Extract!
By Rhiannonw
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Little (molar) tooth so ragged,
broken now just small and jagged:
need to take out what remains,
anaesthetising likely pains,
but the roots are odd and strong
and they want to stay, belong
in the gum which they have gripped
long before the tooth got chipped
so badly,
Dentist struggles on and on, patient
(patient patient too)
pushing, pulling, heaving
for no bits must he be leaving.
Then at last the gum releases –
now displayed are odd-shaped pieces.
He and mouth and I can rest,
loss of these was for the best.
Not the pleasantest adventure
– wait addition to my denture!
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Ouch! That sounds so painful.
Ouch! That sounds so painful. I'm so sorry to hear of your ordeal. Your description reminds me of when I had an abscess, and the dentist had to pull a back tooth out, it took two injections to release it, but this was back in the early 1970s, they wouldn't do that anymore.
I do hope you recover soon and feel better.
Take care Rhiannon.
Jenny.
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Thank you for this Rhiannon -
Thank you for this Rhiannon - I have been having exactly the same experience! Like you, I couldn't get access to an NHS dentist for a while and when I finally went to a private one recommended to me, I needed a lot of work doing. Extractions, fillings, a new version of the partial plate I've had to wear since a road accident decades ago. Just coming up to the end of it all now. Lots of sympathy and fellow-feeling for you!
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Rhiannon, that sounds
Rhiannon, that sounds horrible! Remember you writing about tooth trouble in Covid, too. Though your poem is fun to read and makes light of what must have been a very grim experience, really glad you are pain free now!
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Ouch! You made me wince
Ouch! You made me wince sympathetically just reading it. No NHS dentists here at all - not in the whole county, and beyond. It's an absolutely horrible state of affairs!
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I'm really sorry to hear about your dental ordeal but pleased that you weren't so traumatised that you were unable to write your poem about it.
For future reference a bottle of rough whiskey, a piece of string and a door handle is a much swifter method... not that I'd ever agree to going that way myself.
Well done Rhiannon, for the extraction and the description of.
Turlough
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"..but the roots are odd and
"..but the roots are odd and strong
and they want to stay, belong.."
One of my least favourite things - visiting the dentist.
You have my sympathies and hopefully you are on the mend and fully recovered, Rhiannon. Yes, affordable dental care is a huge issue these days with so few offering NHS services. You...erm...extracted a lovely poem from your ordeal (sorry about the pun)
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You have all my sympathy too
You have all my sympathy too Rhiannon what you descrbe is spot on, had one extracted friday it's nightmare. I think he must have forgot of the local anaesthetic. Not nice At All.
Youth beware, enjoy your days before the pain and of suffering of age. They say it's the gold and silver years, your hair goes silver and your teeth gold. The days of spectacles and pills.
"pushing, pulling, heaving" tell you what, well as luck has it I won't ever have to produce a baby.
See You! Tom
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