Dental woes
Rohan August 9th, 2007
Well, it was off to the dentist for me today. Some weeks ago, I managed to ‘destroy’ a tooth while munching on a biscuit, and despite having suffered no pain or discomfort (other than a rough feeling where the shape of the tooth has changed) I thought I should have it seen to.
Expecting the worst, I was fully prepared to farewell my first permanent tooth (other than the four wisdom teeth that I had taken out some years ago) via the dentist’s pliers.
I respect dentists and the job they do, but for one reason or another (the dozen or so fillings I had as a kid most probably has a lot to do with it) dentistry and I don’t seem to get along. So I was pleasantly relieved to hear that my current dental woes were nothing more severe than a chipped tooth, which, after a quick jab in the mouth with some anaesthetic, 15 minutes or so of prodding and drilling and $90 from the hip pocket, enabled me to walk out a free man.
Well, until next month when I have to go back and have the cavity filled that the dentist found on the other side of my mouth…