Here we go again…
I have another wisdom tooth going bad - not entirely unexpected, really, but it’s gotten to the point an extraction is needed. There is no pain at this point, but I’m trying to avoid that. Definitely going the way the other did, the difference being that we’re getting to this one earlier in the decay process.
At work I mentioned I needed a particular day off to get this done.
Immediately, two people offered to pull it for me - and no, they were not joking. WTF?
Then came the horror stories about being put under and gas and…
The plan is to do this with novocaine. Like the other one. Given that it’s fully erupted, not impacted, and there is no sign of complications on the x-ray I expect that, like last time, it will take longer to numb me up than to yank the tooth.
I am simply gobsmacked at the way people treat their teeth. They seem astounded that I will spend money on mine and go to an actual dentist. I dunno, maybe that’s why I have so many of mine left?
(My dentist says losing wisdom teeth doesn’t count. Meh, I still feel like I failed those two. Either way, I still have more teeth than average for my age.)