Spring Day at the Dental Office

view from the waiting room

Into every life a little dental tragedy may fall and lately Hubby has had his share. He loves to crunch on stuff and one day broke a tooth which couldn't be saved. Combined with a few other general health problems, he kept putting off going in to have it fixed. Finally he announced the time had come.

I took him in to his appointment in the dental chair. All I could do was hope everything would turn out well. While he was undergoing his procedure, I spent a pleasant few hours in the waiting room. I updated my journal, created several to-do lists, and dipped into a novel I carry around for times such as these. I also took a nice long walk around the block and made some phone calls and texted on my cell. I even had a few conversations with the office workers and two of the other patients and their drivers. Nothing like a day in a waiting room to get caught up on everyday stuff and make some new friends.

Hubby emerged from the patient area, announced he felt fine and that was that. We drove home and a busy afternoon followed.

Of course, he broke the bridge a few days later when he crunched on some cashews. "I thought they'd be softer," he said. Yeah, right. I guessed he must have been "under the influence" of the mild sedation/pain medication when they gave him his post-procedural instructions. "Don't eat anything extremely hard on that side, like nuts, shells, hard candy or apples. Don't chew gum or hard sticky substances." All his favorites.

So we returned first thing on Monday for the "repair" round. It didn't take too long -- I only got the journal updated -- when he waltzed into the waiting room and said, "All done!"

Let's hope the temporary holds for another few days! LOL

For a handy reminder on good everyday dental health and maintenance, click here.

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