Went to the dentist today. I hate going to the dentist. I only go if I have an issue, never for cleaning or preventative. For the last week, my back upper left molar had a little irritated spot. no swelling, no real discomfort. Just a little redness on my hard palate that I thought was may be the sign of an infection or abscess. This tooth had not bothered me since the last time I had gone, over three years ago. At that time, they took x-rays and said I would need to be referred for a root canal l, or I could have it extracted. I think this was during the time we were taking creatinine with the protocol. I decided to get it crowned and just hope for the best. And it didn’t really bother me thereafter. Today, they took an x-ray and it actually improved from when it was last taken three years ago. They just recommend I come back in six months for cleaning and they can look at it again then but I think I just might have eaten something hot and burned the roof of my mouth. Keep in mind this is the same tooth he recommended 3y ago I get root canal or extracted.

One other note, and this may have to do with me quitting smoking tobacco recently, is my blood pressure is completely normalized. I always get nervous going to any medical practitioner, dentist or otherwise, when they check my vitals. BP is always elevated (like 160/90) and my heart rate is as well. Today it was 137/80. I’ll take it. Thank you. 😁