As you’ll recall, a few weeks ago I had a tooth extraction. Subsequently it developed dry socket and a bone infection, which explains why I haven’t been quite as prolific on the blog lately!
Earlier this week, I bit into a soft piece of bread, and with a crunch that reverberated through my head, I found myself with a broken tooth. Luckily I had a scheduled dental appointment that day, and I was able to have it repaired in a couple of hours.
Around the same time, Dusty dog started to cry when he ate. Bad sign. His rank breath and nasty looking teeth have made it clear that major dental work was in his future, but I had hoped it could be delayed until the new year. No go.
Today Dusty dog had his own dental surgery and he had SIXTEEN teeth removed. We were presented with a lovely canine dental chart diagramming all the extractions. Did you know that dogs have 11 teeth per quadrant? 44 teeth! I had no idea. So Dusty has 28 teeth left, which is still more than I have. (With our wisdom teeth we have 8 per quadrant- 32 altogether. I have no wisdom teeth and one extraction so I’m at 27 this week).
Tooth pain is really nasty. Any head pain is nasty actually. Migraines. Ear aches. Teeth. If pain is in your head it buries into your brain and submerges your consciousness.
Dental pain also causes financial pain. Especially when it’s not just one tooth, being removed with the pillow of a dental plan, but sixteen teeth removed for cash…
Shawn L. Bird 
ouch! In the mouth and the pocket book 😛 I hope you recover quickly, as does Dusty!