The Dentist

[tod2]

Not too long ago I wrote that my youngest grandson had had a terrible bike accident and knocked one of his front teeth out beside some other cuts that needed stitches. These are the photos to show how marvellous modern dentistry is, and how it put that lovely smile back on his beautiful face.

[kerouac2]

Amazing!

[htmb]

Wow! You weren’t exaggerating when you said he was all banged up! Poor little thing. It must have been a very traumatic experience for everyone, but he sure looks great now. He will forever have battle stories to tell!

[bjd]

The dentist certainly did a good job.

[Kimby]

What a handsome little man! Any remaining scars will just give him something to talk (brag?) about!

[Kimby]

Bummer. Bad enough my cracking molar needed a crown. The night before my appointment, a sore opened up along the gum line, and this morning they tell me it’s an abcess forming, and a crown is no longer an option. I’m going to have to get another implant, because the tooth next to it was weakened by a root-canal, and can’t be left unprotected.

Implants take about a year, and cost about what a used car used to cost.

Arrgh!

[kerouac2]

My two implants took less than 6 months, but they didn't leave fond memories.

[Kimby]

Fortunately I love my oral surgeon and his staff. Besides being pretty darn handsome and very nice, he and his staff maintain an atmosphere that strikes a good balance between professionalism and casual good natured-ness.

Very soothing when you’re coming out of sedation to hear them talking amongst themselves.

Part of the procedure involves removing some of my blood to spin out my platelets to combine with the cadaver bone for the bone graft. I will have to remember to ask them to put me under first, then draw blood. My veins are notoriously bad and last time it took about 4 tries to get the needle in a vein. I was trying hard not to whimper, but ouch!

Often the only vein that can be accessed is on the back of my hand.

[questa]

Last week, eating pizza...crunch! Right back molar disintegrated. Dentist put in a temp filling and made appt for yesterday.
Yesterday...realised I had something foreign in my mouth, turned out to be the front tooth from left side, OMG ! At least it was the lower jaw. I was due to attend a work luncheon so wasn't too worried about my gaping gap...they know me well.
Off to dentist now...

[Kimby]

I whined to my dentist that the worst part of getting old is our teeth falling apart, and he said he hears that at least 3 times a day.