{"id":5826,"date":"2005-09-21T11:43:40","date_gmt":"2005-09-21T10:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grayblog.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=5826"},"modified":"2005-09-21T11:43:40","modified_gmt":"2005-09-21T10:43:40","slug":"crowning-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grayblog.co.uk\/index.php\/2005\/09\/21\/crowning-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowning glory"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to the dentist this morning. Unlike my last appointment, I actually remembered.
\nThis was my first visit to this dentist, a friendly chap of Middle-Eastern origin who has a stereo playing rather good Persian-type music in his surgery (I’m not an expert on these things, so please use your imagination). There was some form filling to be done (Q: Are you pregnant? Y\/N) and then he poked about in my mouth with the usual implements of dentistry.
\n"Hmmm. Very good!"
\nEncouraging, thought I. I’m proud of my teeth – no fillings have gone into my mouth other than those that go into pies. (Speaking of which, go sign Scary’s Bring Back The Breville Pie Magic Petition<\/a>).
\nIn fact, what he meant was "Very good! I see a way to extract money from your wallet!"
\nAbout eighteen months ago, I chipped one tooth from the front of each jaw. I’m not sure how I did it, probably biting on a nectarine stone or something. However it happened, my last dentist was not too bothered about it, but this one thinks differently. He says the upper incisor can be filed down to remove the rough corner, but the lower incisor needs a crown. I can either have an NHS crown, which is not of high quality, for around £95. Alternatively, I can have a really high quality crown, 90% white gold with porcelain finish, for the regal sum of £275. Ouch.
\nThankfully, given the current state of family finances, he agreed that the work could be deferred for the time-being. But it looks like I’m going to have to bite the bullet at some point and have it done (maybe I caused the chip by biting a bullet previously?).
\nAnd can I confess to something? Having never had any form of "serious" dentistry going on in my mouth before, I must admit that I’m a little nervous at the prospect. Words of reassurance welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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