At least not until January when I’ll be due for a cleaning. After 7 total appointments, including the initial cleaning in June and the root canal a few weeks ago, I am done, done, DONE! Let’s not forget that 2 of those 7 included an emergency appointment during which it turned out that I needed a second crown because my tooth was falling apart.
Yesterday afternoon my dentist replaced my crown’s temporary filling with a permanent one. No novocaine necessary. That shouldn’t be a surprise since there aren’t any nerves left there after the endodontist rooted the canal. This last appointment wasn’t painful; just the usual jarring noise from the drill.
This is certainly a lesson to me not to blow off going to the dentist for 15 years, especially when I have dental insurance. All this, and Brian, Mr. Never-Had-A-Cavity-In-His-Life, won’t even schedule a cleaning. Who knows when he saw the dentist last. You’d think he’d learn from my experience! Oh, well. I’m just glad it’s all over with. Hopefully this will decrease some of the anxiety and stress.
