My appointment last week was uneventful. They took another X-Ray (normal), did an examine (fine - apparently having crown lengthening done (SPOILER ALERT - highlight if you wanna read what it is: that's where they BURN your gum line back to make room for the crown) can cause bleeding while flossing (normal), but to keep flossing so crap doesn't get stuck in there and rot), and she did a "bite adjustment" of the filling she did a month ago (FYI? Drilling with no freezing? Well, the COLDwater the drill shoots? Hurts, yo). They told me it may be sensitive for a week or two, but if I had any lingering pain or it lasted longer than two weeks to call again.
I called last night.
Over the weekend, a molar on the bottom (right underneath the replaced filling) started giving me trouble - anything cold is uncomfortable (I started using Sensodyne), and if I chew anything sweet on that surface holymotherofGOD does it hurt. If I chew on the other side of my mouth, it's fine. Now, there IS an old metal filling in that tooth (I honestly have no clue how old it is: it's possible it's 20+ years old), so I'm *hoping* the filling just needs to be replaced.
Of course, when I explained the symptoms to the receptionist, she quite cheerfully (
That sound you heard? My head exploding all over the fridge.
The dentist makes me (and my bank account) cry. I avoid unless absolutly neccesary. I'm certain they are the devil. But I can understand the pain related to sweets.. OW.
ReplyDeleteOh God. Oh God. I read this holding my jaw. I've never had a root canal but I have more crowns than I care to admit. Supposedly they need maintenance at some point but I refuse to believe that.
ReplyDeleteYikes. Hope it's just a filling swap out. For real.
apropros of nothing: i used to hate (HAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE!) the hygienist at my old dentist's office because EVERY.SINGLE.TIME i went in for a cleaning, she used to complain about how hard it was for her to clean my wisdom teeth because my mouth is so small. on more than one occasion, she tried to recommend an unnecessary extraction, just so she wouldn't have to clean those teeth. it was all about her, and her trouble, and HEY BETCH, maybe some of us LIKE having all our factory-installed parts, y'know? stupid bint. she was such an annoying whiny whiner that i ended up not going to the dentist for like 5 years because i didn't want to go back there and end up getting arrested for punching her in the throat.
ReplyDelete(when i finally did go back, i ended up getting two wisdom teeth pulled -- but the OTHER ones, not the ones she was kvetching about. and that was not because of any kind of difficulty cleaning them, but because my bruxism is so bad that i ground out the fillings in the teeth they ended up plucking.)
OUCH! That's just not right. You should not be hurting. :(
ReplyDeleteI sincerely hope that it's not that other thing. The bad thing. *fingers crossed*
The dentist is the devil, I swear. I mean, my dentist is perfectly nice but I'm certain he works for the devil.
ReplyDeleteI have quite honestly considered getting them yanked. Seriously, for all of the money I'm going to have to pour into them for the lack-lustre raising they got? It'd be cheaper and nicer-looking to just go porcelain. (or whatever dentures are made out of.)
ReplyDeleteI am having two teeth pulled next week. Which will be the last of my back molars. I am going to ask (again) if I can just get freakin' dentures already because I'm running out of teeth to pull. And this time, I'm going to openly sob like a baby while I do it, because tears are the only method of convincing I haven't tried yet!
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