[extropy-chat] Popular Luddism

[Brent Neal]

 (5/31/04 12:56) Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Cheaper synthetic diamonds for drill tips makes for more comfortable
>drilling/grinding/polishing, anasthetics for pain take effect sooner,
>among other things.


Not to mention air-abrasion, eliminating the need for drills (and in many cases anaesthetics) entirely. Air-abrasion is essentially a mini-sandblaster for teeth.  My dentist got it specifically for a few patients of his who react badly to the common nerve-block agents. I've had one tooth done without anaesthetic, and while its not comfortable, its certainly not painful.

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