Thursday, June 01, 2006

The problem of teeth.

I'm fed up of teeth. All of youwho know me will, undoubtably, be familliar with the saga of my lower left wisdom tooth but, God be praised, I'm having it removed tomorrow.
I hate teeth. you have to take so much time and effort to look after them and, wih the exception of milk teeth, when they're gone they're gone. Then you get into the realms of dentures and caps and all sorts of weird and wonderful invention to keep the blasted things in your mouth.
Then there's the pain. Everyone's had tooth ache at some stage in their lives and it's hell on earth. I actualy think that hell is tooth ache with out the possibility of pain killers. I have neever know a more painful thing.
Recently I have had problems with an abscess (sp?) under my IMPACTED (!) wisdom tooth. I was wondering around with the abscess growing in my jaw for about 3 weeks before anything was done about it. I was techy and in constant, shooting pain. In the end I was put on solpadol and the on IV antibiotics to rid my jaw of the infection. I also could only open my jaw about 1/2 a centimeter so I wasn't eating properly either.
I don't know why we can't just be like sharks. We'd have several rows of teeth in our mouths and if one broke, or wore away, we just grow more. A perfect solution to the problem of teeth.

2 comments:

Kaz said...

I hate teeth almost as much as I hate feet!

They're a pain in the &%^$£. I've got a stupide dental phobia. I hate dentists and cant seem to get into a chair more than about once very 10 years. And thats after several diazipan. Poo! My teeth are hanging in there literaly, poor things. They need help!!!! But I'm too scared to go!

bournemouth.lass said...

I can understand why!! :D
I found friday very, very traumatic!!But hopefuly by this time tomorrow I'll have no wisdom teeth left!!! :D