I seriously think that our last name should be Murphy. Whenever something happens to us, or could happen to us, it always goes terribly WRONG! Remember this incident? I mean honestly, who does this happen to? Today was no different. I got back from lunch and put a piece of gum in my mouth as usual. All of a sudden I feel something crunchy in my gum. I think back to what I had for lunch and realize, I didn't eat anything crunchy. Then I feel the inner side of my teeth and lo and behold my left, bottom moller (sp?) is jagged. I take the piece of gum out and in the middle of it is the other half of my tooth!! I begin freaking out, and then all pregnancy hormones take effect and I start bawling. Once I gained my composure I remembered that my father-in-law was a dentist and every sister-in-law was once an assistant and can probably offer some advice on what to do. I called Jamie and after she calmed me down, she was able to tell me that although I thought life as I knew it was over, I would be just fine. I called the dentist and luckily they could fit me in.
Dr. Lords put a temp filler on until he can fill it next week.... Hopefully I won't need a root canal! The piece that fell off was pretty significant, and he is concerned that the cavity will get to my nerve/root.
I promise I brush my teeth....I confess I need to floss more, but should not flossing really make my teeth crack? Don't answer that. Also don't tell me Diet Coke is to blame, because we all know getting rid of it is not an option. (don't worry, I am going on a 9-month hiatus of Diet coke... but you better believe that is the first thing I want after delivery!)
Until next time... Have a good day!
2 comments:
I had that exact same thing happen at 13 weeks. I cried too. It really wasn't bad having the work done, but luckily I didn't need a root canal.
Pregnancy can wreak havoc on your teeth sometimes. I had to have 5 root canals when I was pregnant with Jake. Ugh.
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