Dental Emergency

I wish I could go to the dentist and visit the lovely people that work there and not have them ruin our afternoon by looking in my mouth!  I mean, the people at my dentist office are so nice and fun and interesting and caring that you want to hang out with them, but I need them to put away all the drilling things and the pokey things.  I don't have a great history with dentists which means I am a scaredy cat pain in the neck when I go there.

Tuesday night, I was minding my own business chewing on a caramel when all the sudden there was a rock in my caramel.  I pulled it out of my mouth to investigate and saw lots of silver gravel.  Uh Oh!  That sticky caramel had pulled out one of my ancient silver fillings.  Immediately, my tongue started darting around my mouth to see where the hole was. I found it. It felt HUGE!  It didn't seem like I had any tooth left.  I was afraid to breathe for fear that my nerve was exposed and it would hurt like hell.  Thankfully, it did not.

I immediately sent a text to my sweet friend Pam, who is also my dental hygienist.  She is from Tennessee and we never have a visit where we do not talk about biscuits and gravy at some point.  I love her.

So, I give her the low down on what happened and this is how our conversation went:

Me:  OMG, I was eating a caramel and a giant old filling came out of my tooth!
Pam:  Lower Left?
Me:  Yes.  What is happening right now?  How did you know that?
Pam:  I don't know.  I remember people's teeth better than their names.
Me:  Are you kidding me right now?  Is that a Super Power?
Pam:  Why in the world were you eating a caramel?  They are good for nothing!
Me:  Who wants to live in a world without caramels?
Pam:  Come in tomorrow and we will fix it.
Me:  Okay. Why can't I keep my tongue out of it?  Why is that a thing?
Pam:  Tongues are nosy.

I called the next morning and they were going to try to work me in.  They had a late cancellation and called at 11:15 to see if I could be there at 11:30.  The office is so close to my house that I made it with four minutes to spare!

They are so patient with me and told me what was going to be needed to get that tooth repaired. We agreed on a plan and they asked if I wanted the nitrous oxide to help me relax.  I have only had it one other time, but remembered it being awesome so I gave a big thumbs up to that!  They hooked me up to the gas, put some headphones on with some music and it was AWESOME!   They could have literally pulled every tooth in my head and I would not have cared one little bit!

I am now sporting a temporary crown that will be replaced with a permanent crown in a few weeks. Hats off to Dr. Friedrich and his team for making a bad situation, not just bearable, but downright pleasant!  They are the best!