Toothache

[maillotpois]

My dentist is doing those crowns he makes in house now. I forget what they're called, but it's so much better leaving the office after one visit with a real tooth instead of that cardboard temporary tooth they would put in before. Were you being serious about zirconia? Sounds like something you'd get from Zales.

Speaking of vicodin and root canals, my family will never let me live down the Thanksgiving that I missed. I had a RC the day before Thanksgiving (the re-do one so it was way worse than the rest of the ones I had), I couldn't eat anything and was on only pain killers and wine. I slept through dinner.

[Veronica]

Wow - my pain is nothing like that. So far Motrin has been good. It's only really intense when I eat something hot or cold. When my mouth gets back to it's regular temperature, it's just a dull ache. My morning run made it hurt, but otherwise the run was good.

I've got a sub for the afternoon - my kiddos better behave. The sub pool has gotten scary.

Veronica

[maillotpois]

Sounds like maybe you might not need a RC, but just a crown. Will keep fingers crossed.

The pain before the RCs I have had the pain was truly comparable to childbirth. Something about it being in your head also makes it harder to dissociate from it.

[SadieKate]

V - I keep straws in the house for really cold drinks. I don't know why but I also tend to hydrate better when I use straws. Maybe just unsciously slurp in more? Dunnoh.

Yeah, zirconia - great stuff for those with jaw muscles of steel. And it comes from Jared's so I know my dentist loves me.