Dental Work

[kevin_standlee]

Yesterday was my semi-annual dental cleaning and checkup. My dentist informed me that an old filling that he had been watching was getting loose; in addition, there was a small crack in the tooth at that spot. An appointment of the right length opened up in the next day's schedule, so they slotted me in this morning.

Nobody likes having dental work, but Dr. Ferrer is better than other dentists I've had with applying the needle. There was a bit of twinge in the tooth as he ground out the old filling, but I would rather have a small amount of tolerable pain than have even more anesthetic, because I hate the puffy feeling thereafter and want it to wear off as soon as possible. The appointment was at 10:30 this morning, and here at 3:30 it has pretty much returned to normal.

The good news was that the crack turned out to be on the surface only and did not go any deeper, so he says the tooth will not need a crown. He used the tooth-colored material rather than metal (it's a back tooth, so appearance wasn't a factor) because the tooth-colored stuff has better adhesive properties.

Now I just have to keep from chewing on the right side of my mouth until after lunch tomorrow. Fortunately, neither hot nor cold liquids affect the bond, so I can still drink my coffee. And I finally made that pea soup using the split peas I bought at Whole Foods, so I have a relatively soft food to eat tonight.

Comments

[kshandra]

Speaking of your soup, someone on my f'list was actually looking for a split-pea recipe suitable for her crock pot just yesterday. Would yours convert, or is she better off asking in what_a_crock?

Cooking Peas

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

I've not tried it in a crock pot, but I can't see why it wouldn't work. It might even work better than on the stovetop. But she'll almost certainly have to halve the quantities or it won't fit in the pot. The basic recipe is based on two cups (about one pound) of peas and four cups of water. I don't like celery so I substitute a bunch of carrots and I also add chopped ham, and I add a bunch of garlic instead of onion. I've also found that adding chopped mushrooms improves the mixture.

Re: Cooking Peas

[kshandra]

I've shared your suggestions with ororo; thanks.

Re: Cooking Peas

[purpleranger.livejournal.com]

Fresh mushrooms, or canned? And how much?

Re: Cooking Peas

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Fresh mushrooms, chopped, two packages (That's either a pound or 24 ounces; I forget what size the containers of chopped mushrooms at Safeway are), but then again, I make the soup very chunky, adding two potatoes rather than one and a pound of chopped carrots plus two 8-ounce ham steaks diced fine. Also, I like mushrooms.

Re: Cooking Peas

[purpleranger.livejournal.com]

I like mushrooms, too. In fact, when I make beef stroganoff, there are times when it contains as much mushrooms as it does beef.

[darrelx.livejournal.com]

Thas'funny. I had my teeth cleaned yesterday, too.

This, unfortunately, was after having a Root Canal a little over two weeks ago, and 3 cavities filled last Friday.

You see... it had been over 10 years since my last Dental visit. I'm going to treat my teeth and gums better now, I promise!

[purpleranger.livejournal.com]

One suggestion, Kevin -- milkshakes.