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Broke a tooth

13 years ago

Sunday morning while eating some bacon, I broke a tooth. Lower back right. We were at a bluegrass festival for the weekend. Thankfully, it wasn't painfu. I had an appt for a cleaning this morning anyway, so I called first thing yesterday and told them there would be more work to do. We ended up putting a temp crown on it, and will do the cleaning at the same time we put the perm crown on on the 12th. I had bad experiences every time I went to the dentist as a child, and this one knows how I am. She's great. She does my cleanings herself, even. I have a small mouth which makes it harder to work on. They even had to use the child size holder to take an exray of it with. My mouth was numb until after 2 pm, appt at 11 am. It still doesn't want to open all the way, but the numbness is gone. There is nothing preventing my mouth opening, it just got tired of being open as wide as it could for so long! Then I decided to make paprikash and cabbage rolls for dinner. No wonder I'm whooped!

Tami

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socks
13 years ago
It's very fatiguing to sit in the dental chair for so long. Glad you are getting it fixed. Crowns are expensive, huh?
tami_ohio
Original Author
13 years ago
The dentist always wears me out,just from stress alone. I don't care how good the dentist is, after my childhood experiences, it's major stress. Thankfully, we have insurance. It won't cover all of it, but will cover most.

Tami
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Lol, I'm not gonna drive the truck. I'm gonna plant flowers in the bed of it at the shop, lol. I just talked to the dentist and its gonna cost me a thousand dollars to fix that one dang tooth. Corporate at Denny's is officially closed today but the guy that answered the phone seemed to think they were going to take care of it but said I had to wait for the lady to call me tomorrow to tell me what I need to do. I can't get an appt. with the dentist until next week unless I want to pay the emergency fee. Thats another $200. I'm gonna have a dang hole in my tongue by then from the sharp edges. I told hubby to file it down with a dremmel, lol. He is not a happy camper. Sharp teeth are no fun, lol.
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jannie
13 years ago
Sorry your tooth broke. My DH had a false veneer on his front tooth, it broke off yesterday. Instead of saving the tooth, he threw it in a wastebasket and now it's gone. So we're in for some big dental work and big bills. He looks like a monster right now. Snaggletoothed.
wifetojoeiii
13 years ago
I broke a tooth about 6 years ago - same place - in the back lower right side. Kind of funny - the dentist said I have a small mouth too, and had to use childrens' implements. when that happened it felt like I had a huge hole - it was very unsettling.

we LOVE bluegrass - by the way. Where was the festival?

hostapasta
lynn_d
13 years ago
Ouch! Glad yous was so uneventful! I went thru this a couple of months ago, about killed my pocketbook! Root canal and cap, nearly $1500, geez.
tami_ohio
Original Author
13 years ago
Jannie, I hope you didn't just jinx me! I have a veneer on one of my front teeth!

Hostapasta, it was in Wilmington, OH at the Roberts Center. somusicfest.com. Next one is in November, I think. There are all kinds of bluegrass festivals in Ohio and all over. We are planning to go to Merlefest in Wilkesboro, NC at the end of April. What a great weekend! Even with the broken tooth. Our first time at Merlefest was last spring. FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tami
sheilajoyce_gw
13 years ago
I remember eons ago having a noonish dental appointment. They really numbed my mouth for some work. On the way back to work, I drove through a fast food and got a shake and burger, but it turned out I could not drink the shake as I drove along. My numbed lips kept collapsing in when I would suck on the straw, breaking the suction action that pulls the shake up the straw.
tami_ohio
Original Author
13 years ago
Lynn, luckily, no root canal for this one!

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