Snaggletooth McCranky
You know how earlier this month I paid over $500 to get a crown replaced? I’ve been wearing the temporary crown for a couple of weeks while the lab made up the permanent one and yesterday I went in to have it put on. The crown is on one of my lateral incisors, right next to my two front teeth. So they numbed me up, pried the temporary off, and tried to fit the new crown in place. Only, not so much. The new tooth wouldn’t go on right. The dentist tried it, pulled it off, did some work with the drill, tried again, drilled again…etc. etc. etc. for about 40 minutes. Finally he gave up which meant he’d have to recast it and put on another temporary while the lab made a better version of the crown. So I’m resigned to my fate when he decided to try one more thing. He drilled on it a little bit more and suddenly, voila! The new crown fit perfectly! Says he. I thought it was too long and was sitting crookedly but he assured me that it was a good fit and once the cement dried, it would be perfect. Dentists don’t lie, right? So, like an idiot I trusted this. Well, it’s not perfect, it’s horrible. The tooth is definitely too long and it’s definitely crooked. And once the numbness wore off, I could tell that it’s not sitting tightly up against my gums either. I suspect the dentist’s little magic act with the drill there at the end was because he didn’t want to bother with a new crown. It’s really a very slight misfit and in truth, I could probably get used to it, but I paid $550 for this thing, they’re going to do it right! So I have to go back in the morning to repeat the whole process only now the permanent cement has dried and it’s going to hurt more to get the stupid thing pried off (and I can’t even have the good drugs because it would hurt the baby). Even though I know I’m the only one who can tell, I still feel like a freak with a giant, crooked, awkward tooth. It feels like I have a fang. So I’m pregnant, cranky, and now I have a weapon — fear me! Random conversations posted here for no discernible reason other than they made me laugh… In the diaper aisle at the grocery store - Dan: We’re going to use the cheapest diapers right from the beginning. This baby has to get used to the feeling of cheap crap on his butt. Me: This from the man who had a fit five minutes ago because I refused to buy Charmin toilet paper? Dan: That’s different. _________ Amy and Mia playing the Sims and dressing all their people in formal wear for their every day clothes - Dan: Those guys sure are dressed up to be scrubbing the bathroom. Mia: Oh, we’re all about the fancy on here! ________ Mia, climbing up on one of the ladders we have set up for painting - Mia: I’m queen of the world! Deborah: You are huh? Mia: Well, queen of everything but underwear and ants.
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April 26th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Thank you so much for those conversations. They were there to make me laugh. I have to agree with Dan though. It is definitely worth the expense to get the “good” toilet paper.
Ask Sydney if she is queen of mosquitos or socks.
April 28th, 2007 at 5:27 am
That could totally be a tag line - Queen of everything but underwear and ants. Hahaha.