JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaI've found that a diet of gruel and single malt works wonders for preventing broken tooth issues.
Oh, and lots of Metamucil.
Oh, and lots of Metamucil.
Got the temporary crown this morning. Now I have to wait a few weeks (a fortnight?) for the new crown to be made. The old one lasted 23 years. Sometimes I think they do the work simply because they can.
Some of the feeling is starting to return. Not fun.
I feel you bro.
My follow-up is:
I got lucky and my dentist had the technology to make a crown while I waited (a small block of zirconia put into a cad type machine).
That was great, what wasn't and isn't -- I have other crowns in my mouth but this latest one, well not sure, I am getting some discomfort ranging from annoying to occasionally full-on Ouch... not sure if it's too big or not shaped correctly or what but it's very sensitive sometimes and other times it's making my teeth near it very sore ~ like maybe it's not shaped correctly and is pushing my other adjacent teeth forward?
Going to wait a few more days and if things don't stabilize I am going back.
If you are getting pain elsewhere then it needs to be resolved. I had this issue when I had mine done which threw off my bite- lots of ache and discomfort. My dentist worked for a while at micro-adjusting my bite with taking a little off then test with the little bite-down paper, rinse and repeat. Finally nailed it,
Yeah he worked on mine and the fitment for a while but I think I need to go back.
It’s amazing how close the tolerances are in many systems in our body. Your teeth are off by a matter of microns but it’s enough to cause issues and send the sensory systems into alert. From the dentists view of the dashboard, it may look correct but there is little measurable data for them to go by other than your feedback.
I have friends and family that hate going to doctors/dentists because they say they either “didn’t listen” or they didn’t “fix” the problem. Then I ask if they told the practitioner in detail what they were experiencing and where…usually they hadn’t or thought it was their fault.
Medical professionals can only be as good as the information we give them.
Lol- just keep giving him as accurate feedback as possibly, he doesn’t want you to suffer, in fact the faster he is able to make you comfortable, the sooner he doesn’t have to look at you for a while.
I’m sure your tuna salad with onions and that package of Oreos you ate right before going in brought him no joy.
And no, an Altoid does not cover that shit up.
Vegan (yes I know, one of those -but- I don't soapbox it)... onions, many - beans, often.
I have asked my dentist what the most offensive smells are and he has said it’s onions hands down. I make it a point to have the most fragrance free food possible the entire day before I see him.
12 year guarantee on mine - maybe your dentist has bad credit (for the bank loan for the machine)?
When I am angry at my dentist I arrive after a cold two day old black coffee and onion sandie.
At first I thought this was a joke, but thinking about it, this actually sounds good!
I once thought peanut butter and cheddar sandwich sounded crazy...then I had one. Even better with thin sliced apple too!
Ok, now I'm hungry
The pub onions were in the chilly bin. As was some moldy gouda cheese. There were some kippers in the pantry as well.
And out the window I could watch the pre storm build up over the Sonoma and Napa Valleys. Cultural appropriation indeed.