Showing posts with label teeth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teeth. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Root-less
I now have no roots in teeth 2 and 15 to give me any more troubles! The Amazing Dr Horn did root canals on both teeth this morning. A little over an hour and a half to do both. He was quite pleased with his time! I can't have anything hard, sticky or gooey until I go see my regular dentist on Monday to get temporary crowns on those two molars. It's pretty ugly watching me try to drink! I feel a bit like an old lady or a drunk! I dribble out of both sides of my mouth. And I'm numb all the way to both eyes! I have to take Ibuprofen 4x a day for the next 4 days to help with swelling and pain. Hopefully now I can be pain free when I eat or drink. No more trying to use my tongue to cover both teeth at the same time and not being very successful. Sweet relief!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The neverending mouth saga continues
It just keeps getting better. Not!
I went today for my 6 months post-op re-eval with the Perio. And while the bone grafted areas look great (that's the good news!) I have two more molars that are going to require root canals and crowns (and THAT'S the bad news!) Oh joy. This time the molars are on opposite sides of my mouth and have pretty much given me grief since the bone grafts were done. The one on my left side has bothered me now for close to 7 years. Just like the one that we did the root canal on last year. It's the molar right next to that one. And while no where near as painful as the other, coupled with the molar on the right side being sensitive to hot and cold, it's been quite challenging eating and drinking and trying to keep both rear molars covered with my tongue. So hopefully when I go see the good Dr Horn on April 6, all of this will be behind me. I'm still faced with bone grafts on the lower jaw as well, just most likely not this year since the root canals and crowns will eat up most of my dental benefits for 2011. Oh well, I'll have something to look forward to in 2012!
I went today for my 6 months post-op re-eval with the Perio. And while the bone grafted areas look great (that's the good news!) I have two more molars that are going to require root canals and crowns (and THAT'S the bad news!) Oh joy. This time the molars are on opposite sides of my mouth and have pretty much given me grief since the bone grafts were done. The one on my left side has bothered me now for close to 7 years. Just like the one that we did the root canal on last year. It's the molar right next to that one. And while no where near as painful as the other, coupled with the molar on the right side being sensitive to hot and cold, it's been quite challenging eating and drinking and trying to keep both rear molars covered with my tongue. So hopefully when I go see the good Dr Horn on April 6, all of this will be behind me. I'm still faced with bone grafts on the lower jaw as well, just most likely not this year since the root canals and crowns will eat up most of my dental benefits for 2011. Oh well, I'll have something to look forward to in 2012!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Some relief
Finally. After years of fighting pain in the upper left side of my mouth, and most especially the past 7 months of torturous hell, I am finally pain free. The root canal is done in the bothersone tooth 14 and my permanent crown is now firmly affixed. I am no longer having to curl my tongue around my teeth so as not to allow anything. Anything. Hot. Cold. Liquid. Solid. Air. Anything to touch that tooth. I can eat and drink at will and my tongue is now happy dancing willy nilly! Such a feeling of freedom. You cannot imagine! Life is once again good. Until July when I get to schedule the next bone reconstructive surgery for the upper right side of my mouth! But til then................
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Just once...
it would be so nice to have something happen the way it's supposed to. With no snafus.
When I was brushing my teeth last night, the temporary "fix" for the root canal came out/off. Whoops! Now I've been through this before. When I was 14, I broke my top two front teeth off even with the gum. It was 4 years before I got root canals and crowns for those teeth. The dentist put this gum-like stuff on the open end of the teeth and it would harden. Eventually it would snap off. And I'd go back and he'd put more of the gum-like stuff over the exposed nerves. For four years. Once the root canals were done, I've always had crowns on those teeth. I've never had the experience of having a root canal with nothing on/over the tooth to protect it. Until now. I called my regular dentist office, but because it was after hours, I got the answering machine. And they have the standard, "if this is a true emergency, call blah, blah, blah" message. Well, I didn't know if it was a "true" emergency. So I didn't call. And it was bugging me. I know the mouth isn't the most sanitary place. And now I've got this open spot going straight up into my sinus cavity. And since my brain function can be questonable at times, why take a chance for some germie to get up there?! Then I'd end up in the loony bin for the rest of my life! It was bugging Debbie too, once I told her about it! And she said she would hound me until I called to see what their recomendation was. So I finally called. His office manager gets to man the emergency phone on the weekends. Poor girl! She said so long as I don't chew/bite on that side and keep it as clean as possible, I will be fine until Monday when I go for my appointment. So that's what I plan on doing. If I start talking to the walls and making funny faces, someone please call the men in the white coats!!
Just once...I'd love for my mouth to do what it's supposed to. Is that too much to ask?!
When I was brushing my teeth last night, the temporary "fix" for the root canal came out/off. Whoops! Now I've been through this before. When I was 14, I broke my top two front teeth off even with the gum. It was 4 years before I got root canals and crowns for those teeth. The dentist put this gum-like stuff on the open end of the teeth and it would harden. Eventually it would snap off. And I'd go back and he'd put more of the gum-like stuff over the exposed nerves. For four years. Once the root canals were done, I've always had crowns on those teeth. I've never had the experience of having a root canal with nothing on/over the tooth to protect it. Until now. I called my regular dentist office, but because it was after hours, I got the answering machine. And they have the standard, "if this is a true emergency, call blah, blah, blah" message. Well, I didn't know if it was a "true" emergency. So I didn't call. And it was bugging me. I know the mouth isn't the most sanitary place. And now I've got this open spot going straight up into my sinus cavity. And since my brain function can be questonable at times, why take a chance for some germie to get up there?! Then I'd end up in the loony bin for the rest of my life! It was bugging Debbie too, once I told her about it! And she said she would hound me until I called to see what their recomendation was. So I finally called. His office manager gets to man the emergency phone on the weekends. Poor girl! She said so long as I don't chew/bite on that side and keep it as clean as possible, I will be fine until Monday when I go for my appointment. So that's what I plan on doing. If I start talking to the walls and making funny faces, someone please call the men in the white coats!!
Just once...I'd love for my mouth to do what it's supposed to. Is that too much to ask?!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
The mouth saga continues
Oy vey! Where to start!
I had my 6 months post-op check at the Perio Monday. They cleaned my teeth. And I'm still having "issues" with tartar build-up on my lower front teeth. Sooooooo I got to go buy a Sonicare electric toothbrush. And while the $100 price tag is pretty steep, it is by far, the BEST $100 I've ever spent. My mouth feels like I've just had them cleaned every time I brush.
Where the new bone was put in 6 months ago, he was very happy with. The new bone is growing and the back molars have all tightened up nicely. The second to the back molar (tooth 14 I found out!) is still my Waterloo! He was none too happy about the ongoing sensitivity issues, so he referred me to an Endodontist...a root canal specialist. His office was on the way home, so I stopped to make an appointment. They could see me Tuesday. Yesterday! Wow! So I went back yesterday with no expectations of what he would do. He did a couple of tests holding hot and cold cotton swabs to that tooth and in a matter of minutes said, "The root needs to come out." So after numbing me up, 30 minutes later, I was rootless! I was numb most of the afternoon. But once the numbness wore off. NO PAIN. NO SENSITIVITY. It's a wonderful thing. The sensitivity has been ongoing for over 6 years now, with it getting 1000 times worse since the surgery in October. I have a temporary fixative covering where the root was removed. I go to my regular dentist on Monday to have a permanent fixative placed on the tooth. I don't know if that will be a filling or crown. I am able to drink hot and cold without having to contortion my tongue around my teeth. Something I'd gotten pretty good at over the last 6 months! I can't eat, chew or bite on that side of my mouth until the permanent fixative is put on Monday. I stand a very good chance of breaking the tooth if I bite down wrong. Then my only alternative would be pull that tooth. Which would really suck, considering all I've gone thru with it!
I am a bit tender to the touch this morning. That's to be expected. But I'm drinking my hot tea with no pain. That in and of itself is a miracle to me! Now once this heals compeltely, I can schedule the next round of bone replacement. Before the rest of my teefs fall out my haid!
Oh, and happy 21st anniversary honey! I love you!
I had my 6 months post-op check at the Perio Monday. They cleaned my teeth. And I'm still having "issues" with tartar build-up on my lower front teeth. Sooooooo I got to go buy a Sonicare electric toothbrush. And while the $100 price tag is pretty steep, it is by far, the BEST $100 I've ever spent. My mouth feels like I've just had them cleaned every time I brush.
Where the new bone was put in 6 months ago, he was very happy with. The new bone is growing and the back molars have all tightened up nicely. The second to the back molar (tooth 14 I found out!) is still my Waterloo! He was none too happy about the ongoing sensitivity issues, so he referred me to an Endodontist...a root canal specialist. His office was on the way home, so I stopped to make an appointment. They could see me Tuesday. Yesterday! Wow! So I went back yesterday with no expectations of what he would do. He did a couple of tests holding hot and cold cotton swabs to that tooth and in a matter of minutes said, "The root needs to come out." So after numbing me up, 30 minutes later, I was rootless! I was numb most of the afternoon. But once the numbness wore off. NO PAIN. NO SENSITIVITY. It's a wonderful thing. The sensitivity has been ongoing for over 6 years now, with it getting 1000 times worse since the surgery in October. I have a temporary fixative covering where the root was removed. I go to my regular dentist on Monday to have a permanent fixative placed on the tooth. I don't know if that will be a filling or crown. I am able to drink hot and cold without having to contortion my tongue around my teeth. Something I'd gotten pretty good at over the last 6 months! I can't eat, chew or bite on that side of my mouth until the permanent fixative is put on Monday. I stand a very good chance of breaking the tooth if I bite down wrong. Then my only alternative would be pull that tooth. Which would really suck, considering all I've gone thru with it!
I am a bit tender to the touch this morning. That's to be expected. But I'm drinking my hot tea with no pain. That in and of itself is a miracle to me! Now once this heals compeltely, I can schedule the next round of bone replacement. Before the rest of my teefs fall out my haid!
Oh, and happy 21st anniversary honey! I love you!
Friday, January 1, 2010
See ya later
2009! Good riddance I say. Here's to a better 2010.
And for those keeping track, or who care.
I went to my regular dentist for my cleaning yesterday. My hygenist was cracking me up (which is hard to do when she's got her hands in your mouth!) She was amazed at how good the one side of my mouth looked after my surgery. She was even calling others into her room to have a look-see. She said she thinks I will end up having to have a root canal in that one tooth that is still giving me fits. She doesn't seem to think the bone will grow enough to completely cover the nerves. And since I already have two root canals in my top front teeth from a teenage fight with the road and the road won, that would be no big deal to me. I remember how much pain I was in for a number of years until those root canals were done because of exposed nerves and how quickly the pain went away once the root canals were performed. I can only hope for as good of results if that is the final outcome with this molar. But we'll see what the Perio has to say when I go see him in April.
And for those keeping track, or who care.
I went to my regular dentist for my cleaning yesterday. My hygenist was cracking me up (which is hard to do when she's got her hands in your mouth!) She was amazed at how good the one side of my mouth looked after my surgery. She was even calling others into her room to have a look-see. She said she thinks I will end up having to have a root canal in that one tooth that is still giving me fits. She doesn't seem to think the bone will grow enough to completely cover the nerves. And since I already have two root canals in my top front teeth from a teenage fight with the road and the road won, that would be no big deal to me. I remember how much pain I was in for a number of years until those root canals were done because of exposed nerves and how quickly the pain went away once the root canals were performed. I can only hope for as good of results if that is the final outcome with this molar. But we'll see what the Perio has to say when I go see him in April.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Perio visit
Had my two month post-op check yesterday.
First, can I just say how much I HATE the taste of latex?! It is still lingering in my mouth, despite brushings.
Overall, he was very pleased. Glad someone is! He said the back three molars have tightened up nicely. They were very loose at the beginning because of the extensive bone loss. He said that is a sign that the new bone is growing. However. The nerves that are giving me such pain/sensitivity issues will be part of the last to be covered by the new bone growth. That did not make me a happy camper. He said I could go back to my regular dentist on the 31st for my cleaning. He is sending them a letter telling them NOT to poke, probe or generally disturb that area because of the bone grafts. I told him there was no worries for them doing anything like that so long as I had breath in my body! I go back to see him in April. At that point, HE will clean them and since we will be at 6 months post-op, he will also probe and see where we stand. What was originally supposed to be a year long, once every four months procedure now looks like it will be closer to two years to complete. Because I am such a slow healer, he does not want to make it impossible for me to eat/chew/drink on both sides of my mouth at the same time. I don't know if that's a good thing or not! He did give me a Rx for a sensitivity toothpaste. It has more "stuff" in it than what you can buy over the counter to ease the sensitivity issues. He said it would take a few days for me to feel the effects of it. So I guess I keep on keepin on. And maybe one morning when I wake up, the pain will be gone. One can only hope!
First, can I just say how much I HATE the taste of latex?! It is still lingering in my mouth, despite brushings.
Overall, he was very pleased. Glad someone is! He said the back three molars have tightened up nicely. They were very loose at the beginning because of the extensive bone loss. He said that is a sign that the new bone is growing. However. The nerves that are giving me such pain/sensitivity issues will be part of the last to be covered by the new bone growth. That did not make me a happy camper. He said I could go back to my regular dentist on the 31st for my cleaning. He is sending them a letter telling them NOT to poke, probe or generally disturb that area because of the bone grafts. I told him there was no worries for them doing anything like that so long as I had breath in my body! I go back to see him in April. At that point, HE will clean them and since we will be at 6 months post-op, he will also probe and see where we stand. What was originally supposed to be a year long, once every four months procedure now looks like it will be closer to two years to complete. Because I am such a slow healer, he does not want to make it impossible for me to eat/chew/drink on both sides of my mouth at the same time. I don't know if that's a good thing or not! He did give me a Rx for a sensitivity toothpaste. It has more "stuff" in it than what you can buy over the counter to ease the sensitivity issues. He said it would take a few days for me to feel the effects of it. So I guess I keep on keepin on. And maybe one morning when I wake up, the pain will be gone. One can only hope!
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