Snaggletooth

I hate the dentist. It is not the actual person that I despise it is the situation. I hate that my mouth is open for what seems like an eternity (although my dentist has a lovely tooth pillow, which props your mouth open). I hate that it dries my lips out. I hate the sound the tools make. I hate the smell of the tools. There is nothing more that I dislike doing. I think if I had to go every 6 months for a cleaning and that is all then I would be fine, but every time I visit the dentist they tell me I need something fixed, replaced or upgraded. When does it end??? I get it I have less than stellar teeth. Always have and always will! It never mattered what I did as a kid I always had cavities, sometimes needing crowns and even root canals. I am sure it drove my mother nuts!



So recently, I decided to get my lower tooth fixed. I was hit in the mouth with a baseball in 1993 and it broke my tooth in half. My childhood dentist, aka "the butcher", fixed me up with a lovely temporary tooth that lasted me until Monday. One would assume that after 15 years the temporary tooth just gave out and needed to be replaced, but No it was my own vanity. Although the tooth looked ok, you could see a green wire in one of the corners. This was not noticeable until brought it to one's attention, but I guess I had enough. So,the plan was to go in on Monday and have my tooth prepped and fitted for a permanent crown, but while my custom tooth was being created in the lab I would be stuck with another temporary tooth for 3 weeks. At the beginning of my appointment I express my reluctantcy, since we were planning on having our engagement photos taken next week. So I make it through 2 and 1/4 hours of my biggest nightmare and what do I end up with? A snaggletooth. There are so many tings wrong with this tooth. It is too wide for my mouth and pushes against my neighboring teeth. It is too fat and rubs against the inside of my lip. Worst of all, the tooth overlaps my gums! This looks HIDEOUS! So needless to say I postponed the engagement photos until I have my new tooth not a snaggletooth!