
I now have a titanium screw in my jaw. And I actually paid for this...? Yes, I did not take care of my teeth, and I had to have one removed (or root canal and crown for about the same price, but this way, I'll never have a problem with this tooth again...). The bone healed for a few months, and today they drilled a large screw into my upper jaw, and sewed the gum shut over it, while the screw assimilates into the bone. On the bright side, I did get to use laughing gas. I love that stuff! I also talked the dentist into giving me a free professional tooth bleaching (normally $100 or so) since I'm forking out thousands for my teeth with him.
Also, I knew I shouldn't have believed him when he said, "Oh, you'll only need some Ibuprofen, it shouldn't hurt too bad." Well, I feel like I was cut open and had a piece of metal shoved up into my skull. Ibuprofen, ibushmophen. Oooouuuuuuuuuccchhhhhhhh!!!!!
Also, he mentioned that my bone is not as dense as some people's where the screw was put in. This may be the nitrous talking, but I now have proof that I'm not dense, even if I am a bone head, that got screwed by his dentist. (OK, definitely the nitrous oxide talking now...Hehe!)
(no, that is not my head in the x-ray...)