Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Daughter, 22, had been complaining of toothache as early as March this year when her wisdom tooth, or third molar, ruptures her gum.

She was supposed to have the dental treatment last March but, when she found out it would cost her over US$400, she backed out. Now that her right jaw is swelling, I made an appointment with Dr. Rocette on Saturday at 2 pm for my daughter's tooth wisdom extraction.

However, Dr. Rosette wants Pearl to have her X-ray tomorrow and to brief her as well on the consequences of having an impacted tooth wisdom. She will undergo a "surgery" and that scares her. Randy, who also had his molar tooth pulled out last week, had been telling Pearl that she should go and never wait a single day. My daughter had been gathering facts from others who had impacted wisdom tooth. Some died due to infection, others had their jaw adjusted, and others experienced enlargement of jaw due to pus deposits. I told her it's a part of growing up and she shouldn't be scared of pains.

Dr. Rosette prescribed antibiotic, Amoxycillin 500 mg caps 3 X a day for 7 days, to be taken every eight hours. The Mefenamic acid Tintin bought over the counter for Pearl is to relieve some pain but not enough to stop its swelling.