by Dwayne Phillips
While chewing some raisins Saturday morning, a tooth fell out of my mouth.
What? Yes, a tooth fell out of my mouth. A crowned tooth broke from its meager roots and fell out.
I was fortunate to find a dentist in Reston, Virginia. She had bad news and good news. The bad news was that she and a dental surgeon could fix me for about the same price that would erase the national debt. The good news is that I can go for a few weeks without doing anything.
We will began walking in earnest on Monday morning the 15th as planned. I will try to arrange a Monday or Friday appointment with the dentist who orginally placed the crown on the tooth. I guess the fix will be the same, but I hope the price of an established dentist will be lower than a dentist just starting her practice.
She did have the nicest dental suite I have ever seen.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Tom Johnson // Sep 14, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Bravo and Good luck!
BTW did you know that Ronny Heimberger used to own the Hill High Orchards? I think his son Dave has it now. Did you know them from FXCC? If not, Ronny and Nancy were one of our original founding members!
2 John // Sep 14, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Dwayne and Karen – What an ADVENTURE – should be great fun. I had exactly the same tooth situation in China, but resolved to wait until I got home for repairs – rather, a rebuild that, as you noted, will cost a “significant” amount – enough, say, for a new engine in my dentist’s boat. I used dental adhesive to hold the broken tooth in place until I got home .. worked fine – enough to give me pause to question the “real need” for an implant replacement – my spouse was horrified that I would even entertain the thought – I’ve taken the plunge and the work is underway. I wish you well.
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