Well, this is terrifying.

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04/28/2015 at 08:45 • Filed to: None

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So, there’s this little lump that’s on my gums... like, below my jawline... I looked at it online, and it means a trip to the dentist (and possibly a root canal).

And... Well... Ever since I watched Marathon Man... Yeah, I’m pretty scared of the dentist.

So here’s a Corvette.

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DISCUSSION (11)


Kinja'd!!! thebigbossyboss > njp1589
04/28/2015 at 08:47

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Last year I was brushing my teeth and lost most of my front tooth cap. $3290 dollars later....


Kinja'd!!! Leon711 > thebigbossyboss
04/28/2015 at 08:51

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I complain that the NHS doesn’t completely cover dental work and that I have to pay some of it but JESUS!


Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > thebigbossyboss
04/28/2015 at 08:57

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ouch!


Kinja'd!!! JEM > njp1589
04/28/2015 at 09:00

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is it causing you any pain/discomfort?

I have a small lump that appears from time to time on my gums and it seems harmless.


Kinja'd!!! thebigbossyboss > Leon711
04/28/2015 at 09:05

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NHS covers dental work? Here in Canada the socialized system does not extend to dentistry consequently poor peoples dont go to the dentist.


Kinja'd!!! Leon711 > thebigbossyboss
04/28/2015 at 09:11

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Standardised cost, if you decide to go private to be seen quicker it’ll cost you.

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1781…


Kinja'd!!! njp1589 > JEM
04/28/2015 at 09:12

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Not really ... I can feel that it’s there, but there’s no real pain.

Unless I think about it, and then I kind of think there might be pain, but I also might be imagining the pain because I’m thinking about it.


Kinja'd!!! Lekker > njp1589
04/28/2015 at 10:13

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Could be just a sore or the skin itself could be sore/tender. Happens to me here and there, nothing malign about that :) Sometimes they’re stress related, well for me at least. Same as bumps behind your neck and ear, its rather normal actually.


Kinja'd!!! njp1589 > Lekker
04/28/2015 at 10:22

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That’s kind of what I’m hoping it is... Like when I get those little bumps on my tongue or something.

Stress related could be a possibility.


Kinja'd!!! Lekker > njp1589
04/28/2015 at 10:24

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Yeah so stressing over it won’t make it better heh. Also they could happen when your diet includes a lot of acidic food, so if you like to eat a lot of salsa or stuff of the sort. I know I do lol


Kinja'd!!! JEM > njp1589
04/28/2015 at 12:54

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I wouldn’t worry about it then.