Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Dramatization of My Dental Surgery

I went to the dentist to have my top wisdom teeth removed. They've both been cracked for about two years. The one on the right started hurting recently and we discovered the one on the left had an infection. So I went to the dentist to get them removed yesterday. Here's how I remember it:

Me: Hello
Dentist: Which one are we taking out?
Me: Both of them. Since one is hurting, and the other is infected.
D: OK, some people only do one at a time. You are brave.
M: I figure I should get it over with.
Assistant: Please sit down in this chair.
M: Thanks
D: OK, let's get started. Normally I would numb your pallete.
M: OK.
D: It's a painful shot though, since it goes right on the bone.
M: Well...
D: It makes it hard to swallow though. I think I'll just give you novacaine on your teeth instead.
M: Alrighty
A: Excuse me. (puts on gloves)
D: Here comes the shots. (Gives me shots on both my wisdom teeth)
D: Is that numb?
M: Maybe
D: Well let's get started. (sticks tool on right which I feel immediately)
D: Well should I wait?
M: My other tooth is numb.
D: OK.
A: We'll do that one first.
D: (wiggles tooth a bit)
M: (a little pain, but not really, tooth is out in 15 seconds)
D: There we go.
A: Next one.
M: OK, but I can still feel it.
D: I'll give you another shot. (gives new shot)
D: (places tool in mouth again)
M: (feels it instantly)
D: You shouldn't be able to feel that.
M: Well I did!
D: Hmm, well I'll give you more novacaine.
M: OK
D: (gives more novacaine)
A: (hands tool to dentist)
D: (starts to grab tooth)
M: ouch ouch ouch that hurts
D: we can wait a few minutes if you want
M: It's really not numb.
D: OK, (gives 4th shot of novacaine)
D: Let's go (starts work)
M: I really really feel that
D: It's going to come out.
M: AHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA
D: Ok, is that pressure pain or tooth pain?
M: Pretty sure that's tooth pain!
D: Tooth pain is a sharp pain. Pressure pain is more gradual.
M: It's pretty sharp.
D: Well I'll give you a shot on the tooth in front
M: OK.
D: (gives 5th novacaine shot on right side)
A: We ready?
M: OK
D: Here we go
M: ow ow
D: It's loose so it's coming out
M: (gripping chair as hard as I can)
A: There it is!
D: Well the root had a hook on it, that's why it was so hard to get out!
D: I'll show you
M: That's a weird looking tooth.
A: Wanna keep them?
M: Sure why not.

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