Yikes!  Honestly I was a good sport but in my mind I had to fight off a panic attack.  I salivate like a saint bernard and my jaws were never meant to open that wide.  With all that, I feel like I can’t swallow enough and am near drowning on my back with both of the dentist’s hands in my mouth.  Top that off with a nerve that refuses to numb despite repeated shots and you have a drilling torture chamber.  His final words were “Just hang in there.  I’ll be done soon.”   This nighmare took 2 hours and 20 minutes of my precious time off.  Boohoo!  Sigh.   But on the bright side, because I knew I was going to be a hot mess I minimized the misery by telling the dentist I needed a bite block to rest my jaws and I wanted to hold the suction so I wouldnt feel like I was drowning.  This is what they brought out: an “isolight” that comes with a silicone bite guard so I can swallow, a flange that shields the back of my mouth from the shrapnel when he drills, built in suction and a light.  I was not in dental heaven but it was a definite upgrade from hell to purgatory.

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