Dental Report

I have an appointment with my dentist this morning. I was in a couple of weeks ago and they discovered I had cracked a tooth and I had some decay starting in an old filling. Hence; today's visit.

I'm never thrilled about going to the dentist but I know it's one of those things I have to do. 

I shall report back in the very next paragraph about how things went.

4:15 PM: It was very difficult to eat lunch. The anesthetic had pretty much worn off and my jaw was sore. It was hard to open my mouth enough to take a bite of chicken. Perhaps I should have had yogurt or something soft.

They got me right in at 8:00 and immediately shot me full of novacane...or whatever they use now. Once I was numb, they brought me the Consent Form, which I thought was a little out of order.

Anyway, they had to hit me with the anesthetic a couple of times because I definitely felt it when he was grinding on my tooth. Apparently, he had to grind it to a nub so that the crown would fit.

They set me up with a temporary filling and sent me on my way. But not before charging me $431.00. That's my deductible for this procedure.