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My poor ACHING MOUTH!

Talking about my teeth and my jaw are nothing new, but I sure wish it were because I'm growing quite weary of all the experiences that my mouth has had to endure.

  • Forget that I have ever talked about my experience with cavities despite my good brushing and flossing. I must not have had enough flouride as a child.
  • Forget that I had an extreme underbite and crossbite that took until the age of 36 for me to address the problem.
  • Forget that I had my top and bottom jaw BROKEN and REALIGNED to make the whole bite thing look normal.
  • Forget that my small mouth went through more than 2.5 years of braces ... ones that ripped apart my inside lips. I was sure that I would have permanent "tooth/bracket imprints" forever.
  • Forget that I brush my teeth several times a day and that I hardly take in sweets. YET, still my mouth thinks I inhale gallons of soda and candy a day.

Forget all that ... 'cause I sure wish I could.

If I didn't have to deal with so much dental drama then maybe I wouldn't be as upset with my newest issue. It all started this summer when I noticed a bigger space between my lower back molars. When I went to the dentist they noted that I had lost part of my tooth ... probably an old cavity/filling that fell off. Their recommendation was a CROWN. A few weeks later I scheduled that appointment for September 2nd. It is now October 10th and I have seen the dentist 5 times, endured an infection (needed antibiotics), had 3 temporary crowns on the same tooth, and just yesterday LOST that 3rd temporary. Currently I have some wonderful (ick) denture creme holding my crown in my mouth. Hopefully tomorrow I can get this situation fixed. I hate problems that happen on late Saturday afternoons when the dentist is NOT IN.

IT could be that I may need a root canal on this tooth. I'VE GOT TO BE a good advocate for myself when I visit the dentist tomorrow because this is ALL TOO RIDICULOUS.

I've had ENOUGH!!!!!


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Susan R said…
Holy Crow! I've had my share of dental work, despite my WONDERFUL oral hygene, but nothing like this.
Geez if my teeth weren't noticing the difference, I just might go ahead and have the pop and candy.
Hope your week will improve....hey, it has to.
12:37 PM
kim said…
yeah my teeth are undergoing the same drama. I just had one crown and had similar problems and they say I need 3 more. i am afraid to get them done since i will probably be enduring weeks of pain per crown.
10:51 AM
Christine said…
I have 8 crowns. some root canals.

I HATE THE DENTIST!
9:52 PM
Christy said…
Wow, I am so sorry you have gone through all of this and continue enduring such troubles. I hope it gets better. Have your doctors looked into a calcium deficiency?
8:18 AM
Haddock said…
Like they say a stitch in time saves nine.
Most of us ignore the early symptoms and pull on till it is time to pull out our tooth.
12:54 PM
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