I have been mentally and emotionally prepared for it for several weeks, since I made my first visit to my local dentist.
He told me, "You need a surgery to remove that tooth."
I was stunned.
"Surgery?"
Are you fucking kidding me? I am just in my early twenties, why the fuck do I need a surgery to remove this tooth? What have I done to deserve this? It seems that my days are numbered...
He referred me me to an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Melaka, Dr. Leong to have this tooth removed. And he told me, I need to make an appointment because unlike my local dentist, Dr. Leong is a very busy man...and sometimes he might be away on holiday to spend his millions obtained from operating on some poor sucker's rotten mouth.
So I called up the clinic obediently and make an appointment.
On the day of reckoning, I drive up to Melaka to meet this famous guy. I ate my 'final meal' with my cousin one hour before the surgery at Mahkota Parade. After that, I hesitantly go over to the dental clinic nearby.
There, the dentist looked at me in the eye and say, "Son, you need a surgery to remove that tooth."
OMFG...so this is it....this is the day I meet my fate and die.
Strangely, I feel a strange calm settling over me. I took an X-ray of that tooth, by inserting a small plastic piece into my mouth and shove it as inside as possible.
After that, the operation begun. GOSH!!!
It is not that bad actually folks....first of all, the dentist apply some numbing cream onto the area, and give me a few shots of injections.
While waiting for the anesthesia to do its job, the nurses wrapped my head in some strange canvas, I don't know what for...maybe to stop my head from moving around. Then, I don't know why, but I feel kinda sleepy....maybe they gave me some sedation while I am not aware...
Soon, the dentist come and do his job. The initial stages are not that bad...just some cutting of the gums and bones. But after that, it gets violent. The dentist apparently tries to get my tooth out in one piece...he keeps on pushing and tugging....the pressure was intense. But thankfully the anesthesia is so good....I never feel any pain. During this process, I feel that he is trying to yank my head off my neck. My head is being pulled to the left over and over again. The worse thing is, the nurse is telling me to resist the force:
"Tahan, dik, tahan."
I am just fucking scared that if I resist I would break my neck or something....but I tried my best to follow her instructions.
In just ten minutes, it's all over....the tooth is out:
If you look closely, you can see a layer of gum attached to the tooth...and OMG, the roots have gotten so long. All this while I thought the tooth still has some growing up to do since it looks so small in my mouth. But actually, it is already full-grown, but only partially erupted through my gums because it is stuck.
Anyway, I feel relieved and happy to have taken it out so fast and efficiently. *Hats off to the dentist*.
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