Dentist appointment went fine... MAK Dental in Edmonton is a great establishment. The dentist went out of her way to be accomodating and friendly, and make the experience a positive one overall. They didn't have TVs in the roof, or fancy equipment that *bings*.... instead they had a competent, compassionate dentist who listened to their patient, and did everything she could to make her patient comfortable. Little stuff like that really counts for me.

I had to have a temporary filling replaced on one of my upper incisors; not exactly the place you want a deep filling to be. A year and a half ago, that tooth had a large chip taken out of it, and my dentist in Abbotsford had put a temporary filling in there (he wasn't sure if the root was going to have problems; it looked healthy at the time, so he just covered it up with a medicated filling). I've known the filling was coming apart for awhile, but it didn't actually start bugging me until last Friday.

After about an hour in the chair, I was the proud owner of a newly filled tooth. The dentist warned me that it might be sore and sensitive for the next couple of days, and that if it was sore in a couple of weeks I might need a root canal (but she didn't think that would happen); but I'm feeling no pain and had no trouble eating some sherbert this evening after dinner. So it looks like it'll be clear sailing (touch wood) from here.

And the best part was that the visit wasn't even that expensive -- under $150 for what amounted to a substantial filling.