Last week was not a great week. I went to my dentist who I have been seeing since 2020. I thought he was a great dentist. Till I went in to see him about my toothache. They took some x-rays and he flat out said that he can’t find anything wrong with that tooth or the one before it. He said that maybe it needs a root canal. When I told him that I don’t do root canals anymore his attitude shifted. He asked why? I said because they don’t work for me. They always fail.
I wanted to remind him when he convinced me to get a root canal in 2020 and it was months of pain and it still failed! Had to have it removed anyway. That was it for me, no more root canals. He didn’t like that answer. I should have questioned him further after this part happened but I didn’t realize what he did till it was too late. He told me to call this place where I had my implants and tooth removed. Tell them to give it a second look. I didn’t realize that place needed a referral which my dentist didn’t give to me on purpose because he didn’t like that I would remove the tooth. What an asshole!
When I called that other place that is what they told me. They needed paperwork and x-rays from my dentist which my dentist didn’t do for me. So for two days, I was in a lot of pain which triggered a panic attack which I haven’t had one of those in a really long time. My anxiety was at its peak. It was bad and I was in pain as well. This also means that I need to see a doctor about my anxiety. I feel I can’t control it anymore by myself. But that is a different problem for a different day.
Anyway, I was mad! I had to do some looking around and found a dentist by searching in Google. He was in my insurance network. His website was impressive and the Google reviews were all 5 stars so I thought I would give him a chance. I am glad I did. He saw an infection brewing in my mouth which has been there since I saw the last dentist. He gave me some medicine. However, he said that if it doesn’t get better when I see him next which is this Thursday then I have to make a decision on what I want to do. I am thinking of removing of course.
This dentist saw a dark spot under my root canal that has but I feel it’s the tooth behind that one. Which by the way the old dentist would have seen that dark spot under my root canal too. He was just being a prick and not saying anything. Also, he could see the infection in my mouth but refused to give me anything for it as well because I disagreed on what I should do with my mouth.
Today and last night I am in pain. Now my tooth is waking me up at night that isn’t good. The infection seems to be going down. I figure that I will have one less tooth again by the end of the week. But that is how it goes. I am glad I found a good dentist. Let’s hope he stays good for years to come.
