Below are the results of my dentist appointment.
The good: I had NO cavities. I remember when I was a child, if I went to the dentist for a cleaning, and came away with NO cavities, I would get $1.00. This has carried on as a joke in my family, even to this day. When I go to the dentist (not counting the, ahem, past two (almost) years I avoided going since moving), and come away with NO cavities, I would call my parents, and Dad would send me $1.00.
The bad: It seems that I am grinding my teeth. I was totally unaware of this. For that matter, so was my husband. I have two teeth, in the upper, left hand side, in the rear, that have broken off, taking some of the filling with it. I am going in Thursday morning to get the filling replaced and the teeth bonded (please hold me). This was due to the grinding.
The ugly: On the bottom left hand side, right below the affected upper teeth? They are really ground down. One of them is broken, and will need a filling replaced. The other? I need a crown. Apparently, it has ground down really far. At least this would explain the sensitivity in my teeth. This will be taken care of in the appointment after I get the upper teeth fixed.
This is going to be painful to the wallet. I'm just thankful that I have good insurance. At least they will let me break everything up so I don't have to pay it all at once. After everything is set, I'll be fitted with a night guard. The insurance only pays for about half of it, but if I don't get it, I'll just break down my teeth further and make it worse.
I would like to thank Robin for coming with me (even though she passed out), and bringing the lemondade. Oh, and this was only x-rays and cleaning. Just wanted to point that out. Who's up for keeping me company Thursday?
I think I'll go take some Ibuprofen. My mouth is a little sore from all that scraaaaaappppppiiinnnnnggggg...
Comments
I don't envy you. I used to go the dentist, but once I got out on my own, I realize, I was just dealt a bad set of choppers. I'd go, then I'd get the bill. I have insurance, but it's primarly for the kids. He'll I can't afford to pay for the stuff they'd do to my set of chicklets. At this point, I'm waitin' for 'em to ALL go so I can get a "factory set"... ;)
Posted by: RedNeck at August 30, 2005 07:46 PM
yuck. I turn into a total five year old when it comes to the dentist. I hate it, hate it, hate it!
Thanks for visiting me yesterday! I enjoyed coming back to visit as well.
Posted by: E at August 30, 2005 10:22 PM
Listen, I know stress can cause you to grind your teeth, but now that we have that new spa next to the pool, maybe you can finally relax.
By the way, did you hear back from the little boy I fell on when I passed out? It's bad enough to wake up staring at that damned "Smile!" cat poster on your dentist's ceiling...but it took some gentle work getting that Tonka Toy dislodged from my ass!
Posted by: Robin at August 30, 2005 11:22 PM
Moogie, sorry to hear about the dental complications.
I am assuming everything is fine with you all in regards to the hurricane and subsequent storms since you went to the dentist. Take care.
Posted by: Melonie at August 31, 2005 08:38 AM
Hmm sorry moogie dear Im erm busy tomorrow and erm the rest of the month come to think of it...
Good Luck
Posted by: Gopher at August 31, 2005 04:37 PM
Dentists? don't even get me started! It will be years before my teeth are ever paid for!!!!
I feel for ya Moogs!!!
Oh, ..and hubby's site looks fine on IE. I haven't checked firefox though.
Posted by: suzanne at September 3, 2005 04:01 PM