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Well, that was more exciting than I was hoping for.
I'd had an intermittent toothache since Sunday evening, and called the dentist yesterday (Tuesday). They gave me an appointment for 12:30 today. I described the problem, and they took X-rays, which showed an infection. Unfortunately, those teeth had enough previous dental work that the dentist decided they had to come out. Since I'm traveling in a couple of weeks, the dentist said he had to do the extraction before then, and offered to do it right away.
So, we did that, and now I get to sit here and heal, which includes taking an antibiotic, no hot food or drink today, and that I am not to rinse my mouth today. And not to walk around outside on a hot day, which he thought today was (75F/24C is not hot by most standards). I'm also supposed to be icing my face, which I will probably do after having some iced tea and hopefully eating something (we are overdue for grocery shopping).
Details, behind a cut because I know some people don't want to read them:
It's two front teeth (24 and 25), so very visible. The dentist said we will talk about what to do to replace those teeth later. The "healing blood clot that forms over an extraction" is also quite visible.
The aftercare sheet first says that it's important to maintain proper nutrition, and then recommends a diet that is both light and soft. It's a good thing we all three like soup. I'm not supposed to drink through a straw, and could easily have missed that instruction, because it's under the "SMOKING" heading.
I'd had an intermittent toothache since Sunday evening, and called the dentist yesterday (Tuesday). They gave me an appointment for 12:30 today. I described the problem, and they took X-rays, which showed an infection. Unfortunately, those teeth had enough previous dental work that the dentist decided they had to come out. Since I'm traveling in a couple of weeks, the dentist said he had to do the extraction before then, and offered to do it right away.
So, we did that, and now I get to sit here and heal, which includes taking an antibiotic, no hot food or drink today, and that I am not to rinse my mouth today. And not to walk around outside on a hot day, which he thought today was (75F/24C is not hot by most standards). I'm also supposed to be icing my face, which I will probably do after having some iced tea and hopefully eating something (we are overdue for grocery shopping).
Details, behind a cut because I know some people don't want to read them:
It's two front teeth (24 and 25), so very visible. The dentist said we will talk about what to do to replace those teeth later. The "healing blood clot that forms over an extraction" is also quite visible.
The aftercare sheet first says that it's important to maintain proper nutrition, and then recommends a diet that is both light and soft. It's a good thing we all three like soup. I'm not supposed to drink through a straw, and could easily have missed that instruction, because it's under the "SMOKING" heading.
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Ergh. Such ergh. I send all healing vibes.
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Short term effects can last for a subjectively long period of time. :(
can you spoon a hot drink past the teeth into your mouth?
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