About a week ago I was flossing and when I did this one troublesome spot (bit of a messed up filling which loved to basically shred my tooth floss) the string suddenly popped out of the space between the teeth in a 'SPROING!' kind of way... then a moment later I heard a very tiny little ceramic-sounding rattle in the sink.

Pretty much my resin-based filling had popped free and left a disturbing square-shaped hole in my tooth.

Now, it's not that I couldn't afford any dental surgury (thank heavens for the Canadian Health Care system) it was the small detail that I was in no physical discomfort from this gaping hole into what I understand is a fairly sensitive location. I had terrible thoughts of a cavity that had gotten under a filling and taken out the whole tooth resulting in me having a two-part, multi-hour appointment for a second (and far more obvious as the first was a molar) golden tooth.

I made the appointment, went to the dentist and pretty much worried myself sick in the waiting room. Finally I got in and once the investigation and drilling got underway I found myself relaxing. I still needed my MP3 player to help drown out the sound of the drill but in the end it was just a fresh filling and everyone was happy.

Well, I still had to work with a numb lower lip that I somehow kept chewing on but only found out when the painkiller wore off. Still... small price to pay I suppose.