Breakfast was more crunchy than usual.

[pottersusan]

Yesterday, breakfast was a lot more crunchy than usual... I discovered a lump had fallen off one of my teeth at the very back. Luckily there was no pain. Went to the dentist this morning - he said there's a big hole (interpreted as 'ye gods there's very little tooth left'😱)and it's wobbly. You can either leave it as it as and hope, have a crown (about £230😱), or have it extracted. When he realised my medical situation he removed the 'leave it' option from the list.
So, now I'm sitting here with a large hole 😱 and the anaesthetic wearing off. I didn't fancy paying that for a tooth that might not survive long.

This is going to be a very low carb day 🙂 but possibly painful .

 

[grovesy]

Oh no, hope it heals well.

 

[pottersusan]

Oh no, hope it heals well.

Thank you.

 

[Steff]

Oh Susan.
What a pain. I've literally had 2 teeth that fell out about 2 weeks apart and even put one of fb cause of the pure size of it so now have a big hole back of my bottom set of teeth. Hope you aren't made to suffer to much throughout today x

 

[Northerner]

Hate it when that happens! I've had a few bits breaking off over the past few years, no pain, just bits breaking

I hope the gum heals quickly {{{HUGS}}}

 

[Grannylorraine]

Hope it heals quickly.

 

[trophywench]

I recall many years ago whilst at the dental school in Birmingham, where I'd gone with unfathomable to other dentists, constant toothache - me saying 'I do seem to have a tooth right at the back that's gone very sharp just in the last week - but I can touch it and poke at it with my tongue and it seems not to be anything to do with where the pain is' (- which I'd had for about 6 months by then)

So the two medical students had a quick look and said Well! - one of your bottom wisdom teeth has broken in two - so it's probably been the cause of the whole trouble all along! And so it was. Such a relief when it was whipped out half an hour later.

It's worth suffering the temporary discomfort Sue, than having toothache. Hope you still heal well!

 

[malturn]

It will soon heal up and you wont notice it after a couple of weeks I had all my top teeth and most of the bottom ones out in January and I am now eating most thing OK😉 Will be getting my new dentures tomorrow (hopefully). wishing you well and it is not to painfull . Ibuprofen worked well for me.