Nashida
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- Joined
- Aug 13, 2010
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- 36
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- MA
Just got back a few moments ago, and here's what went down.
I went in, had to update paperwork because I hadn't been in so long. Turns out the last time I went was 22 months ago..a lot less time than I thought.
Few minutes later the hygienist comes out to greet me and take me to the exam room, and from there things went pretty smoothly. I told that I was fearful and she reassured me there was nothing to worry about, and that she would go as easily as she could. I had my music with me to listen to, and I paused it every so often if she wanted to ask a question.
The worst of it came toward the end. She did Xrays last, both bitewings and a panoramic one (where the thing spins around your head) because of the wisdom tooth. The Xrays showed up almost immediately since now the machines are hooked up to a computer via USB, so the image just gets imported. She confirmed that the molar I had been questioning did indeed have a cavity, it is under the sealant there. Turns out though, it's not alone.
The Xrays showed another 8 small cavities that are between my teeth, mostly in the back and on the right. My two front teeth also have a cavity between them, bringing the total to 9 cavities.
They won't do them all at once, just a few one day and the rest another day. The molar will be filled as it usually would, but the ones in between look like they will have to be filled across the top, so the fillings will be larger. Sounds like they will use amalgam for the inbetweeners and the molar, and white composite for the one in front.
This brings up a whole new bout of terror. I've never had an inbetween cavity before, and the only filling I ever got was via air abrasion on the bite surface of a molar. I trust my dentist and all, but this is something completely new to me. Anyone here ever dealt with cavities between teeth? I'd imagine filling it would take a little longer because of the size...
He did come in and chat with me after I had the Xrays, and of course the first thing he did is say "You are alive! I thought your mom was making that up!" He did express concern about those cavities and explained how they would do them, and again was so gentle and softspoken I was able to calm down. I don't have a set appointment for the first round yet because I have to wait for my mom's work schedule to come out.
I guess it could have been way worse but it still wasn't the outcome I expected. I was afraid of even finding the one on the molar. Now I feel I would have been happy with just that. But it's still not a root canal, or an extraction, or several of either, so I guess I can just live with that. I'm just glad it's over and the problem is fixable without losing teeth. It could have been way worse.
Not feeling a lot of pain after all that scraping during the cleaning, which was great since I was starving after I got out and craved some French fries . And to make me feel even better I bought a couple of scratch cards and got a winner on one of them, go me.
I went in, had to update paperwork because I hadn't been in so long. Turns out the last time I went was 22 months ago..a lot less time than I thought.
Few minutes later the hygienist comes out to greet me and take me to the exam room, and from there things went pretty smoothly. I told that I was fearful and she reassured me there was nothing to worry about, and that she would go as easily as she could. I had my music with me to listen to, and I paused it every so often if she wanted to ask a question.
The worst of it came toward the end. She did Xrays last, both bitewings and a panoramic one (where the thing spins around your head) because of the wisdom tooth. The Xrays showed up almost immediately since now the machines are hooked up to a computer via USB, so the image just gets imported. She confirmed that the molar I had been questioning did indeed have a cavity, it is under the sealant there. Turns out though, it's not alone.
The Xrays showed another 8 small cavities that are between my teeth, mostly in the back and on the right. My two front teeth also have a cavity between them, bringing the total to 9 cavities.
They won't do them all at once, just a few one day and the rest another day. The molar will be filled as it usually would, but the ones in between look like they will have to be filled across the top, so the fillings will be larger. Sounds like they will use amalgam for the inbetweeners and the molar, and white composite for the one in front.
This brings up a whole new bout of terror. I've never had an inbetween cavity before, and the only filling I ever got was via air abrasion on the bite surface of a molar. I trust my dentist and all, but this is something completely new to me. Anyone here ever dealt with cavities between teeth? I'd imagine filling it would take a little longer because of the size...
He did come in and chat with me after I had the Xrays, and of course the first thing he did is say "You are alive! I thought your mom was making that up!" He did express concern about those cavities and explained how they would do them, and again was so gentle and softspoken I was able to calm down. I don't have a set appointment for the first round yet because I have to wait for my mom's work schedule to come out.
I guess it could have been way worse but it still wasn't the outcome I expected. I was afraid of even finding the one on the molar. Now I feel I would have been happy with just that. But it's still not a root canal, or an extraction, or several of either, so I guess I can just live with that. I'm just glad it's over and the problem is fixable without losing teeth. It could have been way worse.
Not feeling a lot of pain after all that scraping during the cleaning, which was great since I was starving after I got out and craved some French fries . And to make me feel even better I bought a couple of scratch cards and got a winner on one of them, go me.