In which I bore the world talking about teeth

So, about two weeks ago I decided to try using the nightguard I'd gotten from the pharmacy (for less than $20). I woke up with an incredibly sore jaw. For the entire day. And the next day while eating a bacon egg on muffin (homemade) I suddenly felt a sharp pain in a front tooth. I was hungry so I attempted to eat more and still got those dagger pains. I pulled over (of course, I was driving to work and eating at the same time. and yes, I swore I'd stop doing that---and now I actually have to) to take a look in the mirror and discovered that the tooth was wiggling. WIGGLING! My front tooth (well, actually just off center, so not actually Front tooth, but Frontish. #10 to be precise) was wiggling. Not exactly loose, just wiggling side to side. And giving me dagger pains in the gum. I stopped eating and started worrying.

At work I phoned the dentist, having decided it wasn't going to suddenly fix itself. He could either see me Right Then (I was at least an hour away from his office and Hello-At Work) or not until Monday morning. A whole 5 days away. 5 days of wiggly sharp pains can't bite or chew away. I said I'd be there on Monday, bright and early.

When I got home I used a dental mirror to take a closer look and discovered that it was broken at the gums on the inside part, near the small silver filling that I'd never had replaced. At first I thought I'd swallowed the filling and started worrying about mercury, but when I finally got to the dentist's he assured me it was still there. One less worry.....

Having survived several days of pain, I was informed of my options. Either Ugly or Expensive. Being just a tad vain, and all, I opted for expensive (forget that trip to Hawaii). So he sent me to the Oral Surgeon. Who told me all the fun stuff about getting a tooth extracted and an Implant put in. Which would have to wait for another week. I then went back to the dentists to have him super glue (or something similar in dentistry) my wiggly tooth to the neighboring ones so that I could survive the coming week. It was like a miracle. While I still had to be extra careful, it no longer hurt. Yeah!! Then he had me come back in two days to make a night guard that actually works and cost so much I can't even write it. Actually, I got a temporary one, which is okay, and await a fancy one which I have no idea when I'll finally get that one. So far it is good enough.

to be continued.....