Last night I had my 9th dentist appointment dealing with my lower back molar (tooth #31, if that means anything to you). I was really looking forward to this particular appointment. No numbing, just take off the temporary crown, put on the permanent crown, and done. No more having to deal with work on this tooth anymore. I was really, really hoping the crown would fit and they wouldn't have to send it back to the lab to redo and I would have to go back another time.
I got to the dentist a few minutes early, so waited a few minutes to go back. The dental assistant took me back and took off the temporary crown and started trying on the new one. She would have me bite down and ask how it seemed. She seemed to think it was a little high. At that point I kept thinking, "Please no, just fit."
The dentist came in and was fitting it too, then decided he needed to cement it in and then check it better, since it would move when he'd check it. So he cemented it in and then left for about 10 minutes to let the cement harden. When he checked it, he did have to kind of grind it down in a couple of spots and thought it might still be a little high, but it would work. So he told me that if it starts hurting that tooth or the tooth it's hitting within the next couple of days to let them know, but we're calling it done. Yay!
And now I just get to go back in 3 weeks for my next cleaning. Hopefully I won't be starting this whole process over with another tooth.
2 comments:
Hey! I got tagged on my blog, so I'm tagging you just for the heck of it. Hope you guys are well. Good news about your crown, I have an aversion to any dental work other than cleanings - I have to take anti-anxiety pills when I go in for fillings!
Yeah, I had put off going in for my broken tooth for almost 4 years. I really don't like the dentist. And I really don't think it's fair that Bryce has never had any cavities or anything.
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