Tooth Work

This week I’ve been distracted by some dental work that needed to be done. I’ve had a crown for probably 15 years that broke. The tooth wasn’t hurting, but there was a recess in the center that always got stuff stuck in it, and a sharp edge that occasionally made me bite my cheek. I pulled the funds together to get it replaced.

So yesterday I had to leave work a tad early for the first part of the work. I had to get those dismal injections that numbed my jaw, and sit through the drilling as they took the broken piece off. The technology has changed a lot since I got the old crown. Instead of making molds in the office and sending them to a lab, they scanned my teeth and sent the scans to the lab. A mold will be 3-D printed there. This apparently avoids about three steps in the process where the physical mold can be ruined.

Anyway, I now have a temporary crown that feels really weird and rounded. In two weeks or so, I’ll be back in to get my permanent new crown.

I was feeling quite off during my writing time last night, big surprise. Still, I’ve managed to add about 1,100 words for The Tale of the Drakanox so far this week. I have to keep reminding myself there’s no more time for any new side plots. At just over 100K words, it’s time to start wrapping things up.

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