September 08, 2006
Ewww.
You know, it's bad to have a blog, and to bring your digital cameral to work, and to have a broken tooth, and to have a mind that wanders.
All that to say...
HEY!! Who wants to see my broken tooth!?
If you don't want to see it, do not read the extended entry. If, on the other hand, you have an intense streak of the weird about you, go ahead and click.
How people can actually want to grow up and be dentists is beyond me.
Anyway, this whole thing has been very disconcerting, mainly because there hasn't really been any pain to speak of. Not when it broke, not when I accidentally get water or air on it, not when I bite normally. It does feel very uncomfortable when I accidentally get some food over on it, but that's only because I can feel it trying to wiggle under the bit of amalgam that's still in place.
Is it normal for it not to hurt? Or is it just not down far enough into the hurty part? Or is it just building up to something excruciating?
OR...am I just so stinkin' manly that I am oblivious to such piddly concerns?
Yeah, that's probably it.
I think you need to brush.
Posted by: Sarah G. at September 8, 2006 03:30 PMAll I have is a comb.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 8, 2006 03:31 PMDon't feel bad, I had a crown come off into a big wad of bubble gum not too long ago... now that did look vile. Ever seen the bottom of a crown that has been in place for over twenty years?
Posted by: Dave Helton at September 8, 2006 04:04 PMThat's gonna cost you when its time to fix! And no, there has to be other ways to make as much money as a dentist that doesn't involve spending you day bending over sticking your fingers in icky mouths.
Something pleasant like being a plumber maybe.
Posted by: Nate at September 8, 2006 04:15 PMWhat does a crown go for in B'ham? Or a bridge even.
Posted by: jim at September 8, 2006 04:18 PMNo, Dave, but we do expect pictures.
Nate, Jim--I can only begin to guess at how much this is going to cost. I don't think there's enough tooth there to do a crown, so if I want one, they'll have to do a root canal and put in a post. I'm still thinking real hard about some JB Weld.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 8, 2006 04:39 PMTechy question here - how in blazes did you get the camera inside your mouth? That's a pretty good exposure.
As to why you did it, I think some questions are best left unanswered.
Posted by: skinnydan at September 9, 2006 09:55 PMThat looks like you may need a root canal and a crown (is the tooth sensitive to cold temperature?)
If the tooth isn't sensitive, you only need a crown.
A root canal here runs around $800 uninsured and my dentist does crowns for $300 with a discount program.
Posted by: megabeth at September 10, 2006 12:07 PMDan, no problem at all--I just put it on the macro setting (close-up) and auto flash, stuck it close to where I thought I should, and pressed the button. Why? For the same reason we climb Everest; because it is there.
And Beth, no, it's not sensitive, oddly enough. It hurt much worse before it broke off. Sort of an odd twinge every once in a while. Sort of like the rear molar on the RIGHT side of my mouth.
Which broke today at lunch as I was eating a SALAD.
TWO broken teeth.
I have a feeling the tooth fairy isn't going to be much good on this deal.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 10, 2006 08:53 PMNo, indeed. Whole teeth only for that particular fairy.
And could you please not encourage the stereotype of the toothless Southerner?
Posted by: skinnydan at September 11, 2006 08:21 AMAt the rate I'm going through them, I think we're just going to have to rely on someone else not to perpetuate the stereotype.
Either that or I'm going to take up hockey.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 11, 2006 08:29 AMWhew--thank goodness he didn't go into the family business! We got enough architects already!
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 11, 2006 01:05 PM