Wednesday, August 20, 2025

a visit to the dentist

Aug 2019: i crack my lower molar on a mussel in the seafood soup at oyster & chop in auckland. the pain subsides over the next days.

Nov 2019: the dentist tells me about xrays root canals and crowns and frightens me into (largely uninformed but common sensed-based) refusal.

i skive off for the next six years but pluck up the courage to return to her today. because tartar has a tendency to become a whole shellfish body part over time.

Aug 2025: the dentist tells me if the fractured tooth is not giving me trouble then we can leave it alone. i tell HOM, she has grown up! much relieved and much delighted with the cleaning and polishing. my grinders are rejuvenated.

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