Last week was chewing gum for some odd reason. Actually, had a small container of sugar free chews I discovered when I was changing purses. Not big on gum as it quickly turns into Bessie chewing her cud, quickly evolving into snaps, cracks, and bubbles. In this case after the snapping but before the bubble blowing, felt a small chunk within the gum itself. Uh oh. Extracted the chunk of chew and saw a piece of filling imbedded within the gooey lump.
Thankfully this occurred on a tooth which was already being scheduled for a new crown. Into the dentist this morning I went, which meant getting cleaned up for the public as opposed to rolling out of bed in my jammies.
Filling replacement and temporary crown meant one thing - novocaine. Novacaine seems to grab on to my mouth and refuses to let go until bedtime. Ended up in the dentist chair for almost two hours. Discovered a new benefit of the quarantine mask - it provides superb coverage for a lopsided, drooling mouth numb from nose to neck.
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