Monday, August 18, 2008

My new curves...

I had surgery in my mouth on Friday. Now, I've had plenty of dental work over the years. A root canal is no big thing to me, but this was different. I have a genetic mutation that makes the very end of my roots curved. My teeth are straight, just the very tips of the roots have little hooks.
Most dentists find this very difficult to deal with if I need a root canal because it is hard to get back into the curved tip. Like everything else with me, I just have to be difficult. My dad says he is the same way, so I guess I inherited it from him.
I have even had a few dentists who won't work on them. They are of the mind I need a specialist. I've had good luck so far, and managed to not have any problems.

Recently, I started having a pain in the back on my jaw and my ear. Turns out on the very last top tooth, my root canal was infected. I didn't even know it could get infected after you've had a root canal and crown, but I guess it can.
Since it was already worked on, roots filled with cement, etc, there is only one way to get to it. Yes, go in through the top! EWWW!
I imagined something small, like a teeny incision and a little cleaning and it was over. I mean, I'm the girl who went camping hours after having all four wisdom teeth pulled. No big, right? I'm tough and I've never met a tooth issue that could slow me down.
I never expected what happened. I walked out with nine stitches from the back to nearly the front of my mouth. It was horrible. I slept for like a million hours and woke up looking like someone had punched me in my cheek. It was crazy. Half my face was not working. Luckily I could part my hair to cover that side of my face, but it was still too weird to be seen in public.
I woke up this morning, and it looks almost normal again. At least I am recovering quickly, but it isn't something I want to do again!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yikes! That sounds horrible. Hugs for you.
My roots are hooked right round too. It was a bitch to get my wisdom tooth out, really traumatic. I feel for you.

Deb Hardman said...

My poor girl. I hope you're feeling better now.

I'm afraid you get the hooky roots from me too. I had to have my wisdom teeth cut into 4 pieces to be removed because of the hooked roots.

BLP said...

Yeah must be heredetary. Dentists have also made comments about how I have really deep roots too; much longer than others they have seen.

Snotty McSnotterson said...

Lame, girl! At least you get to be unique, inside AND out. :)

Unknown said...

right after i got my wisdom teeth pulled i went straight to a birthday party i was throwing for allen. i ended up vomitting for 4 hours and passing out in an upstairs bathroom. i stayed wrapped around the toilet until someone thought to come find me. tooth stuff FREAKS me out. i couldn't believe you were out of bed at all...frankenmouth ;)

 

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