It is a milestone, a rite of passage. It is no big deal in the catalogue of things that go wrong with the body. I have friend here at the old folks home got four pints of new blood, and I have a friend on line who got a bone marrow transplant. Everyday we hear about family members with tumors, cysts, and other horrors. But I lost part of an eyetooth.
The difference is: it is MY tooth. I have had it since I was six or seven. It has been hollow for some time and my tongue could not leave it alone. The tip of my tongue kept toying with that cavity. Today I found part of it in my corned beef hash. Lucky I didn't swallow it.
What will I do about it? Nothing, unless it hurts. I will join the ranks of snaggle toothed old folks.
Next step is false teeth and I hope to put off that option as long as I can. I will contemplate each milestone as I reach it. It is a pleasant journey over all.
6 comments:
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oh no lol good thing you didn't eat it :)i have false teeth and i love them no more tooth aches (i had bad teeth)
Deb
What a journey life gives us, and we often don't even know it until our bodies begin to break down. Hope the tooth will give you no discomfort. Margo
oh; the joys of aging.....
betty
Tell your daughter you believe in the tooth fairy. Paula
If you have your dentist take a look at it to see if it has a cavity or not, you could have it capped. In the old days people just didn't do anything except pull the one's that were painful. It would probably be a good thing to have an exam to find out the condition of your other teeth. I had an operation that cut out my upper jaw and a titanium plate put in with my teeth being moved forward so the my upper teeth would bit in front of my lower teeth. Before I could only bit on one side and my face was swollen and painful. I still have problems with my deformed jaw joint, but it is better than it was by a long shot. mark
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