I've had (what has been confirmed as) a slipping filling for several months now.
I noticed it probably back in May... and it became "floss sensitive" in July.
Just a spot on the back of one of my front teeth where there had been a fairly surface filling- the beginning of a cavity I think it had been. She figures I might have chipped the bottom of the tooth, and then the filling became unstable and started slipping. Or something like that. It meant that there was a jaggy bit at the bottom that the dental floss caught on, and a little hole at the top that needed extra flossing.
I booked an appointment before I left to join Randall in Chicago; my appointment was for next Tuesday- the soonest my Dentist had an opening. I was also put on the emergency cancellation list, and at least half a dozen times they tried to get me in, but I was ALWAYS pre-booked. And since it wasn't bothering me very much I was content to wait for the 2nd.
And then last night we had corn on the cob for supper.
Not that corn on the cob is a particularly hard vegetable or anything, but while I was picking at what felt like a piece of corn stuck between my teeth, the space opened under my fingernail and the offending loose filling finished it's slide out and down.
Weird.
And then I had a dilemma.
Could I wait until next Tuesday to get the hole fixed?
It wasn't a really huge hole. There were no exposed nerves or anything. It was only slightly sensitive to heat and cold at that point.
What to do...
Did I mention that Randall was booked for an 8:00 am stint in the Dental chair?
Mm... yes.
In the end, we decided that we'd both go over for 8:00, and ask if I could take his place and he could either take my spot on the 2nd or get rescheduled.
I wonder if he was quietly relieved that he wouldn't have to do it this morning...
Well- I got my hole filled (HOORAY!) AND they'd just had a major cancellation for later on this morning, so he's getting his work done too. (poor man)
I've promised him milkshakes for supper.
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