Friday night, while flossing my teeth, I managed to pop out a filling from an old cavity. I started freaking out (that I wouldn’t be able to get it filled again until Monday and that the pain would be unbearable) but Randy calmed me down and said not to worry.<\/p>\n
For the rest of my weekend I kept my tongue over the hole to prevent air from hitting the nerve…and because it felt neat. Fortunately, it was an unseasonably warm weekend and there was never any pain.<\/p>\n
Yesterday morning I went in to have it replaced. There was no pain – and he replaced it with one of those white fillings. Why aren’t all fillings done this way? The dentist said, material wise, it only costs about $10 more (yet insurance companies charge $50 – $100 more). I guess it’s a little loop hole the insurance companies use by considering it “cosmetic” if you use white.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I was numb the rest of the morning. Then once the Novocain wore off, I could feel the “bruise” caused by where the needle went in. Fun. Oh, and because I was so tense while the dentist was drilling (cleaning out the hole to prep it for the new one) I managed to end up with a sore neck. Man, I must have really been stiff. I do recall him reminding me to breathe, though.<\/p>\n
Still, I got together with Jen and Randy last night for dinner in the North End (at Jen’s favorite place, Mother Anna’s). mmmm – and now I have left-overs for lunch today.<\/p>\n
Life is good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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