No need to waste time just look at this…

Wow…that was in my mouth…for years! It was yanked out this morning with not a lot of fanfare or fuss. For those who are interested in such things, I did not get “put under.” I didn’t even get any gas. I just got the same local you get when you’re getting a filling (something I have become all too familiar with)

But back to this tooth…or perhaps I should say this root with what’s left of what used to be a tooth…

Look how much has decayed away. That is what happens, kids, when you put off oral surgery for over 2 years. (after having put off the dentist for almost 10 years. I know I’ve had a problem with this tooth since I lived in the TANhouse..which would mean that was AT LEAST 2005. The tooth grew in at an angle that made flossing impossible, which led to decay, which lead to pieces of the tooth chipping off, which led to sharp tooth edges scraping against my cheek when I would chew, talk, yawn, or even do nothing. You would think I would hop on that problem right away. YOU wouldn’t think I’d let half a decade go by with my tooth rotting and scraping away inside my mouth…but that’s not how Tim Babb rolls, baby!

Well now the numbness is starting to wear off so I’m going to lie down and try not to focus on my throbbing skull. But let this be a warning to you all.: see your dentist regularly and take her/his advice!