Dental Woes
A few more dental woes to add to my bucket of dental misery.
Those of you who have followed this blog for a while will know my seething DISLIKE of dentists. (Read HERE, HERE and HERE for a refresher).
About two months ago - husband made us the most delicious goats cheese, red onion marmalade and duck sandwich dinner served up on a piece of ciabatta. To cut a long story short - I broke my back molar on a piece of bread.
I went to the dentist who told me that because so much of my tooth had broken off - they would need to have a crown replacement and not just a filling - but unfortunately, they wouldn't be able to do the work because the labs were closed over Christmas.
So I spent Christmas with half a tooth.
In the new year, I went back to the dentist to have impressions taken for my new (SEVEN HUNDRED POUND) crown and to have a temporary crown fitted.
(I have come to realise that when dentists see me - they just see big fat giant dollars)
For the past little while, I have been sitting with a temporary crown covering the broken tooth - waiting for the lab to produce the permanent crown. I have been having the most intense teeth-headaches, and such seering pain with anything hot or cold. (So much so that I would rather not open my mouth outside in the cold).
Last week Monday I went to the dentist to have my new permanent crown fitted.
I mentioned that I had been having a bit of pain during the week. I used the word "bit" when actually what I meant was "%@$£^%$@*@£"
She broke off the temporary crown and then came in to examine -
BRILLIANT.
My WHOLE LIFE I have been striving for the title of dental anomaly and I've finally achieved it.
*Pats self on back*
I'm going to explain it to you now using my fancy diagrams because I'm currently dealing with this and I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS ALONE -
In the tooth, there is some upper tooth stuff (which is the stuff that I broke), then there is some more tooth stuff, then there is the stuff with the nerves in it. In regular well behaved teeth the nerves sit quite near to the gum line, like right there in the tooth - protected from shizz.
In MY tooth -
NERVES ARE COMIN' OUT TO PARRRTAY.
So when dentist said, "Ooooh. I've never seen THIS before!" She followed that shortly by "Your nerves are sitting SO HIGH up in your teeth that I can ACTUALLY SEE THEM THROUGH YOUR TOOTH!"
You guys. THROUGH THE TOOTH. THROUGH.
Just to "double check" that those were actually my nerves - she decided to prod them with her freaken prison shank - which, let me tell you -made me want to jump up and PUNCH HER IN THE FACE. (Didn't end up doing that though, since thought there was a good chance that I would knock myself out on the light.)
Anywhoo - we have put the permanent crown on with temporary cement, so that we can test over the next two weeks whether there is any more pain and whether or not I will need root canal on this tooth.
Came home from that dentist appointment and immediately withdrew £500 from my bank account. Half to save for the (obvious) impending root canal and the other half to put into my new "genetic spinning fund" to ensure that our children NEVER get my teeth.
So... that's where we are at.
In addition to the dental woes, I have also developed a mouth ulcer on the tip of my tongue (#STRESS) and the only way that it is not painful is if I hang my tongue out my mouth and don't talk too much. I have also been putting on an anti septic treatment which makes me drool a lot. (i'm SO sexy right now)
Last night before we went to bed, I was at my computer and husband called me - so I turned around -
and he burst out laughing.
Him: You look like that cat in that advert!!
Me: Whaatth?
Him: That cat. HAHAHA hilarious!!
Me: Whaatt chattthh?
Him: The one with the tongue hanging out!!! You are too funny. *hysterical laughter*
I googled.
