dudes, i've got really good teeth as a whole {a cavity when i was 12, a root canal when i was 13, and another cavity when i was 17}. the root canal was not done very well and neither was the resulting crown some fifteen years later.
last night, i bit down and my root canaled/crowned tooth snapped off. no blood. no pain. just a few fragments in my gum and a gaping hole where the crowned tooth post had been.
the tooth is/was/is right up front. eeekkk. i went to the dentist today and they did a cast/mold of the uppers so that i can be fitted for a partial plate for that one tooth. it's the cheapest route. not having any tooth there is not an option. the dentist said that the acrylic partial will hold me til i can get an implant.
this afternoon, the dentist removed the remaining fragments and cleaned out my gum area. In two weeks, I'll return for my acrylic plate. Til then, I look like a dirt poor stoned redneck chipmunk appropriately named "chip".
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I'm sorry to hear this happened hon. Those two weeks will go by faster than you realize. (Hugs)Indigo
ReplyDeleteOh girl, this just sucks ... I am working on three implants now and well, it's going to take a while, but I think, in the end, worth it.
ReplyDeleteWe are just too young to not have real teeth ... or rather ... keep our own as much as we can. :)