Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Life in the suburbs

My next health challenge turns out to be dental related. 

One of the crown in my teeth actually broke a couple weeks ago.  The porcelain tooth broke off, or at least one corner of the tooth is gone, presumable I swallowed it, since we couldn't find it in my food.  

Ewwww. 

Dentist declined to fix this.  Says it doesn't need fixed.  What if more breaks off?   Oh well, she shrugged. 

She made this crown, it lasted about a year.   

Now, she says I need a bite guard.  This will protect my dental work and teeth from the pressure of grinding my teeth at night.   OK.    I agree, so she makes one.  It's a lot more than I had expected.  It's like wearing a retainer every night.  Denture cup with Efferdent by my pretty bathroom sink.  Super sad. 
It has wires and is ugly.  

::heavy sigh::   I already have to sleep with a cPap machine and mask.  Now this too.   

I'm pretty much hating this.