Thursday, November 20, 2008

The dentist - parts 1 through 4


So about two years ago I had a root canal done and before I had the crown put on I had no benefits so the I didn't get a crown. Along the way the tooth cracked and since I have benefits now I decide it's time to fix it. The Wednesday before Halloween I went in and made an appointment. That night I was eating a brownie I took a large bite and thought "Oh I didn't know these brownies had walnuts." Well it wasn't a walnut it was a part of my tooth. So I call the dentist the next day and they fit me in on Friday. So I go in a x-rays are done and a temporary filling is put in. They make another appointment. I get there and they remove the temporary filling however my gums have grown and they are in the way so the pull back the gums (owww) and put in another temporary filling in an attempt to push the gums back. I went in again this Monday however the gums haven't been pushed back enough so I get to go in again Monday coming up. If the gums still haven't receded enough I get to have the gums removed with a laser. Now the problem is the corner of my gum - it's quite thick and they don't know why. If there is just gum then everything is fine. If there is ligament or bone then I get to have gum surgery. I find out next Monday oh joy!!!

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