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The Tooth Oddessy
10 years ago
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I'm going on another life rant because it seems that's about all I use FA for anymore. Since Live Journal and such is not really a thing anymore... and twitter only supports micro-rants I have to do more indepth updates here.
Before I continue I should mention I was pretty pissed at the world over this but I am moving on as I can't stay mad at myself and the world forever. I have part of a large convention to run next week so it's pretty petty of me to obsess over personal health problems.
Also possible TMI. If you don't like Dental Stuffs you probably want to stop reading. But I'm not going to go into any gory details just more the inconvenience.
On the last day of Furry Migration as I was out with friends for dinner I broke my very far back molar on the left hand side. Because of new insurance (I had JUST gotten on Full Time for the company I was working for) the soonest they could get me in and take a look at it was a month later on the first of October. Strike One.
When I had my first appointment to do the crown prep I chickened out because the office I'm at doesn't have gas anastehia. I pushed it off a week till I got some sort of anti-anxiety oral medicine that really didn't seem to do much... but I managed.
When I went back in the first crown prep went pretty smoothly. But I had not expected it was going to set in a chain of events that meant I would have to suffer through not one but two out of town trips with a temp crown that could pop off at any time; one of them being Midwest Furfest which I am staff at next week *sigh*
Second time in was the start of "this isn't going as planned". They had a hard time getting the temp crown off, then when they got it off they realized the full crown didn't fit correctly. They put temp cement in for the new crown and then sent me on my way, promising they'd get a new one before MFF.
I was left hanging for two and a half weeks. Enough time had passed that the cement had weakened and the crown popped out while at dinner with friends. That was an experience I did not want to have to repeat... but would end up anyways...
They called back "Oh we can't make a crown that fits right so you'll have to come back and get another prep done." I made another appointment, becoming dangerously close to MFF now...
Went in and did the new crown prep. This one was more complicated and annoying then the first. I could tell the Dentist was frustrated with how it was going... never a good sign. She cemented back in my old perm after she had mutilated it to fit in the new tooth slot at a 45 degree angle.
It bit into my gums and I could tell right away it didn't fit right. The next morning, which was yesterday it popped right off without any effort... I wasn't even eating anything like what happened the first time. Had to leave work for two hours to have a new temp that actually fits made and re-cemented. Luckily it was slow and my boss was willing to let me burn my lunch break and stay at work for an hour instead of taking more sick time for this.
So the new Temp seems to be fitting the best of any of the temp or perm crowns I've had. And I've had the least amount of pain and sensitivity with this one. I'm down to only a few advil a day and that is mostly for soreness of the jaw and gums where they worked on vs the tooth itself.
But thanks to Merica and shutting down everything for an entire week because of well, Today I'm stuck with it till AFTER MFF. I have to eat my thanksgiving dinner extremely slowly today and when my dad is on his third plate I'll be only halfway done with my first...
Eating feels like I'm a toddler who is teething right now. I guess there is some truth to the beginning life and ending life in the same way... slowly we become invalids again.. and apparently that starts happening in your mid 30's...
That all said... I guess I can be Thankful today I don't have something debilitating like a broken leg or a life threatening disease or something... so that said... tooth issues for something that should have been fixed in a month but instead is taking three is not the worst die roll I could have gotten...
Still... ugh... one of the chapters in my life I'll be thankful when its all over in another few weeks provided no more complications arise :/
Before I continue I should mention I was pretty pissed at the world over this but I am moving on as I can't stay mad at myself and the world forever. I have part of a large convention to run next week so it's pretty petty of me to obsess over personal health problems.
Also possible TMI. If you don't like Dental Stuffs you probably want to stop reading. But I'm not going to go into any gory details just more the inconvenience.
On the last day of Furry Migration as I was out with friends for dinner I broke my very far back molar on the left hand side. Because of new insurance (I had JUST gotten on Full Time for the company I was working for) the soonest they could get me in and take a look at it was a month later on the first of October. Strike One.
When I had my first appointment to do the crown prep I chickened out because the office I'm at doesn't have gas anastehia. I pushed it off a week till I got some sort of anti-anxiety oral medicine that really didn't seem to do much... but I managed.
When I went back in the first crown prep went pretty smoothly. But I had not expected it was going to set in a chain of events that meant I would have to suffer through not one but two out of town trips with a temp crown that could pop off at any time; one of them being Midwest Furfest which I am staff at next week *sigh*
Second time in was the start of "this isn't going as planned". They had a hard time getting the temp crown off, then when they got it off they realized the full crown didn't fit correctly. They put temp cement in for the new crown and then sent me on my way, promising they'd get a new one before MFF.
I was left hanging for two and a half weeks. Enough time had passed that the cement had weakened and the crown popped out while at dinner with friends. That was an experience I did not want to have to repeat... but would end up anyways...
They called back "Oh we can't make a crown that fits right so you'll have to come back and get another prep done." I made another appointment, becoming dangerously close to MFF now...
Went in and did the new crown prep. This one was more complicated and annoying then the first. I could tell the Dentist was frustrated with how it was going... never a good sign. She cemented back in my old perm after she had mutilated it to fit in the new tooth slot at a 45 degree angle.
It bit into my gums and I could tell right away it didn't fit right. The next morning, which was yesterday it popped right off without any effort... I wasn't even eating anything like what happened the first time. Had to leave work for two hours to have a new temp that actually fits made and re-cemented. Luckily it was slow and my boss was willing to let me burn my lunch break and stay at work for an hour instead of taking more sick time for this.
So the new Temp seems to be fitting the best of any of the temp or perm crowns I've had. And I've had the least amount of pain and sensitivity with this one. I'm down to only a few advil a day and that is mostly for soreness of the jaw and gums where they worked on vs the tooth itself.
But thanks to Merica and shutting down everything for an entire week because of well, Today I'm stuck with it till AFTER MFF. I have to eat my thanksgiving dinner extremely slowly today and when my dad is on his third plate I'll be only halfway done with my first...
Eating feels like I'm a toddler who is teething right now. I guess there is some truth to the beginning life and ending life in the same way... slowly we become invalids again.. and apparently that starts happening in your mid 30's...
That all said... I guess I can be Thankful today I don't have something debilitating like a broken leg or a life threatening disease or something... so that said... tooth issues for something that should have been fixed in a month but instead is taking three is not the worst die roll I could have gotten...
Still... ugh... one of the chapters in my life I'll be thankful when its all over in another few weeks provided no more complications arise :/
I soooo sympathize! (I have 8 crowns...) only had one temp pop off during travel, and all the perm ones have stuck, so small miracles. but I too have hyper denstist anxiety, fortunately a sedation dentist has been a life saver. while it's disconcerting, and I really have to trust whoever takes me in, I don't remember a damn thing of the procedures.
oh and even sedated they can't get those damn xray film packs in my mouth, that's how violent my gags are! Pano or nono for me!
*hugs*
note to kids: Brush your damn teeth 4 times a day and don't eat candy or drink soda!! I am not shitting you!