Tomorrow morning I have to go to the dentist to get a temporary crown removed and the permanent one installed, and I really dread it.
I hate getting this kind of work; you have to hold your jaw open for a very long time while they’re pounding and pulling and chipping away. Then my jaw will hurt and I’ll grind my teeth until I see my massage therapist, who will hopefully set things right.
If the dentist measured properly and the dental lab was not a bunch of Elbonian refugees it should be quick & easy.
I keep saying, nitrous oxide. Have you tried it? It’s for anxiety. Instead of fear, you just have boredom. I get the 40 percent (highest) mix; when my toes tingle, I know it has kicked in.
Putting it on isn’t the problem. Prying the old one off is the ordeal.
I hope it went well. For both of mine, the bad part was the first visit (when they put on the temporary crown), and the installation of the final went smoothly.
It’s today.
No sweat with the final crown. Your anticipated “ordeal” is only in your mind.