Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Dental Day Surgery.
As i have 2 missing teeth in my mouth since sec 2, i have to have them filled with fake teeths. Thus the need for bone grafting and tooth implants. today was bone grafting.
Round 1: Bone Grafting
Bone would be taken from my lower jaw to be grafted into the 2 gaps and if there isnt sufficient bone for them to take, i would need artificial bones. My mummy wanted to go for the bone extraction surgery to give me her bone, to minimise the number of surgery i gotta undergo. But as most bio students would know, thats not possible due to rejection by the immune system. The procedure sounds easy, it was easy i guess, but painful when the LA wears off (like now)
So here's what happened today...
Mummy and daddy went with me to NDC. daddy settle all the payments and mummy was there for me =) it wasnt like the surgery during sec2 when they extracted my teeths. this time, i had to wear the blue gown and enter a proper nice OT. As the surgeon explained the procedure to mummy, mummy was joking with us about havin extra dimples since my lower jaw would be missing bone, till it grows back. haha. finally in the ot, the injection with LA was very very painful, bringing tears to my eyes. the procedure was pretty much similar to those surgery you see on tv, where the surgeon wrapped the patient with cloth, including the whole face except in my case my mouth. 1st step: opening the gum to expose the jaw bone. didnt feel much till she reached an area. ouch! but it was normal, as surgeon Goh explained that most people feel pain at that area despite being under LA. so yeap, it was painful. 2nd step: "Nice bone you have" haha. thats what she said! so we shall beginning with the sawing. saw saw saw. can hear the sawing sound but thank goodness i cant feel anything. but the sound was rather loud and disturbing 3rd step: hammer the bone off. ouch! the hammering was very physical and loud. no ear muff =( . 4 step: bone grafting. compared to the above, this was the fastest step and... taaadaa!!! its done. completed! yeah! Surgeon Goh injected more LA to numb the area as it would be painful later on, like now. ohya, there was stitching of the areas being cut open. so yeap. now my left cheek is swelling real big so no solid food as i cant bite or chew. there would be bruises, swelling and pain as mentioned by surgeon goh. So its milkshakes these days =) hehe. blessings in disguise!
ohya ohya. really gotta thank Surgeon Goh and all her assistants. Almost died from choking on my own bloody saliva but with the attempts made by her assistants, i swallowed lesser blood.(but as usual, there would be the need to puke out these blood later on as it will irritate the stomach). And the service provided at the day surgery level was great. =) ohya, wanna thank those who wished my luck and good health for this surgery. =) hmmm..think i better go rest since the pain is worsening and im feeling rather nausea now >.<
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