I have to admit I was very anxious as the time drew near for the extraction. I had two removed before some 15 years earlier and while it was no picnic, my teeth were 15 years less bedded into their boney gum beds.
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| Waiting for numbness. |
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| Yes, that's the giant needle!! |
Dr Nelson assured me he would take his time and make sure I had enough gum anesthesia. The procedure included a great deal of gouging, scraping, tears, topping up of anesthetic and yanking before it let go of its comfy nest. Dr Nelson talked me through the important steps to recovery before kindly driving me home before his next appointment. While being concerned about me not walking after my surgery, he forgot to give me my prescription! When I realized 5 minutes later, I called him and he said he would drop it over after his final patient. At 8 pm Jordan rode over to fill my prescription which included 3 days of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and pain killers. No dispensing fee - $169 pesos/CDN $12!
I went to bed around 9 PM, slept through the night, rested for the next 2 days and things seem to be healing fine.
Nothing but good things to say about my dental care in Mexico (Connor also had a cleaning and checkup, all good and $900 pesos/CDN $65).