Its been since Spring 2006 that I had been to the dentist last. A long time of not looking into the health of my teeth. Well, in August this year I was eating some beef jerky and noticed a weird pressure all of a sudden. Looked in a mirror and thought I saw a pepper flake wedged into a crack in the middle of my tooth I assumed I just caused to happen. I set up an appointment and went in for a check up and X-rays.
Bom bom bom... ROOT CANAL! My first one and I was rather scared of what to expect. Shots, drills and who knows how long I would have to sit in that chair.
Much to my surprise, it went really smooth, no pain and they seemed very pleased with the procedure.
Fast forward...
Got my permanent crown on today (as well as got a filling and a deep cleaning on my left). Crown # 2 actually. The first one had several large chips pop off it the day after they put it on. So they had to cut the crown off, put a second temp cap on the tooth while they sent the metal back to reform the newest crown. That was an ordeal!
Next week I go back in for another filling and a deep cleaning on my right side.
Then in the beginning of December I have my last appointment for the final tooth to have four fillings in the spots where there has been acidic washouts (from drinking tea and sodas, etc).
A lot of visits to the dentist since September, this was my 7th appointment. December will be 9 appointments total. Smile Makers has been really good to me, and needless to say, but with so many visits I have made pretty good friends with the gals at the front desk.
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