Ok, I've done it! As mentioned previously, I went to the dentist yesterday evening. Doc took one look and said my left top wisdom is biting my lower gum while the left bottom wisdom is infecting my gums which both adds up as a combo for the swelling. So he said have to remove both, and I'm like 'Now?' He gave me a look and went 'Then when?' Oook...
Don't get me wrong, he's a very good dentist though. Male in 30s, throughout the whole process he kept joking to me to soothe my nerves, and kept me assured by talking to me through the steps. He doesn't believe in yanking and tugging, which really really made the whole process less scary, unlike my previous experience where the lady doc made my poor tooth her deadliest enemy and yanked with all her might. Began with the bottom surgical one, doc had to drill the tooth into many small pieces as it was too rooted and along with my molar tooth infront of it, they could well be the Chang and Eng Brothers. After the oral medicine and few jabs, there was no pain, but you could still feel the drilling. The root was like the previous one, a whole chunk, only this time it actually hooked on to part of my jaw bone as well. So, more drilling. It was also blackish, doc said it wasn't decayed but due to some medicine I had taken before.
The top one was relatively easier, he used something like a nail and hammer to hammer it for a while and it got loose and was pulled out. The hammering impact was quite bad though.. it was like my head kena banged on the wall a few times.
All in all, it ONLY took 30 mins for both. The previous one took almost 2hrs for just 1 freakin tooth. And its cheaper too... $850+ whereas the previous was near $900 for just 1. Had 4 stitches and it was nicely done, such that there wasn't much blood. As usual it was v painful when the anesthetic wore off a few hours later... couldnt sleep the whole night and its painful to swallow my saliva, not to mention eat. However, I felt its still much better than last time.So when it's time your wisdom leaves you, I will definitely recommend him to you. 8 days of mc woohoo~~~
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