Bridges

Well, I just came back from spending three hours in the dentist's chair with my mouth wedged wide open. I had a tooth with a crown, the crown has been slipping off for some time, the tooth underneath is pure decaying mush and so we made the decision to do a bridge. The tooth in front and the tooth behind need crowns, so we are killing three birds with one stone. Not too bad in theory.

So today was the extraction. Before the extraction, he took care of two fillings - you guessed it, in each tooth adjacent to the tooth to be extracted.

Then the extraction, which required cutting the tooth in three and extracting it in parts. Not easy. Not fun.

Then he made the temporary bridge. He discussed the possibility of an implant but the root is too close to the sinus line and it would require a sinus lift. WTF? Sorry, no way. He did not think that was the way to go either.

Thank goodness I have a dentist who believes that one must be comfortable and without pain. I actually fell asleep in the chair. No joke. He gave me two Aleve and a script for Lortab.