Monday, November 20, 2006

Fractured Tooth

My tooth is no more. Well, the tooth's atomic material is still present, of course, but the tooth as a composite thing is no longer in my mouth. It was extracted sometime between 1:00pm and 2:00pm Arizona Standard Time, which this time of year is equal to Mountain Time, or 2 hours behind New York City.

The tooth was split clean in two. The oral surgeon expressed some amazement at this, and said it was no wonder the tooth was as painful as it was. How it could split so completely while eating a slice of pizza is a mystery to me.

I am biting down on a piece of gauze now. I have some prescription pain killers and some antibiotics. It's 1.5 hours after the surgery and my jaw doesn't hurt ... yet. I'm sure it will. :-)

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