Of lost teeth and shiny things

[jenmcd]

I took Mack to the dentist yesterday to get a "silver hat" (cap) on one of his back teeth. Once the dentist got in there and looked around, she discovered the tooth had abcessed. She told me the options were to do a root canal and crown it, or just yank it. This is a tooth that isn't supposed to fall out for another three to four years, but she

Comments

[wenlock]

Well done to Mack for being so brave.

And $173! Makes me grateful that we have a national health service.

[jenmcd]

Yes, he was a brave little man. It was easy to be brave once it was done, but you should have seen him crying like a girl when we told him we had to pull it out. ROFL

[ihlanya]

Holy crap, that's a lot of money!

[jenmcd]

They originally told me $230-something, but decided to "discount" it when I balked and asked for a payment plan.