I'm gonna have a total of three out after this. I had my lower right one done a few years back, but now this one is acting up so they took it out too. Problem is that the lower one is still the problem so I need to go to an oral SURGEON to get it removed. Oh well. At least I can take comfort in all the "oral" involved!
They didn't knock me out, but they numbed it up really well. They broke mine too, and it's only a little break. It's just so the clamp can have something to hold on to. And the clamp is like this little twisty device thing that holds on and kind of pulls while screws...
It sounds worse than it actually is. It hurt throughout the day, but the pain'll go away eventually. I never really found the dentist that bad actually. It's just the noises the teeth make while they're working on them that gets me. That dry scratchy noise fucking kills me everytime.
But they usually give you some painkillers for when you get home. And try to do it near a weekend or when you ahve a few days off in a row in case you wanna stay home and recuperate.
In all honesty, they taste of blood in my mouth after they pulled it was the worst. But it's no more than when you get decked in the jaw and bust your lip.
...geez that was a bad joke...
[Edited on Sep 23, 2004 11:12PM]
It sounds worse than it actually is. It hurt throughout the day, but the pain'll go away eventually. I never really found the dentist that bad actually. It's just the noises the teeth make while they're working on them that gets me. That dry scratchy noise fucking kills me everytime.
But they usually give you some painkillers for when you get home. And try to do it near a weekend or when you ahve a few days off in a row in case you wanna stay home and recuperate.
In all honesty, they taste of blood in my mouth after they pulled it was the worst. But it's no more than when you get decked in the jaw and bust your lip.