Losing Wisdom
Ok, it was just my wisdom tooth — lower left side, to be exact. I’m still a little numb from the novocaine, I took 600mgs of ibuprofen, and I’m icing it as I type, so the pain shouldn’t be too much of as issue.
I hope!
I asked to see my tooth afterwards. It was huge. My new dentist gave me a really interesting talk on bacteria and what different types there are and what causes what in the mouth, as well as exacerbate heart disease and other illnesses in older people. Really quite fascinating. I’ve never had a dentist that explained so much about the actual science of dentistry and dental health. It was great. No sarcasm.
Floss. That’s all my dentist and his assistant ever tell me.
My dentist even gave me his cell number to call in case of emergencies, then also called me personally (instead of having the office assistant do it) to follow up. How awesome!
I’m always bothering my dentist with questions about their work. It beats trying to answer questions about myself while they’re scraping my teeth. Last time she was telling me about the positioning of salvia ducts and how it affects the build up of tartar.