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Toothy times

As I crunched my way through some particularly delicious nuts,  I winced as I realized I had broken a piece of tooth off! I waited a few days before accepting that I should seek dental attention.  An appointment was made with Dr Nelson,  a three-minute bike ride away for the following day.

At 11 AM, I was greeted by Leticia and muddled through the Spanish patient form before being seen by the dentist. He showed me in graphic detail with his "mouth cam" the problem at hand. It was my wisdom tooth that was broken and the best course of action would be removal.  He told me I needed a panoramic X-ray to determine whether he could do it or whether he needed the surgeon to do it. When I asked where I needed to go and said I had no car, he said he could drive me there and back! The X-ray was done, again all in Spanish with lots of gestures and laughter, while the dentist waited before returning to the office. Good news, the tooth was not impacted and he could remove it in his office.

Consultation: 400 pesos
X-ray : 300 pesos
Extraction: 2500 pesos
CDN: $230 - that is the cost of my cleanings in Canada!

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