So last month I had a baby tooth pulled so that an implant could replace it.

I got the "foundation" of the implant yesterday.

Ow. Ow, ow, ow, ow.

What they do is (skip this if you're squeamish) they make an icision in your gum tissue where the missing tooth used to be, suture the flap to your lip so it will stay open as far as possible, then drill a titanium base into your mandibula bone (and use a hammer to pound it in, just to be sure it's deep enough), and sew you back up. In three months, I go back to have the wound re-opened so the part that holds the crown, or replacement tooth, can be added. Then, two months after that, I get the crown fitted on.

It's a long process, but better than a bridge because 1. no other teeth are affected, and 2. this is permanent. It is now part of my skull.

So I'm home today because Fuckin' Ow!

Goddamn mutant tooth genes.