I called Grace last night. Apparently, my tooth isn't healing well from that previous episode, so I made an appointment for this morning to check up on the swelling in my gums. When I get there, Grace tells me that it looks bad, that I should see a specialist, and she gets an appointment for me immediately (she's awesome like that!) at a nearby dental surgery.
To make a long story short, it seems that the kick to my face was just a coincidence. THREE of my front teeth have no bone structure supporting them, and the doc says that it is very unlikely they can be saved. Result? I'm going to have to extract the teeth and replace them with a fixed dental bridge. Losing teeth isn't so much a problem because fake teeth are almost every bit as good as the real thing anyway. The biggest negative side of this is that it's going to cost me $$$. But on the bright side, I'm going to get rid of that ugly front tooth I've always had that jutted out at a weird angle. :)
The current problem I have is that I had 4 injections in my gums, had my gums peeled down to the jawbone, and now they are hurting like a bitch. I've dosed myself with Motrin and Vicodine, so I should be knocking out fairly soon...
Only remaining question is... what do I bling up my false teeth with? Diamond? Platinum? Titanium?
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Memoirs of a Christmas song :
All I want for Christmas
Is my 3 front teeth
My 3 front teeth
All I want for Christmas
Is my 3 front teeth
And how happy I will be
hey Derek, sorry to hear that u r losing your 3 front teeth. If you do replace it with a bridgework, make sure that u do wear a mouth guard!! Personally, I prefer Implants but they do cost $$$ more. Do take good care of yourself and your teeth!
Yo man... I definitely thought about implants, but they're too damn expensive for me right now plus insurance won't cover it at all. But yeah, I always wear a mouth guard. But the way I look at it, ain't nobody gonna hit me in the face anymore!
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