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Tooth hurty for the last few days. Went to dentist today. He checked my reaction to various stimuli, and confirmed that my tooth hurty. So with my consent, he ground the top of it off, drilled a big hole in the center, and then reamed out the nerves in all the roots. He took a picture, jambed some little plastic tooth picks down into each reamed out hole in each root, and then made a nice crown that he glued to the stub that was left. Then excess glue was scraped off.
Usually when I go to the dentist for a cleaning, I see him for about 30 second. This visit, I had his attention for about 90 minutes.
We'll see how much of the $3,500 bill insurance will reimburse. I suspect it will be a hassle submitting it and I will be disappointed in the end.
But I am happy for modern dentistry.
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