Root Canal

Root Canal
Originally uploaded by Rob@SFU.

The last few weeks I've been having trouble with my teeth. The day we were flying out for the Maldives I realized I likely had an absess and sent our friend Ravi out to get antibitotics on the way to the airport and started those right away just in case. Well I made it through the trip without too much pain but knew I had to see a dentist soon. I took some photos of the tooth in question to email my dentist and then called him last night to see what should be done. He said I should get it looked at right away so this morning I went to a private hospital where they have every type of doctor you can imagine. The dentist took an xray ($2.50) and agreed that I had a problem that had to be dealt with immediately. So, he started to drill. Immediately. No freezing, not even the numbing gel they use before the needle to freeze!! The pain was so intense I thought I was going to be sick. It finally ended and I now have a temporary filling in the side of my tooth and have to go back in two weeks when he can spend more time with me. So, my advice...get any dental work you might need BEFORE you come here :-) Other than that the dentist was great... Rob