Well after around 18 years ... yep ashamed to admit it... 18 years... I finally got the courage to go to the dentist!
My top right wisdom tooth had been causing me a bit of grief for a while and a few weeks ago I just got to that stage that I knew I needed to be brave and visit the old dentist. I also felt that I had a cavity so now I had 2 reasons to go.
So off I went... quite terrified I have to admit. My first visit consisted of an examination, photos of my teeth and a full dental x-ray... $160.00 later and I am told that yep I do have a cavity and yep the wisdom tooth needs to come out as it is actually growing sideways which is why it is causing me so much discomfort... ok tell me something I don't know!
So a week ago today I went back and had my wisdom tooth removed.. in the chair. No gas... just a lot of needles and out she came... and boy what a tooth it was... it was enormous and I have to say I was amazed how how long and wide the root of that thing was... no wonder I am now left with one enormous hole!
I have to say I was pretty terrified of those needles but this dentist is just amazing. Out of the numerous needles I had only really felt one and that was one in the top gum. Once I was numb I could feel him poking, prodding and pulling and could hear my tooth actually cracking as he was pulling it out but surprisingly did not feel the tooth come away.
PHEW!!! What a massive relief. I have to tell you that the whole process was pretty painless.. until the anaesthetic wore off that is... and then I was left with the lovely taste senstation of anaesthetic, clove oil and blood in my mouth...mmmmm.... NOT!
Anyway a week on it isn't feeling too bad... still pretty tender but not too bad.
Alan is off to the dentist tomorrow... he is secretly quite scared as he feels he is going to require a bit of work...but he got to meet the dentist last week when I was there, got to come in the room so he at least knows what to expect in terms of who will be looking in his mouth and where he will be sitting.
I just need to go back and get 2 fillings done now and the dentist assures me that as I coped with the wisdom tooth removal the two fillings will be a breeze... let's hope so!!
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We all just went to the dentist in December after many many years of not visiting. I had 4 cavaties, which I knew were there, and had to get them filled. The boys had one amongst all three of them and Zane is still too afraid to go. I don't ever want to go back because I too have wisdom teeth that still need to come out and I am too scared. I am glad you got it done with. It's hard for me to teach my children to be brave when I am so scared myself!
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