Two weeks ago, I had one of my back teeth pulled. It was no fun, but it needed to be done.
A couple of months ago, I noticed a weird bump on my gums under a particular tooth. I had no pain, but the bump was weird enough that I made an appointment to visit the dentist about it.
The dentist said I had an infection in the tooth that I had a root canal on last year. Then she recommended I visit the endodontist to see what they say about it. The endodontist said I could get another root canal on that tooth, but more than likely the infection would keep on coming back. So she recommended I get my tooth pulled and an implant put in.
So my dentist recommended an oral surgeon and I had my tooth pulled two weeks ago. I must admit I was pretty nervous about my tooth being pulled, but I survived. The process of getting the tooth pulled and an implant put in is a long process.
Right now, I have a gap in my back teeth (with socket preservation graft in the gums where they took out the tooth). In a few months I'll go back to the oral surgeon and they'll make sure my gums are healing properly and measure for the implant. Then I'll go back a few months after that and have the implant put in. Then a little while after that I'll need a crown over the implant.
It's an expensive and long process, but I think it'll be worth it in the end. At least I hope so.
This is what my face looked like the day I got my tooth pulled. It stayed puffy for a few days.
