Thursday, January 05, 2006

HNT - The Naked Tooth

I thought it would be prudent to theme this week's post around the root canal I had on Wednesday. While I'd initially been leary about having a large hole drilled in my tooth, the pulp sucked out and re-filled, Dr Wang and her hygenist Danny made the experience not only painless, but actually quite pleasant and fun with their amusing conversation.

While I didn't succeed in getting an "after" shot, I did get a copy of the "before" X-Ray of my tooth.


What you're seeing is a shot of "tooth 47" (second from the left). It has a small (white blob) filling in it at the top. The decay that needed to be treated is to the right of that and directly across from the giant filling in the tooth beside it (that giant white blob)

It's too bad I don't have a copy of the "after" shot showing the artificial filling that has replaced the pulp in the three roots, because it's pretty neat.

Oh well.

Happy HNT!

Half-Nekkid Thursday isn't just about nudity. It's about fun, creativity and people from all over the world coming together. To find out more about the half-nekkid revolution, click on the image below.

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36 comments:

Lee Ann said...

Ooooh you poor baby, root canals stink! Hope it's not too bad for you. Happy HNT!

BTExpress said...

Xray? This is the most nekkid pic I've so far.

Arbusto said...

Clever. Good idea! Happy HNT!

Zephyr said...

Very creative tie-in between HNT and daily life!!! I love it!

Mellissa said...

Oh, we have seen so deep into you know.

Happy HNT Mark :-)

Ladybug

Marie said...

No way...that's an amazing shot right there! That's quite nekkid too. :) Happy HNT!

Jessica said...

immature giggles at 'Dr. Wang' and the 'white blob'.... happy hnt

.- said...

some thing in my mouth hurt the sec i opened your page - ouch

lime said...

does it get any more nekkid than an xray??? love it! happy HNT!

Blondie... said...

OMG hahaha I called my post, "The Naked Truth"...haha

Very cool post and idea!!

Happy HNT!

lecram sinun said...

That's a mouthful there, buddy! lol! Cheers!

Wenchy said...

Ouchy ... I think dentist... that smell... the drilling.. ouch!

S said...

Oh god, I have a toothache too! I hate the dentist! Happy HNT hope you feel better!

Lil Bit said...

OMG... my teeth hurt now. LOL
HHNT! =)

MamaKBear said...

You used the words "painless, pleasant and fun" when referring to going to the dentist?!?! SO not how I'd describe the times I've been.

HappY HNT! :)

Unknown said...

That reminds me - I need to go the dentist to get a gold tooth. A few years ago I was kicked rather hard in the face by lowly street thugs and one of my teeth just hasn't been the same since.

Rainypete said...

Pretty soon you'll have trouble getting through airport metal detectors.

MomThatsNuts said...

LOVE IT~~~~~

Happy HNT~~

Mine is a repeat but a goody~~

Mom

Just Brian said...

Glad it went well. I think that my dentist is positively medievial in his technique. I had a root canal and it hurt like hell. HHNT

Shauna said...

What did your dentist think of you taking pictures?

Tess said...

Flygirl has a point. He must have thought it an odd request but I'm glad you got it.

Glad your pain is over.

Happy HNT!

Bsoholic said...

I'm no stranger to the dentist. Glad your procedure went painlessly.

Happy HNT

katehopeeden said...

Wow.
I hate going to the Dentist!
Happy HNT :)
~K

paitl1 said...

half nekid, we see right through you!
happy hnt

MightyLambchop said...

Ouchie! But the X-ray is pretty cool. Happy HNT!

JuicyA said...

Ouch! HHNT!

daisyduke said...

my first reaction was eeeeewwwwwwww/cringe. but you know what? last year at this time I was in your shoes, and it didn't turn out all that bad. my morbid fear of the dentist was something I made far worse than it had to be...glad it's over for you, though~

HHNT!

Robin Alexa said...

I think this is the FIRST xray I've seen on HNT. Very cool.

Thanks for the birthday wishes by the way. :)

Anonymous said...

OUCH! Happy HNT!!

Scott & Julia said...

Ouch, I hate root canals too! Happy New Year and Happy HNT!

OLY said...

You poor bugger! Teeth can be soo painful!

Happy HNT!! and Happy New Year!

Unknown said...

Ouchies! Thanks for taggin my site

HHNT!

Anonymous said...

Errrr...the dentist.

*Shudder*

Mark Leslie said...

In answer to Flygirl's question - I got the x-ray because I brought the hard copy of the x-ray from my dentist to the surgeon's office, so I had a chance to scan it.

I asked the surgeon if I could get a copy of the "after" x-ray ($80 after all), and she agreed, but we all forgot once it was time to settle up the total bill (which hurt more than the root canal)

Happy HNT everyone - thanks so much for your comments and greetings!

T - Another Geek Girl said...

"To tell the tooth."
"The tooth hurts doesn't it?"
"The tooth will set you free."

Oh, I could just go on with these all day. And that's a very scary thought isn't it?

Oh well, Happy HNT to you and your tooth!

Still Searching... said...

Heh, heh, never seen an HNT like that one before! And a happy one to you!