dental twinges

Yeah , I know , I know , when do I start blogging regularly? Well , once a month is regular. Anyway , I just went to the dentist at a local dental school , after going to see a "regular" dentist , because I had enrolled in a "discount " dental plan, thinking it would save me some money. Well , I get into the dental office , and the dentist looks around at my pained teeth and takes some x - rays , and later tells me I'll need a root canal , and it will only cost me $500.00 , which , of course , freaks me out , as $500.00 is hard for me to come by these days. Now , I know what some of you are saying , "Hey, $500.00 for a root canal is cheaper than the regular price". Ok , perhaps it is , so I went for a second opinon. I might as well tell you the back story on this toothy tale. I haven't seen a dentist regulary in a while , due to monitary constraints and bad planning. About a month ago , I was eating some chili I had made with fresh beans , and , as fresh beans can sometimes have stones and clots of dirt in them if not cleaned properly , I happened to bite down on a stone that was mixed with my beans , causing some pain and discomfort. Well, as time has gone by , the pain has been getting worse, so I thought it was time to see the tooth doc. Well , the day came to go to the dental school . Now , to register for this dental school , you have to get there at 7:00 am , as there are hundreds of people needing low cost dental services , so you have to wait in line. I got up at 5:00 am last Friday in order to get there by 7:00 . As you all know , 5:00 am comes awfully early , and so , of course , I didn't sleep much the night before. Any way , I get to the clinic and wait . "Hurry up and wait" , as they say in the army, ( not that I've ever been in the army , I've just heard they say that.) So I wait , then the line clears up a bit by nine am , and my name is called , so they say " we can see you , but you have to come back at one". Well , I wanted to get this taken care of , so I figured I had no chioce but to wait. One o'clock comes around , and eventually I see a dental student and , he takes a few more x rays and can't decide if I need a root canal or just a filling.
eventully , he says a filling is what he'll try, and if that works , I can avoid a root canal , and a large fee. It seems that pesky stone in the beans caused the tooth to crack. So I go back this friday again , and maybe they'll only fill the cavity, maybe they'll put a crown on the tooth . So i guess the moral of the story is , always get a second opinon.