The Tooth, The Whole Tooth, and Nothing But The Tooth

     Recently, I had to go to hospital to have a wisdom tooth removed, plus another, that had
somehow, got broken through biting on something hard (no more crunchy cereal bars for me!)

I had the choice of either full anesthetic or a local. I opted for the local thinking;
'..I don't want to come round to hear them say;
'Oh, we decided to whip out a couple more whilst we were at it..'  :D

I was surprised at how quickly I got an appointment after the consultation, but it was because there is only a waiting list if you wanted to be 'zonked out' under the general anesthetic..

Anyway, I arrived at the facial surgery dept at the hospital, and was surprised to find no one else there! Although I was at peace knowing I was right in the centre of God's wonderful grace, I was still nervous as I've always had good teeth and have never been through anything like this before..

After five injections, here, there, everywhere, the young woman dentist set about tugging at the wisdom tooth which just wouldn't seem to budge..

As I lay back staring up at the ceiling tiles covered in hundreds of  tiny dots, I thought of Abraham the night God took him outside and showed him all those stars that were to be his future descendants...I thought; '..hmmm..now here am I, - one of those descendants...a daughter of Abraham.!

Meanwhile, my dentist wrestled on, trying this implement, and that tool, but still the tooth remained..
"..Well, we didn't expect this on a nice quiet Friday afternoon.." she quipped to the nurse..
.I thought;  "..Neither did I!

Eventually, a colleague was called upon for help and advice. She tugged and pulled. All to no avail..
"...You'll have to cut the gum and drill into the bone.." she said as she left..

"...Oh, Lord Jesus..help.."

Well anyway, a while later, finally, out it came! The dentist was triumphant!

It took forty minutes..

Next thing, her and the nurse were marvelling at the length of the root!
"..Look at this...no wonder it wouldn't come out..!"
I didn't want to look but did momentarily glance...uurrghhh..

Then, she goes;
"..Do you want to take it home?"
I said, "..No, I do not want to take it home.."
I thought; 'Who would want to take it home?!'

(Now I realise I've missed the opportunity to gross everyone out on FB with a photo).
Hahaha..

All in all, the two women were very reassuring and chatty throughout, commenting how brave I'd been, whereupon, I told them I was a Christian and that I'd prayed about the whole thing..

The dentist may possibly have been a Muslim lady, so this would have been a good testimony that God is concerned about every detail of our lives and not this distant angry 'being' somewhere up in the sky..

I can certainly testify to that!

God is our Refuge and Strength..
An ever-present help in times of trouble..
Psalm 46 v 1


                                                       Dental Fun (Found online)


When's the best time for an appointment at the Chinese dentist?
I don't know..
2.30
Why?
Tooth hurty very much!

'..Your teeth are like stars...they come out at night..'

What did the dentist see at the North Pole?
A molar bear

What is a dentist's favourite film?
Plaque to The Future

What is a dentist's favourite song?
Fangs For The Memory

Knock, knock..
Who's there?
Dishes
Dishes who?
Dishes how I talk since I lost my teeth..

Dentist;
"..I'm going to use helium.."
Patient;
"..Will it kill the pain?"
No, but it'll be funny when you scream.."

"..May The Floss be with you!"
Star Wars