Tuesday morning, we
had our usual quarterly breakfast meeting at the Mac near our office. Boss’ quarterly
treat. I chose to have corn that day with my breakfast set.
I was 95% done with
my corn when I bit into something hard and spit it out. It was a small piece of
something white/cream-coloured so I didn’t think too much of it and threw it onto
my tray. Thought it was some odd piece of plastic or stone that somehow got
into the corn.
Some minutes later, I
realized something weird. My tongue felt something jagged on an upper right
tooth the 2nd pre-molar tooth after the incisor.
$#@^tq%$%$^q$#@^%
My tooth chipped!!!
And that hard piece of something I bit into was part of my tooth!
FML. I panicked but
somehow had the presence of mind to retrieve that chipped off piece and kept it
in my pocket. I called CGH Dental when I got back to office after the meeting and
was very thankful I managed to get a slot the next morning. I was also thankful
that though the chip was quite a big one, it did not affect any nerves in the
tooth and I did not experience any pain.
The dentist initially
said he could do a filling to patch up the chip. I asked him if it would help
if I still had that chipped off portion.
Lo & behold! He
said it was good I had it as he could use less resin instead and could also do
away with shaving more of the tooth structure, compared to if he were to just
use resin only.
And so….voila…
He “jigsaw-puzzled” the
chipped off bit back to the main tooth.
It was a slightly
uncomfortable process. I was tense throughout and had my hands clasped together
in a prayer. Didn’t help that he nicked my inner cheek in the process and only realized
when I pointed it out to him. Left me with a 5mm cut that swelled up so much it
was uncomfortable to eat...zzz.
BUT…I’m still glad
& thankful that the chip has been resolved. I hope it can last for at least
8-10 years?
