Dental surprise

[mizarchivist]

Cut for those who can't even hear about the most pedestrian of dental experiences:
So, went in for a routine exam. They never called, so I went in (20 min. early) to discover yes, I did and they had a very old number for me from West Roxbury era of phones. Hah. Also, my dentist wasn't in. Ok, whatever- I'll take whomever. Whomever turned out to be pretty great. He determined visually that I had 2 cavities that nobody else had seen, despite regular visits for the past 2 years. There was gray under the tooth-colored filling, you see. That is a harbringer of (eventual) root canal.  He had the time, so he ended up doing a total of 4 fillings. He's my new dentist. I would much rather spend 300 bucks today than 2500 next year, thankyouverymuch.

However. My jaw. It's tired. I'm tired.

ETA: I really recommend this guy- I still feel like I went through a minor skirmish in a war, but given his ability to ID troublesome areas and his attitude, I'm willing to be a bit uncomfortable if the results are good. If anyone wants a recommendation, I'll give one. He's at the Tremont St. Boston Gentle Dental.

Comments

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Wow. You, um, lucked out?

(I guess you really did, even if it meant that you had 4 fillings. Like you said, better now than a root canal later.)

[mizarchivist]

Pretty much. So much for that salad I brought for lunch, though.

Nice one

[drwex]

I agree w/you on the "better now" thing. I'm also glad the Gentle Dental near you is treating you well. I'm pretty happy with the one out by me.

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

Well, yay for preventative medicine, and sympathy for sore jaws.

[hugs]

[mizarchivist]

Thanks :)
Turns out eggs and husband-made bread and scones (yeah, he did both) with tea is a fantastic bit of recovery food.