The tooth fairy took my tooth away...
22 April 2007 - 23:56
"OUCH!!!"
PAIN was the only thing I felt at the back of my lower right gum for the whole of Saturday's afternoon and night. The pain was so unbearable that I kept tossing around on my bed the night before. (Hey, don't think otherwise.)The feeling was like taking a piece of rock and forcing it into your gum, rubbing and tearing the tissues around it. The result was reddness and swelling of the gum. I could clearly see the swellness of the gum by comparing it with the opposite gum. IT IS HUGE.
To tell you honestly, it took me nearly 15 hours to realise that I had a toothache. You can't balme me for that. Like most people, I always had this idea that it was some ulcer at the gum. Furthermore, I had experieced this kind of pain before and it went off after a day or 2. After reading this, you may want to visit any dentist to do a check up before you feel PAIN.
Went off straight to the dentist at 9 am in the morning. I was told the docotr was book the whole day till 11 pm. But fortunate enough, the nurse was able to slip me into the waiting slot. My turn came and I went in to the check up room.
The sore was caused by the growing wisdom teeth and the constant tearing of the gum by the wisdom teeth located above it. Yellowish fluid can be seen flowing out of the gum when the doc press on it lightly. Yew...
Anyway, both wisdom tooth had to be extracted and the one at the bottom has to be done surgically. The whole process took 40 mins and all I felt was this force acting upon my gum. I couldn't feel any pain because half of my mouth was numbed. All I could sense was the cracking sound of my teeth being extracted out. Imagin a rusty screw being dig out with a pincer. Cool.
As for now, I can't take any hot food and spit. I was told that saliva can help to stop bleeding in my mouth. So don't always try to wash your mouth when your teeth drops or something like that. It is supposed to stop bleeding. Not forgetting to mention, I have to swallow 4 different kinds of tablets prescribed by the doc after each meal. It is so tiring and irritating to take them.