I had my wisdom teeth taken out by Dr. Emison in San Jose today. He did a good job. I'm currently bleeding a loot, but don't feel much pain. I'm still a little loopy right now from the Valium and the IV sedation.
The reason I had my wisdom teeth removed is so he could dig at my bone for a bone graft. As you know, I'm missing a molar. I never grew in. So the bone there is extra thin and can't support a full implant. By beefing up the bone here, I can later implant the tooth.
It willl take 5-6 months for the bone to integrate. At that time, the doctor will drill in the root. Then, after about 6 more months of integration with the bone, I can add a crowl, and voila! New tooth.
The benefit was that I'm charged once for two procedures. At first Dr. Emison thought I might be able to save about 6 months time by implanting the tooth right away. But the bone was truly too thin.
The left side of my face is numb again. It reminds of when I got my jaw surgery last year. I hope this is temporary. When I talk, I feel like Two-Face from Batman. My life side feels like it's not there.
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