The Rest of the Story
This . . . June 3rd, was the target date that I have been waiting for since the first part of March. That is when two of my teeth that had caps on them rotted off. Those two teeth kept my lower partial in place.
I had been going to Steve Pitcher as my dentist for a very long time. We took a break when Dennis needed dental work and Aspin Dental in Mankato could fit him in.
Since 1965, I have never worn vanity teeth. I have them in one form or another and they will be in my mouth 24/7 with breaks for cleaning.
My appointment today was for one this afternoon. I walked into the house at 2:10. During that time, my lower jaw was filled with Lidocaine and I was told it would take three hours to subside. Two extractions were just the roots of said caps. Two were full blown teeth. I heard Steve say scalpel and he told me he would smooth out the soft tissue where these four teeth had been making for a better fit in time of the bottom plate. The next process was smoothing some bone.
No stitches. I am to clamp my mouth tight shut as much as possible as that pressure will lend to blood clotting. Very little rinsing of mouth.
When I got home, I poured myself a cup of fairly warm coffee. Stuck a straw in the cup and had several cups of coffee while keeping my mouth clamped tight . . . better than a rinse.
My supper is going to be a Sprite float via a straw. When I go to bed, I will put a kitchen towel on my pillow as I am sure I will drool. Tomorrow I go back at 11:30 for a look-see by Steve.
With that I take my leave. ♥