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Here I sit, it's almost 2am and my mouth fucking hurts.
Today was the dental "event" I wrote about in a previous post. Was/Is it the worst pain I've ever been in? No, far from it- but it's damned uncomfortable!
A bit of history: I was given tetracycline as an infant and toddler regularly for ear infections. At that time the effects of this particular antibiotic on infants and expectant mothers was unknown. Here's a bit of info on it nicely summed up....
-Tetracycline is a common antibiotic that is often used as an alternative to other antimicrobial drugs such as penicillin. Unfortunately, extended use of tetracycline, particularly in expectant mothers or children under the age of six, may cause permanent discoloration of the teeth. Characteristically, tetracycline stain presents as intense yellow, gray or brown bands, often causing long term psychological embarrassment through childhood, teenage and adult life.-
What the above does not mention is that the teeth rapidly weaken and tend to easily break or crumble like chalk. Enamel/dentine breakdown, de-calcification and a need to supplement fluoride (beyond what regular toothpaste offers) is the long and short of it.
So. Six of my front teeth were crowned today- from "canine" to "canine". Needless to say......it was a loooong day and these temporary crowns suck, suck, suck! Anyone who has ever had a temporary crown knows what I'm talking about. They throw your bite off, are usually mis-shapen/cumbersome, fall out at the drop of a dime and in general are nothing like a permanent crown. If they're front teeth they also tend to fuck up your speech. Speaking of falling out; one of mine popped off three hours after I got home. Up to the local pharmacy I went to buy a temporary bondant to reseat the damn thing. How long must I endure this misery you ask? 10 to 14 days. My permanent crowns will come back from the lab in two weeks and hopefully life will return to a state of normalcy. Until then I'm on a liquid/soft food diet.
I feel like shit- I'm going to lay down now.
Today was the dental "event" I wrote about in a previous post. Was/Is it the worst pain I've ever been in? No, far from it- but it's damned uncomfortable!
A bit of history: I was given tetracycline as an infant and toddler regularly for ear infections. At that time the effects of this particular antibiotic on infants and expectant mothers was unknown. Here's a bit of info on it nicely summed up....
-Tetracycline is a common antibiotic that is often used as an alternative to other antimicrobial drugs such as penicillin. Unfortunately, extended use of tetracycline, particularly in expectant mothers or children under the age of six, may cause permanent discoloration of the teeth. Characteristically, tetracycline stain presents as intense yellow, gray or brown bands, often causing long term psychological embarrassment through childhood, teenage and adult life.-
What the above does not mention is that the teeth rapidly weaken and tend to easily break or crumble like chalk. Enamel/dentine breakdown, de-calcification and a need to supplement fluoride (beyond what regular toothpaste offers) is the long and short of it.
So. Six of my front teeth were crowned today- from "canine" to "canine". Needless to say......it was a loooong day and these temporary crowns suck, suck, suck! Anyone who has ever had a temporary crown knows what I'm talking about. They throw your bite off, are usually mis-shapen/cumbersome, fall out at the drop of a dime and in general are nothing like a permanent crown. If they're front teeth they also tend to fuck up your speech. Speaking of falling out; one of mine popped off three hours after I got home. Up to the local pharmacy I went to buy a temporary bondant to reseat the damn thing. How long must I endure this misery you ask? 10 to 14 days. My permanent crowns will come back from the lab in two weeks and hopefully life will return to a state of normalcy. Until then I'm on a liquid/soft food diet.
I feel like shit- I'm going to lay down now.
Labels: I'll Take Medical Bullshit For $50 Alex, Rants Raves And Bitching In General
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