Farewell, Tooth
My dentist is calm, softly
spoken and sympathetic – good set of characteristics for a dentist to have.
What took place on a recent visit therefore gave me quite a jolt.
I presented myself as having
some persistent gum bleeding, at the site of a rear molar, that I had been
unable to brush away – was there something else to be done? The dentist said,
“let’s take a look”. Then, peering in, he muttered “oh dear..”.