This is a x-ray of my teeth, top left. As you can see they're crowned, actually I have a fortune in crowns and crown work in my mouth! The item circled in red is a cavity that is starting, which has been causing me pain and discomfort for a while now when chewing on that side of my mouth.
As everything in my life these days, this isn't going to be an easy fix and on top of that it's going to be a costly one too!
Visit #1 today, my dentist remove the crown on the tooth in question. She did this by cutting it off, FUN! Once the crown was removed, she was able to get a better look and assess the situation.
Frick'n Murphy am I right?!
The age of the tooth and the location of the cavity being too close to the nerve, of course I need a root canal on this tooth. She also thinks it best to have this procedure done now before installing the new crown and having to drill through it.
Couldn't get an appointment with the specialist until a week after Thanksgiving. So with the temporary crown I'm now sporting it doesn't look like I'll be doing too much chewing and enjoying of a Thanksgiving meal.
Looking like I might have to consider more of a "liquid" 🍻 <wink, wink> Thanksgiving day meal...
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