Post Root Canals; Still in Dental Hell
For those of you who have gripped the arms of your chairs, grimaced, or had to resort to strong drink each time you experienced my total and complete humiliation, pain and misery in this category, I have news for you. It ain’t over yet…
…I have since left the dentist who was “root canal happy,” and finally see a dentist who genuinely understands the Hell I have been through at the hands of two previous dentists. She has, also tried to fix the problems I still encounter as a result of poor after care from those miserable root canals. So far, everyone has argued for keeping my teeth. Their argument against dentures is that they don’t stay in your mouth. They are held to the gums with a substance about as reliable as flour and water paste. I might agree, but so far, few of my crowns have stayed put either. Those are very expensive and are false teeth, too. They don’t stay put any better than the dentures so well argued against…
…Case in point: Today, I was having lunch, “tuna and crackers,” and low and behold, up pops another crown and this one has been cemented down, not once, not twice, but three times. I give up! Next time I see my new dentist ( who does believe in putting me out while she does the work ), I will ask her to go ahead and pull what remains of my teeth out of my mouth. We have already talked about this in detail and I told her if they, “crowns,” came up again, I didn’t want to keep what obviously was a poor surface to have an expensive crown stay mired to.
I should have remained true to myself and had them all removed (One big expense up front, fewer problems and less costly) in the long run. As it is, I eat mostly soft foods and still, the crowns refuse to stay in place. What ever did I do in life to have this trouble with my teeth? Probably going to the dentist in the first place… Stay tuned, or should I say “riveted” for the next installment in this ongoing nightmare.
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