Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Crown
So now that non-urgent dental care is permitted, I was able to go to the dentist today. And now I possess a temporary crown, and have to be careful about what I eat for the next couple of weeks until I get my permanent crown fitted. What does this mean? Avoiding sticky foods (so I shouldn't have any multivitamin gummys), avoiding hard or crunchy foods (no nuts or crisps, and - this might be tough - frozen pizza) and awkwardly chewing food on just the one side of my mouth. It was also recommended I get a soft-bristled toothbrush - something I currently avoid as a very vigorous brusher. I also got advice on how to floss to avoid loosening the crown - but since I don't floss, and have never flossed, that fell on deaf ears. The procedure itself was fine - not as bad as the root canal, but I think my nitrous oxide level was lower as I was more conscious of what was going on and a lot more conscious about my breathing and swallowing. I was thinking of how to make some analogy between temporary/permanent crowns in my mouth and in online Mario Kart, but I couldn't come up with something suitably derogatory about my regular competitors in Mario Kart.
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