The tooth, it hurts!

[lalato]

Originally published at Kickin' the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there.

And now, the bad news… While in Salt Lake City my tooth started bothering me. It’s one that has a crown on it, and it started to feel a little loose. I wasn’t sure if the crown was loose or if the tooth was loose. At first it was just annoying. Then it started to

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[onceupon]

I had to have a tooth extracted last year - it was a surprisingly easy process from which to recover. You can't really see the gap, so I am waiting until I can pay for an implant. The bridge requires them to grind down one of the adjacent teeth and that just sort of freaks me out.

[lalato]

Yeah... the bridge is definitely the least desirable of the options. Implant with a crown seems the best option, but the most expensive too. Here's to hoping my dental insurance will cover a decent portion of this.

--sam

[thestormcellar]

Yikes! I've had a root canal before. And I had that root canal develop an abscess and had to have it redone. I so sympathize with your pain, cause I've been there! Yikes! Ow!!

[lalato]

Thanks! Ow is definitely right. At least the dentist I found was actually very nice and competent. I felt I was in good hands despite the pain.

--sam

[st_sardonicist]

Many sympathies, my friend. I've got to go in and get my wisdom teeth out soon, and I've been kinda postponing making the appointment, mainly because I don't want to be in pain or on pain medication. I dunno, man, those opiates make me skeert.

[lalato]

Hydrocodone really through me for a loop. I was nautious and groggy. I'm generally a fan of being in an altered state, but this was no fun at all. There is good reason to be skeert about opiates.

As for avoiding the pain of dentistry... just know this. The pain is fleeting. Your mouth is there for a lifetime. ;)

--sam

[citizenfry]

There are, unfortunately, times in life when throwing up doesn't make you feel better. Those have been some of the most agonizing experiences of my life.

[lalato]

I've had those moments too. NOT FUN. Fortunately, this was one of the easy ones... if you don't count the crazy pain.

--sam