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Last Sunday I was having dinner and suddenly felt a pain like an electric shock at tooth #4 (right bicuspid). I couldn't close my mouth without pain shooting through my jaw like I was being electrocuted.
Fortunately, I had an appointment for a cleaning the very next morning. Turns out I had a vertical fracture in that tooth that went all the way to the root. "There is no fixing it, it has to come out and you'll need an implant." He gave me a referral to an oral surgeon. When I called they didn't have an opening until late January! I was going to be eating soup for 2 months! In a few mintutes they called back and said they had a cancellation the very next day. Hell yes I'll take it!
Now I have an extra hole in my head, waiting for the stud to heal for an implant, but no pain or discomfort whatsoever. I really, really lucked out.