the same beliefs that I do, they would have found a way of avoiding pulling out wisdom tooth.
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  LoisLane looking for Superman

  Hi Arkady,

  When I hear that your wisdom tooth is impacted I say OUCH!

  Surgery under gone to treat a health issue, is never a sinful thing.

  Your wisdom tooth, even though it is a small part of your body, can, if untreated, be quite serious.

  The preservation of health and the sanctity of life is very important. Non-treatment of a health issue, violates that.

  LoisLane
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  Arkady

  Dear LoisLane, I know that my tooth requires SOME kind of treatment, the only question is what kind: in particular I want the filling INSTEAD OF pulling it out. If I didn't want treatment then I won't be asking this question: all I have to do is simply not make an appointment. But I know that I want treatment -- namely, a filling -- but the dentists refuse to do that. So I was asking: can you think of a dentist that would agree to do a filling on a wisdom tooth? And then after filling is done I would have plenty of time to decide whether or not I want it pulled later on or not. I just don't want to be "forced" to pull it out because they refuse to do the filling.
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  AnnOMaly

  As a Christian I am against pulling out wisdom teeth.

  the reason I think removing wisdom tooth is sinful is that in Bible there is a prohibition against making permanent changes to your body (tatoo and so forth) so I believe wisdom tooth falls into the same category. In fact, in some ways, wisdom tooth is even worse than tatoo because tatoo can be removed but I can't grow a new wisdom tooth.

  I think you're yanking our chains LOLOL!

  On the slim chance you're not, can you tell me if you are against the removal of ANY diseased part of the body like, say, a gangrenous toe, a cancerous kidney or a mangled, irreparable arm? You're making irreversible changes to your body in those cases too.

  ~ Ann, who is without wisdom teeth and darned glad of it!