Plague 2021 #12 Broken Tooth + Sinus Infection

[geowench]

Teeth seem to be the theme just now ... the last two posts in my reading feed are from two different friends posting about dental woes.  And I broke a tooth last night.  Got in to see my dentist for a quick look today and she says it's broken beneath the gum, but she *thinks* she can save it with a crown, though I will likely need a root canal sometime down the line ... unless I want to just do the root canal now?  No thank you, I'll take my chances with the crown for now.  But she can't get me in until the 25th.  So three weeks of being super careful and only chewing on my R side, I guess.  

I've been rather sick the last week or so, even missed two days of work.  I basically had a sinus infection.  I didn't go the the dr. and I didn't get tested for COVID, though perhaps I should have, since I'm now reading that delta infections are common in the fully vaccinated and present more like cold symptoms.  But I'm basically over it now, so I'm going with "summer cold/sinus infection."  

Holy moly, I used to be much more interesting person.  At least I think/hope that I was.

Comments

[mrs_redboots]

So do I! Should be getting them on Wednesday - posted a picture of the trial version the other day. Can't wait. Why is it only Monday??? The extractions were fine (except financially); the teeth in question were very loose anyway, and the sockets have healed up fine, with no problems at all.

[geowench]

Is dental not included in your national health care???

[mrs_redboots]

To a certain extent, yes; but I have never had good experiences with NHS dentists (which are often impossible to find, anyway), and have bitten the bullet and gone private this time. Given that the last NHS dentist I saw said nothing could be done about my missing teeth and I'd have to be a toothless old crone forever..... I wish I hadn't believed him! Mind you, NHS dentures are horrid, often unnaturally straight and white, and would have looked odd - these are yellow enough and crooked enough that they probably won't show too badly!

[geowench]

Interesting.  I was curious because I'd read something recently saying that the reason dental insurance is separate from medical insurance (in the US) is because you can go to work just fine with crappy teeth (or no teeth) so there is no incentive for the gvt or corporations to include dental.  Also the dentists themselves want it separate b/c $$.

[mrs_redboots]

Dental insurance can be a thing here, but I don't think many people have it. You do have to pay a certain amount on the NHS, unless you are under 18 or pregnant, but the cost of a biannual checkup is fairly nominal. I like the way eye care is done - you are entitled to a free test if you are under 18 or over 60, but the range of spectacles available is pretty limited, so mostly you buy your frames and lenses.... it all seems to work out in the end. I keep getting texts from the optician telling me I'm overdue for an eye test, but one part of my face at once, I think!