How difficult is one visit?
I really thought it was very simple, just like seeing a cold, go to the hospital to register, wait for the doctor to see you, OK.
I didn’t know until I experienced a toothache that was piercing the bone marrow and the twists and turns of going to the hospital in the early morning… I was still too young!
Even after 4 years, 1463 days, I still can’t forget what happened that day. Whenever I think about it, I just want to shout: take good care of your teeth! Because of the toothache, it’s really painful!
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At that time, I was in my third year of college. I found a media internship in Beijing during the summer vacation. I was far away from my relatives in my hometown. moon).
At 10 o’clock in the evening, as usual, after eating, I was happily sitting on the bed, nibbling melon seeds and brushing my phone, to be a happy fat house. But soon, life slapped me. I had a throbbing pain around my lower right tooth. Thinking of the big filled tooth in my mouth, I began to feel uneasy.
In retrospect, it seems that half a year ago, the nano-resin material filled on this tooth fell off, but I found it troublesome and never went to the hospital for filling treatment, so the tooth has always been there. a big hole.
When I usually eat, I feel that the hole is stuffed with food debris, but I always feel that I can clean it up by rinsing and brushing my teeth. Now it seems that every cause must have an effect…
In the beginning, the pain was mild, accompanied by a little soreness. But it didn’t take long for the pain from the tooth to become more and more severe. With the broken tooth as the center, the pain spread outward like concentric circles, and slowly spread to the right half of the gums, the upper cheek, and then rose to the temple.
After a while, my cheeks seemed to be swollen. Inflammation of the root of the tooth was my first reaction.
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At 12 o’clock in the evening, the pain did not relieve at all, and even because of my “concentration”, the pain I felt was more than 10 times more severe than at the beginning, and I almost died on the spot!
During this period, I was desperately searching the Internet for quick pain relief solutions.
Said “gargling with salt water can disinfect and relieve pain”, I used a large glass of salt water and it was useless.
Said “Ginger slices can relieve pain”, I struggled to go to the public kitchen to rummage through boxes and cabinets to find ginger, cut it and put it in my mouth, but it was useless.
Said “Pinching the tiger’s mouth on the other hand opposite to the painful tooth can relieve the pain”, I pinched the tiger’s mouth to the point of turning purple, but it was useless.
Is there any reliable way to relieve pain? ! !
Don’t tell me about painkillers! ! !
Nothing for that! ! !
I would have eaten it earlier! ! !
I only feel that my right dental nerve, cheek and temple are going on a fierce orgy. Every time the pain nerve bounces, I experience severe pain. Then suddenly, at a certain moment, the pain broke out in an all-round way, and the pain ran through the whole body, and the pain was so painful that it hurt to breathe and swallow!
Can you imagine that feeling? Don’t dare to close your mouth, because if the upper and lower teeth accidentally touch together, it can hurt you to jump up three meters high!
The pain was so unbearable that I could no longer bear it, so I slapped my face and pinched my thighs while crying, as if my body was hurting, and the pain in my teeth wouldn’t be so bad… Don’t lie to you, I’m really insane, I even beat myself when I get crazy!
At 3:00 am, after struggling for a long time, I finally decided to “take a risky taxi” to see a doctor at the most famous dental hospital in Beijing.
It was 4:30 in the morning when I arrived at Peking University Dental Hospital. I thought that there would be no one in the hospital in the middle of the night, but it turned out that I was losing…
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The hospital lobby starts from the registration window, and there is a queue of nearly 20 meters in a twisting and twisting way. Some people are holding mazzas, some people are holding blankets, and they have been queuing here since last night. Don’t these people need to sleep!
Frightened by this battle, I stood at the back of the line in confusion. After a while, a kind aunt moved to my side, saw that I had been covering my cheeks and inhaling, and asked me with concern: “Oh, little girl, what’s the matter with you?”
“Toothache, pain for most of the night”. I answered pitifully.
“Ah, toothache! This toothache is very uncomfortable. But you are so late in the ranking, you will definitely not be able to get the number! Well, my position is fifth. A, wait until 7 o’clock to start the registration, as soon as I can hang up, I will give you the seat…” The aunt said with concern.
OMG! ! I almost cried when I heard this! In this huge Beijing, I feel the love and care of my family! At this moment, the aunt is my mother!
“Well, you only need to give me 300 yuan. It’s not easy to see that you are a little girl. I usually charge 500.” Aunt finished the second half of the sentence slowly. .
I:…
How can I, who is righteous (qiong), contribute to the evil spirit of the “number dealer”? I resolutely declined my aunt’s “kindness” and turned around to go out and take a taxi to the Beijing Stomatological Hospital near Tiantan Park.
It was 5:50 am when I arrived at Beijing Stomatological Hospital. There were relatively few people here. There were 23 people in line in front of me. The official release time was 7:00 am. I thought that this time I might be able to see a doctor.
Ran Goose, once again a shattering thing happened. When I was about to arrive, the registration office said that the dental and endodontic department I was going to call had no appointments, and there were only 20 appointments a day. !
OMG! Don’t you want to see your teeth? Why is it so hard! Desperate, I hurriedly found the guiding nurse, told about my situation, and finally got an emergency number.
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After a series of examinations by the doctor, it was diagnosed as severe apical periodontitis, which developed to the apex of the tooth. Pain relief and anti-inflammatory treatment are required first, followed by root canal treatment and fillings.
When I first heard about “root canal treatment”, I never imagined that it would become the nightmare of my life as a young and ignorant person.
According to the appointment schedule, 3 days later I was again lying on the dentist’s table. When I was getting ready for root canal treatment, the doctor asked me if I needed anesthesia. I touched the deflated wallet in my pocket, thinking that the toothache was so painful that I could endure it. The root canal treatment should not be too painful, right? So he replied disapprovingly: “No!”
Soon, I wanted to slap myself, because the root canal treatment was really painful! ! !
When the doctor inserted a sharp and long tool into the big hole of my tooth and kept pounding it to clean it, I once again felt what is called a deep bone marrow pain, Tears came down immediately.
The process of root canal treatment and fillings, source: giphy
The doctor comforted me very gently and patiently, but I couldn’t listen at all. At that time, I just wanted someone to knock me out and let me sleep peacefully.
I don’t know how long it took, my whole body was so painful that I finally ended the treatment, and I was in a daze.Get out of the hospital. When I came back to my senses, I just wanted to applaud myself and do another wave of 666! I actually completed the entire root canal treatment process without anesthesia!
Following up, I also performed a series of porcelain dental restorations, which are all to be discussed later. These are not as profound as the pain and lessons brought to me by these two dental visits.
Our teeth are strong, but fragile. And once they’re damaged, they won’t get better on their own. Having healthy teeth is really important, it can make you suffer a lot less and enjoy more food and fun.
To take care of your teeth in your daily life, you can:
1. Be sure to brush your teeth in the morning and evening, rinse your mouth after meals, and use dental floss or water floss to clean your mouth;
2. Buy fluoride toothpaste, which can prevent and control caries;
3. Go to a regular dental clinic every six months to a year for oral examination, scaling, cleaning of dental calculus, etc.;
4. Do not ignore minor problems with teeth and treat them as soon as possible.
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These methods are not difficult to do as long as you pay attention. You know, in addition to the physical suffering, the wallet can’t stand the problem of teeth. After all, fillings are really expensive…
Finally, seeing the friends here, congratulations you still have an “Easter Egg”. Just as I was writing this article, I was having a meal at noon, accompanied me for more than 4 years, and experienced the ups and downs of this porcelain tooth, and it fell off! ! I’m going to spend money on fillings again!
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